Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Advisor – Niger – USAID Increasing Pathways to Learning (IPL)

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity. Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world.

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EDC is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Project Description

The purpose of IPL is to increase safe and equitable non-formal learning opportunities for out-of-school youth, with a tailored approach for girls, to develop the foundational or vocational skills needed to transition into formal education or employment. The Activity will accomplish this through three objectives:

Objective 1: Increased access to safe, quality, flexible learning opportunities that strengthen youth participation in education and improve learning outcomes

Objective 2: Educators are trained and equipped to deliver quality, safe, equitable and contextually relevant learning opportunities.

Objective 3: Parents, caregivers, and community leaders can better support, value and ensure safe, equitable and contextually relevant learning opportunities.

Position Description

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist will lead the monitoring, evaluation, learning and research efforts. They shall develop/design, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER) systems, evaluations. This person will ensure that systems include appropriate indicators, baseline data, targets and a plan to evaluate performance and produce timely, accurate and complete reporting. The specialist has the responsibility for information analysis and must be able to develop monitoring, evaluation and learning plans.

Please note that this position is open to Nigerien nationals only. This is not a posted position.

The candidate for the position of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Advisor shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

Master’s degree in education, economics, social sciences, statistics or a related field.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience supporting and/or leading MEL and CLA efforts on USAID international development or activities of similar scope and scale
• Deep knowledge and expertise in monitoring and evaluation systems, data collection and reporting with knowledge of education system in Niger preferable.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting key data, context indicators, and other
• annual foreign assistance programming and budgeting reporting requirements is highly preferable.
• Knowledge of education system in Niger is preferred; and
• Previous experience in Niger or West Africa preferred.

Language:

English is required and French is highly desirable.