Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Specialist at Care Best Initiative (CBI)

Purpose of Role

• The MEAL Specialist provides strategic guidance, vision and management for successful monitoring and evaluation of the activity.
• This individual also supervises MEAL staff and ensures the strategic and functional integration of all MEL activities as well as active collaboration with sub-awardees and the donor.
• The Specialist oversees all MEL activities, provides technical direction and support, and ensures the accurate reporting of results for program activities.

Job Description / Principal Accountabilities
Rank 1 -  % Of Time: 100%

• Oversee the execution of the MEAL strategy, ensuring interventions are rooted in local context and serve as learning platforms for future interventions.
• Oversee MEAL interventions, provide technical direction, and support the design process, guide the direction of implementation and ensure results for contract interventions are adequately captured, reported and documented.
• Oversee data collection, analysis and management of CBI’s results and indicators, as well as the compilation of state data required on a regular basis to track program performance.
• Verify and conduct data audits and collection procedures.
• Support MEAL training of staff and assist in cultivating a culture of learning.
• Collaborate with Program Specialists to produce qualitative data for both quarterly and annual reporting.
• Ensure office cooperation with internal/external data quality assessments as well as timely and appropriate sharing of activity information.
• Other reasonable responsibilities not explicitly included herein as assigned by the CoP.

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess a Master's Degree with 5 years experience.