Description

Overview Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 60 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a non-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 5,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects in education and other disciplines. RTI’s International Education Division leads education development around the world by strengthening education policy, management, and practice to achieve measurable improvement in teaching and learning. From our well-established reputation in education system strengthening, to innovative work in early grade assessment and learning, RTI is improving education quality, relevance, and efficiency through implementation of projects funded by USAID, DFID, FCDO, The LEGO Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and other donors and clients. Project Description The five-year USAID Basic Education Activity will support the Ministerio de Educación de la República Dominicana (MINERD) to advance its goals of quality, equity, and inclusion and strengthen the national education system to improve reading and social-emotional learning (SEL) for students in pre-first through third grade. The core goals of the Activity are to ensure that third grade students demonstrate increased reading proficiency and decreased student repetition in marginalized schools, including remedial reading instruction; to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing of pre-first to third grade students; and to institutionalize at a national level reading attainment and socio-emotional wellbeing best practices for pre-first to third grades. The Activity’s primary focus is on pre-first to third grade focusing on schools and communities in the southern provinces and the border region with Haiti. The Activity offices will be located in Santo Domingo, San Juan de la Maguana, Barahona, and Neiba. Position Description The Monitoring and Implementation Director is responsible for leading all monitoring and evaluation, research, adaptive management, learning cycle, and data management aspects of the project. The position also oversees successful Activity implementation, leading a high-functioning team. The position ensures reporting against required Activity indicators. This position reports to the Chief of Party and is based in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic. Responsibilities Responsibilities of the Monitoring and Implementation Director include, but are not limited to: Mentor and oversee research, monitoring, evaluation, adapting, and learning functions and related project staff to ensure Activity implementation is effectively supported. Coordinate the development and oversee the implementation of the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan as well as annual revisions as applicable. Develop, manage, and implement the project’s monitoring and evaluation systems and tools, including relevant performance evaluations, complementary research studies, and annual targets and ensure compliance to USAID requirements. Oversee and monitor the progress of implementation of project activities conducted by grantees and partners in priority geographies. Ensure close communication and knowledge sharing between field teams. Supervise the collection, analysis, and reporting on performance indicators by other team members and project counterparts. Ensure adherence to USAID and RTI data quality principles, inclusive and crisis-resilient data collection approaches, and gender and disability inclusive reporting in all aspects of Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning & Adapting (MERLA). Coordinate the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports on the status of project implementation for timely submission; contribute to other project reports such as annual work plans. Regularly consult with relevant stakeholders to inform project MERLA approaches. Organize and undertake frequent trips to Activity sites across Dominican Republic to ensure sound implementation of MERLA programming and to verify results reported by staff, partners or consultants. Develop and implement practices to ensure a high level of staff morale and retention. Demonstrate professional behavior, including a commitment to gender sensitivity, social inclusion, and climate and environmental protection and being a team player within the project, and growing and learning. Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party. Qualifications Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience or a master’s degree and 10 years of experience in the following fields: Education, Economics, Migration, Violence Prevention, Statistics, or a relevant field Demonstrated experience in senior-level supervision and management. Prior experience with quantitative and qualitative M&E Prior experience in Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) for knowledge sharing and resiliency programs. Experience managing a complex MERLA program component or portfolio of complex MERLA activities contracts and supervising staff. Experience in the formulation and monitoring of a theory of change and the establishment of a results framework to ascertain performance and impact indicators. Experience in conducting impact evaluation, and counterfactual experimental evaluations. Verbal and written fluency in Spanish. Professionally proficient in English is required. EEO & Pay Equity Statements Disclaimer The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. English language CVs are preferred. Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are being considered. Thank you for your understanding. #LI-KW1

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Monitoring and Implementation Director include, but are not limited to: Mentor and oversee research, monitoring, evaluation, adapting, and learning functions and related project staff to ensure Activity implementation is effectively supported. Coordinate the development and oversee the implementation of the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan as well as annual revisions as applicable. Develop, manage, and implement the project’s monitoring and evaluation systems and tools, including relevant performance evaluations, complementary research studies, and annual targets and ensure compliance to USAID requirements. Oversee and monitor the progress of implementation of project activities conducted by grantees and partners in priority geographies. Ensure close communication and knowledge sharing between field teams. Supervise the collection, analysis, and reporting on performance indicators by other team members and project counterparts. Ensure adherence to USAID and RTI data quality principles, inclusive and crisis-resilient data collection approaches, and gender and disability inclusive reporting in all aspects of Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning & Adapting (MERLA). Coordinate the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports on the status of project implementation for timely submission; contribute to other project reports such as annual work plans. Regularly consult with relevant stakeholders to inform project MERLA approaches. Organize and undertake frequent trips to Activity sites across Dominican Republic to ensure sound implementation of MERLA programming and to verify results reported by staff, partners or consultants. Develop and implement practices to ensure a high level of staff morale and retention. Demonstrate professional behavior, including a commitment to gender sensitivity, social inclusion, and climate and environmental protection and being a team player within the project, and growing and learning. Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party

Qualification

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience or a master’s degree and 10 years of experience in the following fields: Education, Economics, Migration, Violence Prevention, Statistics, or a relevant field Demonstrated experience in senior-level supervision and management. Prior experience with quantitative and qualitative M&E Prior experience in Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) for knowledge sharing and resiliency programs. Experience managing a complex MERLA program component or portfolio of complex MERLA activities contracts and supervising staff. Experience in the formulation and monitoring of a theory of change and the establishment of a results framework to ascertain performance and impact indicators. Experience in conducting impact evaluation, and counterfactual experimental evaluations. Verbal and written fluency in Spanish. Professionally proficient in English is required