Junior MERL Associates at Act Change Transform (Act)

REF: ACT/JMA/07/2023

Job Summary

The Junior Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Associates will support in collection, verification and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative program data to track and report results at output, outcome and impact level. He/She will provide close field programmatic and technical assistance to program partners, as well conduct participants interviews to support program learning and documentation of most significant changes. The Junior MERL Associates will ensure that results and evidenced-based reporting is integrated in project interventions by supporting partners to strengthen their MERL systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in collecting, aggregating, analyzing indicator data from across the project interventions to contribute to management decision-making and reporting.
• Conduct field review visits to provide technical support to partners, monitor the quality and completeness of activities, document results and lessons for adaptative programming.
• Assist MERL and Program teams in compiling quarterly reports.
• Support in compiling M&E performance reports and tracking implementation of recommendations.
• Prepare summary of the partners’ needs and issues for follow up derived from quarterly reports and field visits.
• Undertake electronic filing of program documents including reports and evidential documents in a central repository.
• Support the maintenance of program internal and external databases; ensuring they are regularly updated and pro-actively assist to track performance indicators as established in the M&E plan.
• Support the MERL officer in conducting content analysis to compile requisite indicator data, and ensure inputs from relevant evaluation findings and recommendations are incorporated into the program.
• Work with communication teams in identifying and documenting most significant changes ‘success stories’ in project locations.
• Support the MERL Officer to conduct quarterly partner data quality assessments.
• Any other tasks as required by the MERL Officer.

Qualifications, Experience & Personal Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g. Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Statistics and any other related field.
• Good data analysis skills, including experience with data visualization and GIS tools, are highly desired.

Experience in years

• At least one-two years proven experience in a similar role.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking.
• Knowledge of statistical software applications.
• Excellent analytical, writing and report-writing skills
• Good people skills, writing and reporting skills.

 Complexity and difficulty of the work

• A demanding job that requires tolerance.
• A lot of travel within counties.

Selection: Interviews will take place on a rolling basis but not later than 17th March, 2023.