The Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor is an exciting role within the wider, globally operating, Programmes Team. Working under the Head of MEL, you will form part of an agile and dynamic team, designing and delivering MEL initiatives, in line with existing departmental and industry best practice, to fulfil the organisation’s learning ambitions, support quality learning processes and maximise both programmatic and organisational level impact reporting.
Bringing strong data analysis and capacity building skills, excellent knowledge and understanding of relevant industry best practices and approaches, and significant experience in the design and deployment of organisation-wide digital tools, systems and processes, the job holder will provide technical expertise, quality assurance, and direct support to project teams across East Africa and the UK, ensuring that the organisation’s overarching MEL strategy is successfully implemented at both programme and portfolio level.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the research, development and roll out of organisation-wide standard project indicators, tools, templates and guidelines, in adherence to the organisation’s existing learning framework and MEL minimum standards, under the guidance of the Head of MEL.
Support the achievement of organisational digital data collection ambitions, driving the development, utilisation and roll out of systems to streamline and standardise data collection and reporting, and strengthen organisational learning.
Support the attainment of organisational MEL minimum standards within projects through developing and updating training materials and templates, and providing targeted induction support and training to country office MEL leads, relevant project staff and implementing partners.
With country office MEL leads, ensure all projects have log frames, monitoring and learning plans, and data collection tools that are fit for purpose, appropriate to context and enable them to gather and use results data for effective results-based programming and wider organisational learning.
With country office MEL leads, provide remote support, mentoring and backstopping to strengthen the availability and use of evidence, including, but not limited to; conducting ad-hoc analysis of project monitoring data, and providing technical support and quality
