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Amal Fekry

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MEL Advisor at American University in Cairo who designed a USAID project’s MEL plan and built partner capacity.

Egypt

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At American University in Cairo, I led the design and implementation of a USAID-funded project’s MEL plan, supporting data-informed collaboration, learning, and adaptation. I also built MEL capacity among partner higher-education institutions and local government counterparts through tailored training, tools, and guides.

At FHI 360, I built the M&E plan, tools, and systems for the USAID Integrated Management of Culture & Tourism project. I designed and oversaw baseline, midline, and endline evaluations and mixed-methods studies.

Across my work with QED Group, the American Bar Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and American Institutes for Research, I led performance monitoring, research, data collection, and reporting for USAID-supported programs. My studies and evaluations have covered areas including judicial capacity, peacebuilding, education, gender, and youth employment.

I bring experience designing results-based M&E systems, developing indicators, and strengthening evaluation capacity across partner organizations and government counterparts. My technical tools include SPSS, STATA, Power BI, DevInfo, and NVivo.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Advisor

American University in Cairo

Jun 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 10 months)

Led design and implementation of MEL plan for USAID-funded project, building capacity of partners and directing data quality assurance. Supervised MEL staff and translated evaluation results into actionable recommendations.

MEL Data Quality Assurance Capacity Building Training Evaluation USAID Reporting Supervision

Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Manager

FHI 360

Nov 2020 - May 2023 (2 years 6 months)

Built M&E plan, tools, and systems for USAID IMCT project, overseeing baseline, midline, and endline evaluations. Delivered training and represented program in donor coordination forums.

MEL Evaluation Training Donor Reporting Performance Management Data Analysis

Senior Performance Management Specialist

QED Group

Jul 2019 - Aug 2020 (1 year 1 month)

Led performance-monitoring workstreams, including data quality assessments per USAID ADS 203. Managed short-term experts and served as liaison between USAID and local partners.

Performance Management Data Quality Assessment USAID ADS Stakeholder Liaison Reporting

Research & Evaluation Specialist

American Bar Association

Oct 2015 - Mar 2019 (3 years 5 months)

Set up M&E indicators and led data collection, analysis, and reporting for USAID-funded project. Advised on gender and GBV integration and supervised a team of 3.

MEL Data Collection Data Analysis Reporting Gender Integration Supervision

Research & Evaluation Manager

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Apr 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 5 months)

Set up MEL indicators and led Annual Work Plan and internal result-based M&E reporting. Delivered M&E and gender training and supervised research officers.

MEL Reporting Training Gender Supervision

Senior Research & Evaluation Advisor

American Institutes for Research

Jan 2012 - Apr 2014 (2 years 3 months)

Led national Rapid Assessment study and established USAID-compliant M&E documentation and reporting systems. Directed data collection, analysis, and reporting.

MEL Research Data Collection Data Analysis USAID Reporting