Position Title: MEL Specialist
Position Classification: Fixed Term – (Full Time), Tunisian, and CCN, and will be based in Tunis, Tunisia.
Project Overview: The USAD Power Tunisia activity seeks to advance self-reliance in Tunisia by strengthening the country’s institutional capacity to manage, operate, and maintain a modern, diversified and financially sound electricity system. The activity has three core objectives:
- Strengthening the energy sector’s performance
- Diversifying and securing energy supply
- Promoting advanced technology pilots and partnerships
Position Overview: The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist is responsible for the implementation of all aspects of the Power Tunisia Activity MEL Plan. As directed by the Chief of Party or his designee, the MEL Specialist will ensure implementation of all MEL activities is in accordance with USAID regulations, Deloitte leading practices, and contractual requirements.
Detailed Responsibilities: The MEL Specialist shall perform the following general functions:
- Indicator Data Collection, Verification, and Management
- Develop and maintain a database containing all indicator data for the project by activity and in alignment with the components of the MEL Plan
- Collect, verify, and disaggregate indicator data from all project activities
- Attend major project events for data collection
- Maintain version control over MEL Plan document
- Maintain change log of MEL document
- Alignment of Project Activities to MEL Plan
- Support the alignment of all Work Plan activities to Performance Indicator, Targets, and Expected Results in the MEL Plan
- Assist in setting targets and collection indicator data for all activities
- Assist in revising the MEL and Annual Work Plans to fit the project’s priorities and targets
- Communicate with a team of subcontractors, long-term, and short-term consultants and subcontractors working to report on activities and indicators for each technical activity
- MEL Reporting
- Report on progress against indicators and results to technical teams and to USAID as requested
- Prepare sections of quarterly and annual reports relevant to progress against MEL Plan
- As needed, alert Outcome Leads and Chief of Party on data quality issues or progress against targets and propose solutions for reaching or amending at-risk issues
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisor and Reporting Responsibilities: For all routine responsibilities and duties, either directly or indirectly related to the Position description, the Employee shall report directly to, and be supervised by the position of the PMO Lead. The Employee’s Supervisor may change from time to time on an ad hoc or temporary basis depending on the needs of the Project.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors in relevant field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with MEL, preferably within international development or similar context
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Professional fluency and Strong writing and communication skills and ability to write, communicate, and prepare engagement materials fluently in English, French, and Arabic
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to solve complex problems
- Prior experience on USAID or donor-funded projects preferred
- Experience working in similar context in North Africa/Middle East region