Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, public health, demography, Economics, or a related field. A master’s degree or postgraduate diploma in M&E, statistics, or economics will be an added advantage.
  

• At least three years of working experience with proven success in designing, implementing and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to close-out stages.
  
• Possess technical knowledge of M&E approaches and techniques in the following areas: Outputs, Outcome monitoring; Theories of Change, Logical frameworks, Data collection, Data analysis, Accountability, Client feedback mechanisms
  
• Experience in conducting primary quantitative data collection and data entry.
  
• Basic proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, CommCare, and ODK Collect is required, knowledge of Tableau, Power-Bi, or GIS software tools are additional assets.
  

• Support all technical aspects and actions of MEAL under the project; respond to program needs; foster high standards and practices for quality data collection, analysis, and reports.
  
• Enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors.
  
• Implement and support MEAL systems, and approaches and foster learning.
  

• Run the MEAL system and processes for the project in harmony with the MEAL Country and Global Strategies throughout the project cycle.
  
• Collaborate with MEAL and non-MEAL staff to ensure that data is collected, compiled, and checked for its quality and completeness in compliance with IRC and donors’ standards for data quality
  
• Document and share learning, evidence, and data from previous projects to inform project proposal design
  

• Coordinate, lead, and mentor MEAL assistants; foster timely and high-quality achievement, and an inclusive and respectful team climate.
  
• Promote the growth and development of others in IRC teams and partners: present high-quality technical training and learning material for partners, colleagues, and junior staff.
  
• Participate in the recruitment and onboarding of M&E/MEAL assistants, field incentive workers, and enumerators.