MEL Specialist: GTI - SoCha

SoCha seeks a full-time, qualified MEL Specialist to support the associated MEL services on the Feed the Future GTI Activity. The MEL Specialist is a member of the core GTI MEL activity team and will report to the MEL/CLA Director.

The MEL Specialist will work with the GTI MEL team and GTI Technical teams to:

• Plan and coordinate implementation under the oversight of the MEL/CLA Director.
• Develop data collection tools and integrate reporting system into adaptive program management cycle.
• Support the day-to-day execution of the Mission’s MEL and analytic work requests.
• Coordinate discrete work requests under the supervision of the MEL/CLA Director.
• Provide other MEL technical support as needed.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in a relevant field.
• Five (5) or more years of M&E experience on donor projects; CLA experience preferred.
• Prior experience assessing impact in the agriculture and trade industry is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience working with USAID, or similar donors, is preferred.
• Prior experience working on a Feed the Future Activity is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in English.

The MEL Specialist will have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Performance Monitoring, including:
• Developing performance monitoring plans.
• Designing and optimizing quantitative and qualitative indicators for international development projects.
• Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting:
• Coordinating with stakeholders.
• Building institutional capacity and memory.
• Incentivizing learning and sharing.
• Relevant Sector Expertise:
• Agricultural value-chains.
• Ghana’s trade and investment landscape.
• Enterprise-led development
• Market-systems development.