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Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Chemonics International is a leading international development consulting firm dedicated to helping people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives by partnering with governments, NGOs, and private sector actors to solve complex global challenges. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Chemonics has built a strong reputation for excellence and impact, particularly in implementing large-scale projects funded by USAID and other donors across sectors like health, education, economic growth, environment, and governance.
The company is known for its collaborative and mission-driven work culture that values diversity, learning, and innovation, offering employees a supportive environment with professional development opportunities and flexible, hybrid, and international work arrangements. With a presence in over 80 countries and thousands of development professionals around the world, Chemonics operates through a decentralized model that emphasizes local leadership, evidence-based solutions, and scalable impact.
Its core values—excellence, integrity, collaboration, and opportunity—are reflected in both its internal operations and its commitment to sustainable development and social responsibility, including initiatives that promote local capacity building, environmental sustainability, and inclusion. Chemonics continues to lead with innovation in project management, digital transformation, and adaptive learning to deliver measurable results in complex environments. To learn more, visit www.chemonics.com.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director job at Chemonics
Chemonics International
Chemonics seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director for the USAID Uganda Targeting the Learning Crisis (TLC) Activity. This five-year activity will seek to address the current educational crisis in Uganda by substantially increasing the literacy and numeracy skills of primary school students in grades P1-5 including out-of-school children (OVCs) and refugee populations. The Uganda TLC Activity will leverage the global evidence base to implement cost-effective, sustainable, and impactful programming, to close gaps in foundational literacy and numeracy skills through interventions such as targeted instruction approaches like teaching at the right level for P3-P5 pupils, remediation for P1-P2 pupils, and supporting the transition from pre-primary to primary. This position will be based in Kampala, Uganda. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Provide leadership and oversight for the design and implementation of the MEL strategy, including performing routine activity monitoring and reporting, data analysis and use, and data quality assurance while ensuring adherence to USAID guidance and standards
Lead the design and operationalization of the activity’s MEL systems to ensure standardization across activities in indicators, data collection, and reporting
Supervise Uganda TLC MEL staff and provide MEL-related support, training, mentoring, and coaching to staff, subcontractors, grantees, and other partners as needed
Oversee and advise staff on information management processes by reviewing data collection efforts, overall data reliability, consistency, and quality
Work collaboratively with activity leadership and stakeholders to implement strategic activities that provide sustainable long-term results
Lead development of project deliverables, such as workplans, quarterly reports, etc.
Operate with integrity and assurance of confidentiality, commitment to excellence, compliance with all USAID rules and regulations, contractual requirements, and Chemonics policies, systems, and values
Support the interpretation and presentation of MEL findings for Activity planning, decision-making, course-correction, and communication of successes
Undertake other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party
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Degree in relevant field; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience in a relevant field.
Minimum 6 (six) years experience in managing and/or leading MEL activities including for USAID or similar donor programs.
Previous work on USAID or other donor funded projects preferred.
Previous experience supporting MEL on USG-funded education programming in Uganda desired.
Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing MEL systems that track performance.
Demonstrated experience in supporting implementation of MEL systems in complex donor-funded development projects.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and experience conducting statistical analysis Data visualization skills desired.
Ability to cultivate constructive relationships with local communities, government authorities, implementing partners, and donors.
Experience providing technical direction across multiple work streams.
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to coordinate complex technical activities in high-paced work environments.
Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.
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