Director of Learning, USAID/Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Adaptation Activity

Job Description

Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world.

Dexis embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion and strives to build and maintain a safe environment where we celebrate diverse backgrounds, treat everyone with respect, and value the unique lived experiences each person brings based on their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, age, marital status or family status and related conditions.

At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.

Dexis is seeking a Director of Learning to support USAID’s Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Adaptation (T-MELA) Activity. The purpose of T-MELA is to provide technical and advisory services to USAID/Tanzania to meet its Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) requirements. This is a four-year project based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This position is contingent upon contract award.

• Identify, analyze, and synthesize lessons learned from program implementation and facilitate the incorporation of those lessons into the program development cycle.
• Ensure the quality, timeliness and technological sophistication of services related to improving the integrity and usefulness of monitoring, reporting, and learning systems.
• Facilitate learning events.
• Lead contributions to USAID’s efforts to deliberately draw contextual, programmatic and operational learning from monitoring, evaluation, analytical and assessment efforts.
• Oversee the CLA component and ensure its integration across all components.
• Facilitate relationship building, collaboration, and learning with a range of partners including USAID, local actors, host country government actors, implementers and other relevant stakeholders; ensure appropriate coordination and joint planning.
• Consolidate learnings for broader consumption; generate and disseminate evidence-informed, action-oriented information to key partners and stakeholders.
• Facilitate the rollout of content and processes, in coordination with key partners, key events and priorities.
• Deliver, or support the delivery of, training to advance improved application of promising practices.

• Master’s degree in a social science, development studies or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years in senior-level international development programming including demonstrated ability to work with senior in-country policy makers, governments, USAID Missions, and partner organizations
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong copy editing and formatting skills.
• Ability to present content at multiple levels of detail, from highly tactical to strategic.
• Strong facilitation and capacity building skills.
• Strong verbal and written English are required; knowledge of Swahili and in-depth knowledge of local operating environment in Tanzania is preferred

Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?

If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!

Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.

Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.

If you are hired for a position that is paid from the Dexis home office, you will be required to submit proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine unless you qualify for a legally recognized medical or religious exception to the vaccine requirement. This does not apply to AL, AZ, FL, KS, MT, NH, ND, or TX residents.