MEL & Performance Analyst — Data-Driven Impact

Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA); Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA) in the United States seeks a program analysis specialist to lead agency-wide performance monitoring and MEL planning. You will develop procedures to track performance against plans, produce data-driven feedback, and prepare presentations for aligned assessments and analyses. Experience with program evaluation and reporting is required.

A 1-year probationary period may apply, and eligibility hinges on U.S. citizenship and security clearances.

Qualifications

• Competency areas include accountability, attention to detail, customer service, and decision making.
• Requires flexibility, integrity, interpersonal skills, and strategic thinking.
• Strong reading comprehension, reasoning and self-management are essential.
• Demonstrated teamwork and ability to plan and evaluate complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead agency-wide operational performance monitoring to support operational excellence.
• Provide regular, data-driven feedback to inform decisions and corrective actions.
• Prepares comprehensive presentations and reports for aligned assessments and analyses.
• Develop and implement procedures to track performance against plans, outputs, and outcomes.
• Translate monitoring and evaluation results into concrete improvements.
• Develop and manage Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Plans.

Skills

Accountability

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Decision Making

Flexibility

Influencing/Negotiating

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Learning

Planning and Evaluating

Reading Comprehension

Reasoning

Self-Management

Strategic Thinking

Stress Tolerance

Teamwork

Job description

Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA) in the United States seeks a program analysis specialist to lead agency-wide performance monitoring and MEL planning. You will develop procedures to track performance against plans, produce data-driven feedback, and prepare presentations for aligned assessments and analyses. Experience with program evaluation and reporting is required.

A 1-year probationary period may apply, and eligibility hinges on U.S. citizenship and security clearances.