Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager, Senegal Food Fortification Activity.

Description
Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing…when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.


Summary
Senegal Food Fortification (SFF) Activity is an anticipated five-year associate award, under the global USAID Advancing Food Fortification Opportunities to Reinforce Diets (USAID AFFORD) Leader with Associates program. SFF is expected to support strengthened policies, industry capacity, data, coordination, and monitoring to improve the uptake of large scale food fortification (LSFF) and build public and private sector commitment to expand food fortification programming.
The activity will implement solutions in line with the USAID LSFF Results Framework, which includes the following Intermediate Results (IR):

• IR1: The enabling environment and regulatory monitoring and enforcement of LSFF is strengthened and extended through the public sector.
• IR2: LSFF in compliance with national fortification standards expanded and sustained by the private sector.
• IR3: Design, monitoring and evaluation of fortification programs strengthened, and the public sector and private sectors held accountable to maximize compliance with national food fortification standards through civil society.
• IR4: Global commitment, leadership and resources garnered and mobilized to support LSFF

The MEL Manager will lead the development and execution of MEL activities, working alongside partners to tailor the MEL system to the project’s needs and training technical staff on capturing and analyzing data.
This position will be based in Dakar, Senegal


Duties & Responsibilities
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
• Liaise with USAID AFFORD lead award to integrate and collaborate with the wider program’s MEL
• Establish systems for gathering and analyzing performance data, and reporting in compliance with USAID,
• TechnoServe and USAID AFFORD’s guidelines and best practices.
• Monitor progress against targets and contribute to quality reports; such as annual work plans and performance monitoring reports.
• Create a learning agenda and implement a system designed to capture learnings, best practices, and case studies.
• Document best practices and lessons learned and use data and regular learning sessions to drive program design, adaptation, and decision-making, working closely with the project leadership team.
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support the implementation of MEL activities.
• Work with the HQ Impact Team to identify and integrate corporate impact indicators.
Compliance Oversight
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality in relation to sensitive and confidential program implementation data and information.

Data Management and Analysis
• Oversee and manage a program tracking database, regularly review data collection processes and conduct routine data quality assurance checks.
• Implement systems to safeguard the collection, management, and quality control of program data.
• Run ad-hoc analyses and produce graphics and reports.
• Lead Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) activities, i.e., pause-and-reflect sessions and external learning events to ensure that data and evidence is shared, discussed and used for adaptive management.
• Support technical team in making timely adaptations
Staff Capacity Building
• Provide orientation to project staff on the Activity’s MEL Plan.
• Build capacity of project staff and partners on data collection and data use for learning.


Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree + 7 years relevant experience OR Master’s Degree + 5 years relevant experience
• Progressively responsible work experience in developing and managing M&E for Feed the Future-funded programs administered by USAID.
• Direct experience working on MEL for fortification, food security, nutrition, and/or resilience programs
• Knowledge of USAID, specifically Feed the Future, or other international development donor reporting requirements.
• 5 years of experience with MEL methods and approaches in an international development context, including designing, planning, and implementing MEL systems, analyzing, and reporting using a logical framework, and other strategic planning approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design and implementation of monitoring systems, databases, and data collection tools.


Required Languages
Fluency in English
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working on MEL in alignment with the U.S. Feed the Future monitoring requirements
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-sectoral stakeholders, including development partners and national governments
• Competence in managing and analyzing large datasets
• Advanced proficiency with relevant software packages, including Microsoft Office (with advanced knowledge of Excel), Google Suite (including Looker Studio), Salesforce, or Power BI


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, methods, and approaches for MEL
• Adherence to the highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Ability to develop well-written, cohesive analyses and reports
• Strong analytical, program management, and analytical skills


We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe’s vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.
We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.