Job Description Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of monitoring, evaluation and learning activities for the project.

The MEL Officer will collaborate with the MEL Advisor to design the programs' MEL frameworks, ensuring effective tracking of progress towards planned results.

He/she will support in collecting, analysing, and reporting data to measure the programs’ progress towards impact, outcomes, and outputs.

This role will involve coordinating with field teams, ensuring data quality, and contributing to learning processes that inform program improvements.

Craft comprehensive plans that outline how monitoring and evaluation will be conducted, including setting objectives, selecting indicators, and determining methodologies for data collection and analysis.

Perform regular data quality assessments to verify accuracy and reliability of collected data and support implementation of corrective measures.

Monitor all project activities, and progress towards achieving the project output to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to extract actionable insights that inform stakeholders about the program's progress, outcomes, and impact.

Offer evidence-based recommendations to the project team and stakeholders to refine strategies, enhance performance, and guide future decision-making.

Strengthen the M& E skills of team members and partners through training sessions and support to ensure sustainability in M& E practices.

Lead evaluations of programs to assess their effectiveness and impact on target populations.

Design monitoring tools and systems that facilitate ongoing assessment of project activities against established indicators.

Contribute to documentation of knowledge products including case studies, best practices, success stories and lessons learned and organize learning and reflection sessions.

Follow up and assist project staff and partners in adhering to SNV and program reporting standards, ensuring that information/data required for timely and quality reporting is provided.

Qualifications A Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Qualitative Economics, Social Science, International development, or related disciplines is required with essential knowledge of research methodologies and data analysis.

A minimum of 6 years of practical experience working around Monitoring and Evaluation of projects within the Energy sector with the ability to demonstrate an understanding of real-world challenges.

Prior positions focused on monitoring and evaluation and the ability to design evaluations, collect data, analyse results, and report findings effectively is a must.

Experience working collaboratively with other project staff in collecting data.

Additional Information Problem analysis: The ability to detect problems, recognise important information and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.

Focus on quality : Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.

Independence : The ability to perform actions and make statements that reflect one’s own opinion or view.

Controlling progress : The ability to control the progress of employees’ processes, tasks, activities and of one’s own work and responsibilities.

Client orientation : The ability and willingness to find out what clients want and need and to act accordingly, taking the organisation’s costs and benefits into account.

How to apply If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and motivation letter in English.

Deadline is Thursday 23rd January 2025.

Working at SNV We offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment.

Our staff benefit from and contribute to an international global network of experts.

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NB: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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