Responsibilities

Regional/Project Specific MEL Responsibilities: 60%

Lead implementation of MEL Team initiatives for region/project(s), including: 

• Manage data collection budget and timeline 

Measure and enforce adherence to data quality protocols, including: 

• Supervise MEL Senior Enumerator(s), ensuring monitoring of data collection and ensuring audits are both carried out accurately and productively
• Conduct timely data quality assessment of all incoming data and submit data quality reports to supervisor. Supervised DQA may be assigned to advanced MEL Senior Enumerator(s).  
• Timely cleaning of all participant tracking and monitoring data 
• Analysis of participant tracking and monitoring data when needed
• Maintenance of participant tracking and monitoring dashboards and custom reports; creation of additional internal reports and memos as necessary
• Creation of MEL Reports for funders/stakeholders in line with regional/project specific obligations
• Train field teams of region/project(s) in data capture responsibilities as they relate to: targeting, participant enrollment, participant tracking, grant applications, and business spot checks
• Supervise MEL Senior Enumerator(s) to ensure high quality trainings are delivered to enumerators in relation to all data capture responsibilities
• Build and maintain relationships with field staff. Coordinate with staff from other teams as necessary towards the following goals: 
• Procurement of enumerator protective gear and data collection equipment as needed
• Open and clear communication channels are maintained for sharing of MEL findings; 
• Clear timelines are in place for when staff might expect formal reporting (ex., targeting verification reports within 2 weeks of close of targeting; business owner registration stats available in real time but data fully cleaned within one week of final sync)
• Additional findings are shared with relevant parties on an ongoing basis 
• Problems are brought forward, ‘lessons learned’ are openly discussed, and innovations/solutions are tested
• Staff understand why information is needed from them and by when (for example, each cycle BM assignments are needed at least a week before the refresher training so that the database can be prepared and the new targeting forms can be assigned to the Business Mentors in advance of the training)
• Supervise MEL Senior Enumerator(s).

In addition to responsibilities outlined above: 

• Recruit and train new Senior Enumerators as appropriate and under the direction of Senior MEL Manager
• Support Senior Enumerators in recruitment and training of Enumerators as needed under the direction of Senior MEL Manager
• Review MEL Senior Enumerator(s) enumerator planned expenses
• Review MEL Senior Enumerator(s) field activity plans
• Review MEL Senior Enumerator(s) field activity reports; on a monthly basis, aggregate relevant details from reports for sharing with staff
• Host weekly meetings with MEL Senior Enumerator(s)
• Other monitoring and evaluation tasks as assigned. 
• Provide M&E support for Innovations and Learning initiatives as assigned by supervisor

Cross-Region/Project MEL Responsibilities: 30%

In collaboration with other MEL Coordinators and under the guidance of the Senior MEL Manager:

• Create or maintain high quality training materials (Manuals, PowerPoint presentations, practice Taro Works forms, etc.)
• Design (when necessary), create, and publish, data capture forms
• For outcome data, assist with data cleaning, analysis and reporting
• Database management
• Participate in special project evaluations, and review of M&E tools
• Develop and maintain templates to be used by MEL Senior Enumerators for planning and reporting
• Develop, document in MEL Manual, and maintain policies and procedures to be followed by MEL Senior Enumerators
• Maintenance of MEL Manual
• Other monitoring and evaluation tasks as assigned.

Operations Role: 10%

• Assist in the adaptation, implementation, monitoring, and expansion of the Village Enterprise core program
• Provide support to field management team when needed 
• Other operations tasks as assigned

Safeguarding

• Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility at VE, and it begins with me
• Continuously sensitize program participants on safeguarding.
• Ensure compliance with VE’s safeguarding policies
• Report any incident of safeguarding in program operations for appropriate action/follow up.

Requirements

Core competencies

• Understanding of data collection and the elements of data quality
• Monitoring and Evaluation Knowledge and Skills
• Critical Thinking & Technical Skills
• Training and Communication Skills.
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Leadership skills
• English fluency required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics or a related field. 
• At least three years of experience conducting monitoring and evaluation for social impact programming.
• Experience with salesforce and/ Taro works is a plus.
• Experience with working as part of a diverse team with the ability to email, phone, skype and other virtual communications.
• Experience in supervising data collection and teams of field workers.