Senior Mel Coordinator
Location: Tabora, Tanzania
Position Status: Full-time
Salary Level: 5
Position: National
Risk Level: ☐ Level 3 ☐Level 2 ☐Level 1
(Level 3: Frequent contact with participants, direct contact with children, access to sensitive data, and/or high level of accountability.
Level 2: Some contact with participants; unplanned non-direct contact with children.
Level 1: Likely to have no contact with participants or sensitive data)
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, for the future.
The Position (General Position Summary)
The Senior MEL Coordinator will contribute to the quality assurance of program implementation and ensure that the program is meeting its deliverables, as well as developing tools and reports to demonstrate the impact and results of program implementation. S/he will develop and maintain data management systems. The Senior MEL Specialist is responsible for supporting Mercy Corps staff and partners MEL Focal Points to regularly collect, enter, verify, and analyze data and work with the MEL team to make timely adjustments to measure the impact of the DREAMS program and to ensure MEL data is accurately incorporated into all organizational reports and information products. S/he will ensure the collection and analysis of useful, timely and actionable information for managers and decision-makers, and contribute to the frequent review, reflection, and key learning processes to improve performance. S/he will ensure Community Accountability Reporting Mechanism (CARM) system is operating and feedback is used for program adaptive management.
CAPACITY BUILDING
- Mentor program staff to foster a culture of data use, critical reflection, and learning.
- Develop and implement MEL capacity-building plans for program staff, local partners, and private sector partners.
- Conduct MEL trainings, coaching, and technical assistance sessions, with a focus on practical application and quality improvement.
- Provide ongoing support to partner MEL focal points to ensure harmonized and quality data collection, reporting, and learning.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Economics, Social Sciences or related field.
- At least 7 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of humanitarian or development programs or in the fields of research.
- Good understanding and skills in data management.
- Skills in developing digital data collection form in Commcare or other platforms
- Experience in organizing enumerators for digital data collection
- Skills in data visualization using Power BI/ Tableau/ Google Data Studio
- Experience managing different aspects of assessments as a lead, right from tools design, data collection, processing, analysis and report writing (Writing samples will be requested).
- Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of MS Office applications and G suite.
- General skill on statistical data analysis
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
- Fluent in both spoken and written English and Swahili.
- Strong team coordination, listening, and consensus building skills.
Success Factors
The successful Senior MEL Specialist will be bright, energetic, hard-working, and eager to learn. S/he will take a deep personal interest in humanitarian and development assistance. S/he will be attentive to detail and able to carry out assigned tasks in a timely manner and to a very high standard of quality. S/he will be creative and flexible, contributing to developing and encouraging new and innovative solutions, but at the same time will not have any difficulty in adhering to systems and procedures. S/he will strictly follow all protocols related to safety and security, and holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Mercy Corps’ values
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
The position is based in Tabora, Tanzania and it requires up to 40% travel to support country programs.
APPLY HERE