Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) Manager - Moyale at The Strategies for Northern Development

Key Competence:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Project planning & management / Development Studies/ Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation or any other related disciplines. Graduate degree or equivalent expertise is an added advantage.
• Prior experience with performance monitoring and evaluation for development programs, including developing performance indicators, data collection and analysis.
• At least 5 years’ progressive experience in the development and implementation of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation policies & processes in a multi sector Programme environment.
• Skills and experience with numerical methods, database management and MS Excel
• Ability to use advance level of statistical softwares (DHIS2, Excel, SPSS and STATA) or any other.

Skills Required

• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team player
• Self-directed/self-motivating personality, with proven ability to manage demands from multiple supervisors while adhering to program deadlines and priorities.
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills.
• Highest quality, professional writing and communications skills.
• Strong report writing skills.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Manager will provide MERL support to SND operations in Moyale cluster. S/He will support the cross-border project in the development of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans and their implementation, and put in place Programme quality management measures.

Other Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of MERL activities across SND and specifically CBCR project.
• Provide detailed review of all grantee activities to align to CBCR MEL level indicators.
• Facilitate the design of Activity communications materials including success stories, and social media in collaboration with the Communications Manager, CD and program staff;
• Prepare periodic reports such as, monthly and quarterly reports, and the annual and final report.
• Monitor Activity activities to identify impact and success stories and ensure they are captured, developed, and distributed to CBCR MEL/ Communications Manager and effectively used.
• Contribute to the development of CBCR annual work plans and review the relevance of the MEL Plan against these work plans.
• Establish and maintain the MERL systems and processes for the cluster. Periodically evaluate systems and processes effectiveness and adjust as necessary to provide the Activity with accurate and useful data.
• Train staff to ensure proper and standardized MERL of Activity activities are achieved. Assist them in defining and obtaining data for relevant indicators; ensure data is input into the RMS MEL system and monthly reports are delivered on time.
• Provide MERL data to the client and counterparts in a timely manner periodically.
• Efficiently track, report, and update objectives activities, indicators, and results over the implementation period.
• Develop and oversee implementation of SND MERL strategy, including action plan, pipeline, and process for measuring reach.
• Conduct on-the-job training on developing a MERL strategy and appropriate channels to approach grants under contract partners in the cluster, on MERL and impact analysis skills and the development of MERL for each group of partners.
• Develop standardized data collection tools, shared data management systems, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Draft tools and their revisions as well as data collection procedures (e.g., logical framework, project performance tracking, indicators, data flow chart, M&E manuals).
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor