Since 1963 and in 148 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that designs and delivers technical and management solutions in agriculture, economic growth, and resilience to promote economic prosperity and social inclusion.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director, Sahel

ACDI/VOCA is seeking an M&E Director for an upcoming Regional Resilience Activity in the Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, The Gambia, and Mauritania – funded by USAID. The anticipated program seeks to expand resilience in the Sahel, improving the ability of individuals, households, and communities to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from perennial shocks and stresses.

The M&E Director will oversee the design and implementation of M&E strategies and will work with the Chief of Party, technical staff, USAID, and program partners. They will develop systems to track overall project and subaward activities, outputs, outcomes, learning and results to ensure they are on track to meet the annual and life of project benchmarks and targets. The program is anticipated to start in 2025 and this position will be based in Burkina Faso.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in M&E to the program team, ensuring USAID M&E requirements are met on a timely basis
• Guide data collection, management of the data, and display of the results
• Build capacity of M&E and technical staff in data analysis, reporting, and dissemination
• Design and lead implementation of an accurate, efficient data collection system
• Oversee M&E database and dashboards, using them to track progress and trends, generate reports per USAID requirements, and conduct data quality checks
• Prepare data analyses for PREPs, Annual Results Reports, and other required documents
• Manage M&E staff and supervise implementation of all M&E activities, including annual surveys, case studies, and stakeholder workshops to refine approaches
• Strengthen M&E capacity of project’ staff and local organizations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, social sciences, or relevant field is required; master’s degree is desired.
• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and implementing MEL systems for donor funded development programs.
• Experience with private sector development programs and USAID funding a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical assistance and advisory services to a range of financial service providers.
• Understanding of research design and statistics.
• Experience working in Burkina Faso preferred.
• Fluency in French required; English strongly desired.

Burkina Faso nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.