Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 03 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose
The MEL Officer supports the monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities and data quality assurance at national level under supervision of the MEL Specialist.

Responsibilities
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
• Assists the MEL Specialist with reviews of the performance management plan (PMP) and performance indicator reference sheets (PIRS) to ensure that the MEL procedures are compliant with USAID reporting requirements.
• Facilitates improvement of processes for capturing lessons learned and best practices.
• Ensures accurate and systematic data collection and analysis of Local Impact indicators.
• Contributes to regular data quality assessments to ensure that data being generated and reported is timely, accurate, reliable and of high integrity.
• Administers surveys to assess the impact of training.
• Contributes to: the development of policies; implementation practices and processes for knowledge management; organizational learning; and related activities
• Maintains the MEL database.
• Attends project events and activities to record attendance and document event/activities, coordinating as necessary with the operations team, to ensure MEL data is properly captured and recorded.
• Provides MEL technical support and training, as needed, to technical staff to improve data collection and reporting processes.
• Supports the MEL Specialist to deliver progress reports.
• Prepares data analytics for donor-requested reports.
• Produces activity updates, data summaries and performance reports for USAID reporting deliverables and other reports as requested.
• Proactively contributes to the identification and development of success stories.

Other duties
• Provides leave of absence cover for staff as required.
• Escalates any issues to his/her supervisor immediately.
• Travels to project provincial offices as required.
• Performs any other duties as assigned.

Place Of Performance And Reporting
• This position will be based at the Lusaka head office Reports to the MEL Specialist
• Occasional travel to partner districts in the provinces

Qualifications
• University degree in relevant field required.
• 6+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in MEL, with at least 3 on USAID-funded projects, preferred.
• Proficiency in database management and data analysis
• Strong writing abilities
• Ability to respond effectively to time sensitive demands & inquiries.
• Demonstrated exceptional customer relations (both internally & externally)
• Excellent organizational skills with a willingness to take initiative and be proactive.
• An energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and appropriate professional image.
• Fluency in English is required.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Use the URL provided in the advertisement to apply.
• Applications must be received before the closing date.
• Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
• No phone inquiries
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