Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead – Emmanuel International

in Monitoring and Evaluation
Full Time
Lilongwe
December 2, 2024
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

Emmanuel International (EI) is a local NGO in Malawi, currently with active presence in 19 districts. Emmanuel International started its operations as an NGO in the Country in 1987. EI exists to encourage, strengthen, and assist local community structures to meet the holistic needs of the poorest of the poor in their local context. Since its inception, E.I. has built on and strengthened its capacities to reach vulnerable populations in Malawi with effective programming in the areas of Capacity building of local structures, Health care management, Food and Nutrition Security, MCHN, WASH, Education, SRHR, Gender Equality, Women Economic Empowerment, Climate Change Management, Emergency humanitarian response and HIV/AIDS among others. EI Malawi focuses on provision of last mile services that respond to the needs of the vulnerable groups, the youth, women, girls, people with disability, ultra-poor and the elderly.

In anticipation of an upcoming USAID-funded PMI Case Management and Social Behavior Change Project, Emmauel International seeks to recruit for the key positions below. Therefore, the positions are subject to award being made to EI and donor approval.  The PMI Case Management and Social Behavior Change Project will seek to increase access to, demand for, utilization of, quality of, and satisfaction with malaria services and preventive measures.

Position Title: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead (1 Post) – Based in Lilongwe

Position Summary

The MEL Lead will be responsible for generating high-quality strategic MEL data to inform programming and decision-making, while promoting learning and information sharing among staff, partners, and stakeholders. It includes managing MEL databases, project management systems, and processes to ensure program quality, as well as providing technical and strategic MEL support to the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Develop the framework for the Project MEL system in collaboration with USAID and senior project staff, including requirements, reporting, baseline, and evaluation surveys.
  • Weave programmatic MEL system into the existing national health management systems for comprehensive collaboration and integration.
  • Ability to generate evidence for programmatic learning that informs decision-making to ensure Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in programming and service delivery.
  • Facilitate data generation, information formulation, knowledge management and transfer for collaborative learning and program utilisation.
  • Lead the alignment of MEL activities and program goals, feeding into the preparation of annual workplans to ensure that M&E activities are comprehensively reflected in programmatic plans.
  • Demonstrable ability to monitor and track project activities and assess them against the results framework.
  • Lead in data validation exercises by ensuring the validity, accuracy and completeness of programmatic datasets. Cordinate the collection of data from project site, effective and error-free transmission of data, accurate data analysis to ensure accurate data informs programming and facilitates effective and timeous programmatic reporting to donor and key stakeholders.
  • Generate periodic indicator reports as required and track progress against key indicators. Document success stories, lessons learned and lead the scaling up of best practices.
  • In collaboration with the Chief of Party and other senior Project staff, ensure timely and accurate development and submission of project reports to donor, including progress against targets set in the award agreement and annual work plans.
  • Provide technical leadership and support to project and partner staff in planning and implementing data management capacity-building initiatives for the Ministry of Health, players in the malaria space, including district and community structures.
  • Develop, implement and monitor effective Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning tools and approaches to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions.

Qualifications:

  • At least a Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field (Demography, Epidemiology, Public Health, Statistics, Biostatistics, ICT) with significant training in quantitative methods.
  • A minimum of 10 years of MEL experience in international development projects.
  • Experience leading the MEL function of a USAID-funded project.
  • Strong conceptual knowledge about theories of change, logic models, public health and malaria indicators, MEL plans, CQI, and data quality assurance.
  • Demonstrated experience and expertise in developing and operationalizing comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plans.
  • Demonstrated expertise and experience in MEL systems development and analysis, with the ability to identify areas of data and information management that need improvement.
  • Experience working with data analysis packages such as Excel, SPSS, EPI, Stata etc.
  • Proven experience managing staff, budgets and planning processes
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Ability to travel within project areas of Malawi as required

NB: Possession of a Masters Degree in a relevant required field compensates for 3 years of experience.

Interested applicants should send their applications with resumes and copies of certificate enclosed, not later than December 13, 2024, to:

The Human Resource Officer,

Emmanuel International,

P/Bag 12, ZOMBA.

Or email to: hr@ei-malawi.org

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