MEL MANAGER

Supervise, mentor, and support the data collection and quality assurance team.

Collaborate with the Operations Director to facilitate monthly work plan reviews and updates.

Prepare and submit monthly MEL budgets, ensuring alignment with scheduled activities.

Provide guidance on knowledge management and organizational learning.

Provide technical oversight for the design and implementation of baselines, evaluations, and assessments.

Develop and strengthen data collection systems and tools to improve the M&E function across Kijani operations.

Contribute to the integration of M&E components into new projects and initiatives.

Lead and coordinate M&E activities across all operational areas in collaboration with field teams.

Ensure that lessons learned and recommendations from M&E activities are integrated into ongoing operations and the design of new interventions.

Regularly review and update indicators in consultation with the Operations team.

Oversee data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting processes to ensure accuracy, reliability, and audit-readiness.

Maintain a robust quality monitoring system to generate accurate reports for management, investors, and other stakeholders.

Conduct periodic field audits (including quarterly spot checks on gardens and nurseries) to validate data and ensure accuracy.

Promote data-driven decision-making by guiding operations staff on the effective use of data.

Develop and update training curricula for interns and field-based staff on data collection and MEL practices.

Provide ongoing technical support to Area Coordinators (ACs), Project Coordinators (PCs), Branch Coordinators (BCs), and MEL field staff to strengthen their capacity in data collection, management, and reporting.

Serve as lead trainer in Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops on data collection and reporting.

Compile, analyze, and prepare high-quality reports for management, investors, and other stakeholders.

Lead all internal and external reporting processes to ensure timely and accurate submissions.

Respond to ad hoc data and information requests.