Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MERL) Officer

Job Description

Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Location: Kenya

Contract: 2 years Fixed - Term Contract
Reporting to: Head of Programs

We will only be accepting applications from candidates with the Right to Work in Kenya.

Job purpose:

This position is focused on capturing and strengthening the evidence base to demonstrate the impact of CAMFEDs strategic vision to reach 5 million secondary school girls. It supports the expansion of programs and the scaling of proven best practices in partnership with Governments and communities across CAMFEDs countries of operation

Specific Accountabilities:

A: A comprehensive support system targeted at the most marginalized girls.

• Coordinate development /revision of monitoring and evaluation tools for marginalized girls benefiting from CAMFED programs.

• Keep CAMFED database updated with records of students benefiting from CAMFED programs.

• Co-develop national or regional school monitoring plans with the government and other stakeholders and oversee its implementation and integration of findings in programs designing.

• Build knowledge and skills on data submission analysis and usage of data by stakeholders at various levels to inform decision making.

• Conduct periodic analysis of programs data and share findings with key stakeholders and programs staff.

• Build knowledge on child protection and safeguarding to CAMFED staff and stakeholders.

B: Young women transition to secure livelihoods and join a powerful peer network of leaders.

• Periodically update database of young womens agency employment education and leadership.

• Identify and build capacity of resource teams to support the departments plans.

• Provide periodic updates on guides programs progress from monitoring submitted reports to inform program design and implementation.

• Coordinate design and implementation of surveys and research to measure impact of programs to young women and communities served by CAMFED.

C: Adoption of best practices in national education systems at scale.

• Engage with peer monitoring and evaluation personnel across the consortium to promote learning sharing championing best practices co-creation and implementation.

• Engage with Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Technical Working Group (MEL-TWG) government structures from community to national level for better understanding of how the system works and identify organizational entry points for education system transformation.

• Oversee integration of data from internal/external research findings in the design of programs and monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) framework.

• Package research and monitoring findings for dissemination to the government partners and communities to strengthen advocacy and sharing of best practices to influence change in the education system and other sectors.

D: Other responsibilities

• Support the management of CAMFEDs M&E system including ensuring quality timely and accurate consolidation of program data.

• Develop and review programs /project monitoring and evaluation tools.

• Conduct data collection verifications and cleaning with relevant program staff and stakeholders.

• Support proposal development processes and project reporting.

• Proactively identify potential risks and champion mitigation strategies in collaboration with other team members.

• Any other tasks related to the field of engagement experience and expertise as and when required by the organization and assigned by the supervisor.

Experience Skills and Attributes Required

• Experience in a relevant field such as social sciences education planning & management heath informatics public health biostatistics epidemiology demography information systems or an equivalent degree.

• Experience in planning monitoring and evaluation with reputed organizations preferably in education health or enterprises sector.

• Knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology.

• Competency in application of data collection analysis and visualization software (ODK Kobo Advanced MS Excel SPSS GIS Power BI) is essential.

• Excellent analysis and writing quality report skills are crucial.

• Effective communication skills proactiveness positive attitude and professional integrity.

• Experience of working with stakeholders (Government young women community groups and health facilities).
• High level of integrity.

The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive and are subject to change in accordance with the needs of the organization.

CAMFED Values

The post holder is expected to live the CAMFED values which are:

• Focus on the girl as client
• Partner with the community
• Be transparent and accountable

Equality Diversity and Inclusion at CAMFED

CAMFED is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including those from marginalized communities.

All official communication pertaining to job applications and interviews will be exclusively conducted through CAMFEDs official channels. These can be found on our website (). CAMFED will never request applicants to pay a processing fee or to provide personal or financial information for recruitment purposes.

CAMFED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation abuse discrimination and harassment in all forms. All applicants will therefore be subject to a comprehensive verification process which includes background and reference checks as well as verification of qualifications.

Application details

Please submit your application by 26 November 2025