Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director

Location

This role can work remotely from anywhere in the USA. You must be legally authorized to work in the US. Bixal does not provide visa sponsorship.

What will you do?

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director will support projects within Bixal’s Data practice area. The MEL Director will provide technical and management expertise to a portfolio of projects and provide business development support. This is a full-time position. 

Project Oversight and Management: 50%

• Lead a portfolio of projects focused on monitoring, evaluation, data analytics data systems and learning, primarily in the international development sector.
• Provide technical direction to activities and teams and ensure technical quality of project processes and deliverables.
• Serve as a point of escalation for project issues, including responding to clients, resolving issues, solving problems and helping team members iteratively adapt.
• Supervise junior- and mid-level team members, including MEL Specialists, Data Analysts and Program Managers, implementing a coaching and mentoring approach to supervision.

Corporate Initiatives: 20%

• Support the Senior Practice Director in the continued adaptation and implementation of Bixal’s Data strategy and vision.
• Support technical initiatives to systematize quality across the organization and support the roll-out of standard approaches.
• Represent the company to donors, partners, and collaborators to advance the interests of the company.
• Serve as a thought leader and high-level representative for Bixal in the wider development community

Business Development – 30%

• Capture and develop new business opportunities to expand Bixal’s presence within the Data and MEL sector.
• Manage staffing assignments and hiring to ensure delivery needs are met on new business capture and proposals.
• Lead proposal solutioning, technical writing and content creation.
• Develop partnering arrangements and select key and non-key personnel for proposals.
• Further define technical objectives by roles and responsibilities to inform staffing structures and level of effort for proposals.
• Participate in client events and forums to positively represent the organization and develop and maintain relationships with the industry.
• As appropriate, play an active role in new client acquisition by supporting business development initiatives to enhance and grow Bixal's business in each of the areas that it works.

Qualifications:

• Masters Degree plus 8 years progressive experience in similar roles.
• Proven expertise in monitoring, evaluation, data analysis, data systems and learning to support. international development projects.
• Demonstrated thought leadership in innovative Data and MEL approaches.
• Working experience and understanding of USAID and PEPFAR data cycle and reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of the global health sector.
• Experience implementing projects in Africa.
• Experience managing a diverse and dispersed team.
• Business development experience including proposal writing and teaming.
• Passion for using cutting edge technology.
• Contract and budget management experience.
• Ability to travel internationally on short-term assignment approximately 15% of the time.

Nice to haves:

• Language proficiency in French strongly preferred.

Competitive base salary

Flex hours

Work from home flexibility

401K with matching incentive

Parental Leave

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Flex Spending Account

Company provided short-term disability

Company provided life insurance

Commuter benefits

Generous PTO

11 Paid holidays

Professional development opportunities

New Business Incentive Bonus

Please note that candidates selected may undergo a background investigation and, if applicable, meet eligibility requirements for suitability.

Bixal is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and beyond.