MEL Assistant at Social Impact

Responsibilities:

• 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 spot check teams
• Identify challenges during data capture and provide correction support
• 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 monthly reports
• Assist in supervising field teams
• Potential to travel to any part of the country to support data collection
• Performs other duties as assigned by the MEL Specialist

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in international development, sociology, monitoring and evaluations statistics, informatics, mathematics, or another relevant field
• A minimum two years’ experience. Experience in M&E, learning, project administration or related activities for USG and/or donor-funded programs preferred
• Experience developing data management and collection instruments/tools; carrying out quantitative and qualitative data analysis; data quality assessments; etc. preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within the context of a larger team
• Ability to follow through on multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use statistical software such as R or STATA
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of health information systems such as DHIS