Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director

4 weeks ago


Jakarta, Indonesia RTI International Full time

Overview:
RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our staff of nearly 6,000 works in more than 75 countries—tackling hundreds of projects each year to address complex social and scientific challenges on behalf of governments, businesses, foundations, universities, and other clients and partners. Through independent research and science-based programs, we are making positive impacts on people and communities around the world. Our diverse team embraces challenges in an inclusive atmosphere that values work-life balance and creates global opportunities for career development. If you’re looking for a dynamic workplace culture, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to grow, join our team and discover the RTI Difference.

IDG’s International Education Division supports education development around the world by strengthening education policy, management and practice in order to achieve measurable improvement in teaching and learning. From our well-established reputation in education system strengthening, to innovative work in early grade assessment and learning, RTI is improving education quality, relevance and efficiency through implementation of projects funded by USAID, The LEGO Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and other donors and clients.

**Project Summary**

The USAID Learn Together Activity (LTA) Follow-On will continue to support Tajikistan’s Ministry of Education and Science’s (MoES) capacity to develop and implement cohesive primary education policies and programs, including system strengthening and public-private partnerships. The primary goal is to build upon the work on USAID LTA to improve basic education skills for students in grades 1-4, with a focus on improving reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and mathematics.

**Position Summary**

The **Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning (MEL) Director** will be responsible for leading all monitoring and evaluation, research, adaptive management learning cycle, data management, and communications and partnership aspects of the project. The position will play a crucial role in supporting successful Activity implementation and management, leading a high-functioning team, and ensuring wide recognition of the program among the public, and positive relationships with stakeholders.

This position will be based in **Dushanbe, Tajikistan **and is contingent upon funding and award.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provides oversight of MEL efforts and ensures they are informed by and feed into program decisions.
- Leads the development, implementation, refinement, and harmonization of project’s MEL system; develops and operationalizes indicators, set targets, and monitor's progress.
- Oversees all project activities to capture data on indicators and to identify best practices and lessons learned as required by USAID.
- Works with technical staff to oversee tools for data collection, storage, and analysis, train staff and partners on MEL system operations, collection methods, and tools.
- Designs needs-based operations research studies and protocols to generate evidence for which innovations work, which do not work, and why.
- Ensures methodological rigor of research undertaken.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years or a Master’s degree plus 10 year’s experience in education, evaluation, research, communications, statistics, or a relevant field
- Experience in senior-level supervision and management roles
- Prior experience with quantitative and qualitative monitoring, evaluation, and research
- Prior experience in Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) for knowledge sharing and resiliency programs
- Experience managing a complex MEL program component or portfolio of complex MEL activities
- Experience with USAID or other major donors preferred
- Familiarity with, and comprehension of, core concepts in inclusive education, early reading, communications, or education sector public-private partnerships preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively in a cross-cultural environment
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Excellent coordination and organizational skills and able to perform effectively within tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Commitment to inclusive programming that encourages full participation of individuals regardless of gender, disability status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or other marginalized status
- Experience working in Tajikistan
- Excellent oral and written fluency in English; Tajik and Russian language proficiency strongly preferred.



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