MEL Assistant at American Institutes for Research

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:

• Under the guidance of the MEL Specialist, support in the collection, aggregation, synthesis, analysis, and interpretation of data
• Review research, surveys, and or evaluation reports to improve quality of analysis
• Support data quality assurance for data collected from the field
• Identify challenges experienced during data collection and analysis, and provide corrective measures
• Review and maintain project MEL databases
• Setting up meetings/calls by sending out invitations, following up with participants, and working with the administrative staff to book lines and rooms
• Support preparation of MEL sections in quarterly reports
• Assist in supervising field teams
• Potential to travel to any part of the country to support data collection
• Perform other duties as assigned by the MEL Specialist.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in monitoring and evaluations, statistics, informatics, mathematics, or another quantitative field
• A minimum two years’ experience in M&E, learning, project administration or related activities for donor-funded programs, with preference for USAID project experience
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the Kenya health system and health information systems such as KHIS/DHIS
• Experience developing data management and collection instruments/tools; carrying out quantitative data analysis; data quality assessments; etc. preferred but not required

Skills

• Ability to follow through on multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within the context of a larger team
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use statistical software such as R or STATA