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Position Summary:
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Reports to: Chief of Party
Program Duration: 5 years expected (anticipated end date of 9/30/2030)
Please note: Local Ethiopian candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We will review applicants on a rolling basis until this position is filled.
The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director will be responsible for overall leadership and management relating to the development and implementation of the monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities for a five-year, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress project in Ethiopia with Global Communities. Food for Progress programs help developing countries and emerging democracies modernize and strengthen their agricultural sectors. Food for Progress has two principal objectives: to improve agricultural productivity and to expand trade in agricultural products. This project will use a strategic market-driven initiative to transform Ethiopia’s livestock sector and advance U.S. trade and development interests within it.
The MEL Director will work closely with the project leadership team, MEL staff, and local partners to design and implement monitoring systems that are responsive to all programmatic and organization/donor reporting needs. This includes designing and managing MEL systems, ensuring high-quality data collection and analysis, and contributing to all required donor and internal reports and related deliverables. The Director will manage the national MEL team and provide oversight to project-level MEL staff, partners, and external evaluators.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research:
Management, Capacity Building, and Coordination:
Accountability and Learning:
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