Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer at Land O Lakes

Position Summary:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer will support the MEL Manager in the development and implementation of the NPA MEL Plan. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer will work closely with program staff in Kenya to implement the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system and improve program quality through enhanced data management systems and processes. S/he will support the day-to-day tasks of implementing MEL systems in Kenya and provide support to the Kenya team to ensure effective implementation of the project.

The MEL Officer reports to the MEL Manager, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with technical support from the Land O’Lakes Venture37 home office Global MEL staff.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support in routine data collection and entry for various project activities and ensure that complete, accurate, clean, and consistent data is available.
• Support the MEL Specialist with data analysis and action planning.
• Contribute and support in the development of data flows and MEL tools.
• Ensure proper filing and storage of MEL documents including questionnaires, monitoring reports and datasets, among others.
• Support in the planning and implementation of annual assessments, preparing and coordinating logistics and participating in data collection, cleaning and analysis.
• Support MEL Specialist in the compilation of annual reports to the donor through provision of timely accurate and updated data and data analyses.
• Submit weekly and monthly updates on MEL activities in Kenya to the MEL Specialist.
• Conduct capacity building on MEL for Kenya program team.
• Support regular learning and adaptative management events and the use of data for programmatic decision making and communications.
• Perform other MEL tasks, as assigned.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• College or a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Economics, Statistics, Economics or a related field.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working in Monitoring and Evaluation in Kenya
• Education and/or Experience working with quantitative and qualitative data and database management.
• General understanding of monitoring and evaluation systems, project results and indicators.
• Proficiency in data cleaning, analysis and reporting using MS excel, Stata, or other similar statistical software.
• Computer literacy and competency in use of Microsoft Office software such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good time management and willingness to travel as required by the project.
• Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate clearly, concisely and effectively in English.
• Legal authorization to work in Kenya

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience using a mobile/tablet-based data collection platform.
• Experience with agriculture projects and/or projects funded by the US government or other international funders.