Zonal MERL Coordinator
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5years
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1 Vacancy
Job Description
The position holder will coordinate MERL technical initiatives to all projects (grants and sponsorship funded) in the Program Implementation Area mainly in ensuring quality MERL initiatives in grants and SPAD projects in all their circles from the design planning implementation and the transit phase as per project duration and lead routine monitoring of project s relevance and coherence in accordance to local government and the community. The position holder is responsible to develop and implement M&E framework and the M&E plans. He/She will lead documentation of learning from the project processes and tracking adaptability of the projects existing data collection tools for the grants and sponsorship projects within the location. Further the position is to ensure MERL ethics and safeguarding ethical standards are adhered. He/She will also ensure thorough qualitative and quantitative data analysis and reporting and at most ensure PMERL systems inputs and usage.
Design and roll-out M&E tools for tracking outputs and results for Project and the Multi Year SPAD indicators including coaching and providing capacity building to partners staff to use the tools.
Support business development department in proposal design through consultation with community members to identify cultural and social norms that perpetuate inequalities between girls and boys. Map required interventions in resolving them that will fit to the Global priorities of the country strategic plan
Develop Terms of references for location-based studies and evaluations with clear objectives evaluation questions and questionnaires that adheres with Ethical and MERL standards be it internal or external evaluation.
Work closely with project and support staff to ensure adequate budget allocation for monitoring activities in Rukwa for sponsorship and grants projects.
Lead use of MERL system to track SPAD and projects outcomes performance indicators; develop and review indicator s performance from MERL to share to management meetings and programme platforms.
Rollout project and SPAD results frameworks M&E frameworks and M&E plans in line with MERL standards .
Consult relevant technical leads at Country office and work with implementers to ensure quality project implementation in alignment with country programme quality & influencing plans and appropriate approaches.
Roll out M&E tools as required for the active projects in the implementation area including coaching and providing capacity building to external and government stakeholders who are directly involved in projects work.
Lead Coordination and implementation of VSLA/YSLA Health checks exercise champion of change feedback assessment and implementation of the safeguarding assessment.
Ensure timely and accuracy data collection with quality acceptable for input in the project database including specific project MIS SAVIX and MERL system.
Updating the gender transformative marker based on agreed timeline from design implementation to end line.
Periodic analysis and tracking and updating of objectives outputs activities indicators and results efficiently over the life of the project;
Coordinate and supervise data collections for both internal and external evaluations to ensure project standards and MERL standards are followed by the external evaluators.
Follow up implementation of evaluation recommendations by implementers.
Evidence and Results Based Reporting
Lead project s (Projects and SPAD) beneficiaries counting Data quality assurance and development of related report.
Organize result dissemination workshop at community levels. Updating of Learning tracker which are very useful in tracking and documentation.
Every year Collect and document the Most Significant Change stories as a result of each project implementation (Projects and SPAD) and share to MERLCO for further review and publication processes.
Together with the project coordinator organize reflection and feedback meetings with project beneficiaries of the project s implementation areas
Contribute in the internal reporting process to the Country Office.
Learning and Knowledge Management
Every quarter use a GLH Learning trackers to document on positive and negative impacts the project interventions has realized across the intervention communities and share.
Provide appropriate information on the project(s) to facilitate effective engagement with donor and authorities from multiple level of Tanzania government as required. He/She will ensure Organization is preferably considered an active partner in Tanzania
Ensure Projects and SPAD have their indicator tracking table updated every month and share the status of project implementation with project implementers for project review.
Work together with the project coordinator on reflection and feedback meetings with grants and SPAD project beneficiaries and escalate learnings for project improvement.
Assist dissemination of evaluation findings to Grants and SPAD stakeholders including close out workshops of projects closed in the locations.
Ensure lessons learnt successful practices and recommendations are analyzed documented and disseminated for Grants and SPAD projects.
Develop abstracts and present projects achievements gained in assigned and disseminate in the conferences locally
MERL Capacity Building
In collaboration with the Project Coordinator Identify MERL training needs of grants and SPAD project implementers and provide capacity building as needed.
Support and ensure grants and SPAD implementation staff understand and are able to perform their role in MERL and Results based programming.
Building capacity and knowledge of staff in the locations on MERL system usage and other grants specific MIS datasheet and dashboards.
Coordinate the project and partner s team in the MERL associated issues make analysis of evaluation and survey s findings including report-writing
MERL and Other Program Databases.
Serve as key support to Project Managers in creating projects within the system with a specific focus on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) section.
For project assigned in MERL system ensure accurate and comprehensive inclusion of M&E components in MERL system aligning with project requirements and organizational standards.
For assigned project in MERL system assigned as M&E manager or Officer updated with output data on quarterly/annual basis for outputs indicators and develop dashboards and presentation.
Developing routine data collection and validation system and implementing data analyses for internal evaluations and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality;
Manage and lead functionals and usage of existing Programmatic reporting systems (i.e. BEST DHIS2 MIS-SAVIX.) as well as the customized data asset based tools e.g TWB
Requirements
More than 5 years of relevant field-based M&E experience including significant time in monitoring and evaluation for development research experience is an asset.
Minimum of 5 years of providing training and in a supervisory and/or management role in monitoring and evaluation to all levels of stakeholders;
Experiences in M&E of Education projects Child protection Livelihood projects and VSLA projects and youth empowerment Projects.
Good knowledge of conducting qualitative and quantitative research methodologies principles statistical definitions scientific tools and techniques
Strong conceptual and analytical skills for planning monitoring evaluation learning and accountability
Ability to use cost effective and online applications for mobile data collection and data management
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability and willingness to travel within the supported districts
This position requires high computer literacy with a full knowledge of office applications i.e. MS Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook and Internet and analysis statistical packages such as SPSS STATA Epi-Info and others related packages.
Fluent written and spoken English language skills required.
Experience with rights based participatory MER approaches including social audit.
Employment Type
Full Time
Company Industry
Civic and Social Organizations / Non-profit Organizations / Community Services
