Director - Cotonou

SCOPE OF WORK are looking for a Director.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical and training assistance to country- and regional-level activity design, research, and capacity-building efforts.
• Design, implement, and revise the MEL Plan.
• Leading indicator monitoring and data analysis, data visualization, and reporting processes.
• Responsible for quality and accuracy of M&E sections of quarterly and annual reports
• Lead the timely production of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports enhanced with GIS visualization.
• Oversee the MEL and reporting team and ensure timely reporting progress toward achieving key results per the MEL Plan.
• Supervise a team of MEL/CLA and other research experts.
• Support grantees and partners in developing reporting requirements and build local partner capacity on MEL reporting.
• Organize and analyze lessons learned from SRPS interventions including grantee and partner activities throughout the life of the program.
• Identifying and designing program research opportunities and initiatives, context monitoring and analysis, adaptive management processes in collaboration with the DCOP-Technical, Country Directors, and GESI Lead.
• Ensure that the program’s MEL systems are efficient and effective and will promote collaboration and effective knowledge exchange within the program team, between the team and external partners and among external stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance to the subcontracting research partner in designing research methodology and providing oversight of work implemented. In collaboration with DCOP-Technical, review all deliverables completed by the subcontracting research partner.
• Coordinate with the communication team to generate results at the output and impact levels of the program in video, audio and success story formats.
• The MEL/CLA Director will develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure safe and effective data collection and analysis in conflict-affected and unstable environments, while managing stakeholder expectations and ensuring the integrity of program data.
• Ethics and Compliance: The Director will ensure full adherence to USAID ethical guidelines and MEL standards, with a focus on safeguarding data privacy and maintaining ethical practices in handling sensitive information, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
• The Director will promote continuous improvement in MEL/CLA strategies by integrating innovative data collection technologies, adaptive learning frameworks, and regular reviews of the MEL plan to enhance program effectiveness and adaptability.
• The MEL/CLA Director will establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned with program goals, including but not limited to improvements in community resilience, reductions in conflict incidents, and increased capacity of local partners, ensuring measurable progress toward achieving program impact.