Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer at Zizi Afrique Foundation

Job Purpose

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer plays a critical role within Zizi Afrique Foundation to promote quality assurance, accountability and learning functions. The position supports program in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities at institutional and program level, ensuring program quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability, and decision-making. S/he will be responsible for providing internal capacity building for program staff on monitoring and evaluation activities as well as review and development of necessary tools that feed into the needs of Zizi Afrique Foundation and donor reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

• Lead the design, testing and implementation of all MEL system components for the program.
• Support the refining of the program logic and approaches, including contributing to intervention designs, sector strategies and MEL frameworks to adequately incorporate MEL considerations into the program.
• Working closely with the Director of Research, he/she will plan, coordinate, and supervise assessments and evaluations for the program. This will entail development of Scopes of Work, development of survey tools, trainings and management of data collectors, report write and facilitating results discussion (Or recruit and supervise evaluation consultants where necessary).
• Regularly document and share learnings from program implementation.
• Provide relevant inputs into monthly, quarterly, annual, and other program reports.
• Maintain an up-to-date database that reflects program progress against all indicators.
• Visit sites and partners to collect supplementary data, stories and conduct qualitative research.
• Facilitate regular reflection and analysis of program monitoring information that feeds into programming and learning.
• Participate in on-going MEL advisory and support for all program staff and partners.
• Advise and support the process of testing and adopting relevant technologies for improving the efficiency of the program’s MEL function.
• Work with the Director of Research and other staff to ensure that activities are implemented on plan, through regular planning and review meetings.
• Maintain an active advisory role with the program team to help guide them towards robust and relevant data collection.
• Actively participate in all implementations, providing advice and feedback for quality results at any point.

Others

• Attend, and fully participate in staff meetings and retreats as required.
• Write bimonthly and annual progress reports and use these as the basis for monthly and annual engagements with the line supervisor.
• Perform other duties as may be required from time to time.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, statistics, Project Management, or any other relevant field.  Additional training in Monitoring and Evaluation will be an added advantage.
• Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Previous relevant work experience required.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of development programs.
• Knowledge of at least one or a combination statistical computer packages and tools such as SPSS, KOBO Toolbox, ODK etc.
• Demonstrable ability to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
•  Must have prior working experience in an NGO setting.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and highly organized and able to multitask.
• Should have demonstrable experience in using Mobile Data Collection for routine and specific monitoring work.