Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (Lewa)

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning.
• Lead the design and implementation of Lewa’s M&E framework, ensuring clear indicators, data standards, and evaluation methodologies across all programs and departments.
• Manage Salesforce-based data architecture to ensure data integrity, consistency, and automated reporting.
• Develop performance dashboards and visualize trends to inform management, programmatic teams, and donor reporting.
• Promote adaptive learning by facilitating reflection sessions, after-action reviews, and cross-department learning exchanges.
• Capacity Building & Systems Strengthening.
• Develop any relevant tools for data collection in Baseline assessments and end-term reviews.
• Work with all Heads of Departments to develop and update their respective yearly work plans and quarterly status reviews.
• Support integration of new data tools (e.g., GIS, Earth Ranger, Kobo) for conservation and community monitoring.
• Partnerships & External Engagement
• Collaborate with research partners, donors, and peer organizations on joint learning initiatives and impact measurement.
• Contribute evidence and data visualization for donor reports, proposals, and communications.
• Grants & Reporting
• Support the Grants & Reporting Officer in drafting, verifying, and submitting proposals, reports, and any other assigned donor-relevant information outside M&E scope, and,
• Any other task assigned by the Head of Grants and Impact.

Job Specifications

The job holder must possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, preferably in conservation or community development programs.
• Advanced skills in data analytics (Excel, Power BI, or Tableau), statistical software (SPSS/STATA), and data collection and visualization tools such as Salesforce & Kobo Toolbox.
• Demonstrated experience managing M&E systems integrated with CRMs such as Salesforce.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse team and travel regularly to field sites.