The MEL Advisor is responsible for establishing and managing the project’s overall M&E system, setting indicators, and tracking progress. It is anticipated that indicators will focus on teachers access to and participation in professional development activities, changes in teachers’ wellbeing, learning and performance, community engagement, and changes to learning and wellbeing among students. The MEL Advisor supports and oversees sub-grantees MEL activities to ensure harmonized data collection and reporting; analyzes reporting data; and supports training of M&E personnel. The MEL Advisor collaborates with other consortium members to develop and implement a research and learning agenda and develops and disseminates research products.
Job Summary/Responsibilities
- Designs and oversees the monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities of the project.
- Leads the design, development, planning, and implementation of the MEL plan and evaluation activities, including the development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention-linked research.
- Works closely with the technical team in Kenya and HQ to co-design monitoring tools, select indicators, and determine field monitoring responsibilities.
- Ensures tool compatibility and coordination within the M&E framework, and consistency with national and donor requirements.
- Responsible for providing technical assistance and developing and setting up systems for the timely collection, management, analysis, and reporting of valid and reliable data that meet donor reporting requirements.
- Focuses on strengthening the M&E system, building capacity of partners and staff, and improving alignment and support to host-country M&E systems.
- Supports the project’s Collaborating, Learning, Adapting (CLA) framework, ensuring project data and learning is used to adapt project approaches, programming and learning.
- Undertakes periodic reviews of program M&E systems and participates in planning M&E system strengthening actions.
- Provides guidance on information systems for quality assurance, as well as best practices documentation and reporting.
- Leads development and writing of quarterly and annual reports.
- Oversees the publication and dissemination of information on successful and promising approaches, lessons learned, and other program results to ministry counterparts, donors, program partners, and other key stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in evaluation, education, social science, economics, or other relevant discipline.
- At least 8 years of experience related to monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on education or social-sector programs required; experience in teacher training, early grade reading, or assessment preferred.
- At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
- Experience in design and implementation of M&E systems.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills and ability to articulate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated expertise in rigorous quantitative and qualitative research and analytical methods.
- Excellent report writing, analytical, and communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with program staff and partners.
- Proficiency with relevant software (Stata, SAS, SPSS, Epi Info, Atlas).
- Previous experience providing technical leadership within a consortium.
- Experience in the education sector in Kenya strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with the current parallel refugee education system in Kenya and recent policies aimed at greater refugee integration preferred.
- Familiarity with Kenya’s Competency Based Curriculum preferred.
- Experience managing large scale activities including conducting strategic planning, work planning, contingency planning and report writing.
- Fluency in written and spoken English required.
How to apply:
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