Responsibilities:

• Ensure all contractual deliverables are produced and submitted by agreed upon deadlines.
• Manage the technical work of one team member, a local MEL Specialist, assign tasks – including oversee capacity building provided by the MEL Specialist to Ministry staff, and conduct quality assurance of all processes and deliverables.
• Conduct remote meetings, interviews, and/or focus groups with key stakeholders to understand the current status of the GPE compact and compact MEL frameworks.
• Review available reports and literature to inform a needs assessment.
• Lead the production of a needs assessment and implementation plan detailing the methods and work plan of the services to be rendered.
• Lead the implementation of approved plan, provide technical assistance services detailed within the plan, and produce all indicated deliverables per the related work plan.
• Lead the production of quarterly progress reports for GPE.
• Participate in up to two in-person MEL capacity building trips (if remote).

Qualifications:

• Postgraduate qualification in Government, Public Policy, International Relations, Education, Qualitative or Quantitative Research, or another relevant field.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience conducting social science research, with a preferred focus on strengthening monitoring, evaluation, and learning within education systems.
• Knowledge of the national education system, and the MOE, its structure, leadership, and bureaucratic systems.
• Experience designing, leading, and conducting qualitative or quantitative analysis of education data.
• Experience working with the WB, GPE, and/or MOEs.
• Any previous work experience with the World Bank must be disclosed.
• Written and oral fluency in English required.