MERL Officer

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Akili Dada

  • Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Renumeration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 16/08/2024
  • Location: Kenya
Child protection/ Children’s rights Education Movement building
About Akili Dada

Akili Dada is an award-winning leadership incubator anchored on the belief that girls and young women CAN, DO and WILL LEAD. Our mission is to nurture transformational feminist leadership in girls and young women from underserved backgrounds to meet the urgent need for more African women in leadership.

Deliverables

  • Spearhead the creation and development of a MERL department in alignment with Akili Dada’s 2024-2028 strategic plan. This will involve addressing both institutional needs and programmatic efforts, ensuring the department supports the organization’s long-term goals and operational demands.
  • Conduct a thorough assessment of the current MERL system to identify areas for improvement. Implement necessary enhancements to ensure the system meets the evolving needs of the organization, providing robust support for data management and program evaluation.
  • Champion the use of Salesforce as the central database solution for the organization. This will include ensuring that all data management processes are streamlined, effective, and aligned with best practices.
  • Work closely with various teams within the organization to document and amplify the impact of Akili Dada’s work. This will involve gathering and organizing evidence, creating compelling narratives, and leveraging data to highlight the organization’s achievements.
  • Collect and organize evidence from both internal and external sources to support a data-driven, evidence-based approach and use this information to develop compelling investment cases that attract and engage potential donors and stakeholders.
  • Act as the primary administrator for the MERL system, providing technical training and support to staff, ensuring that all users are proficient in using the system and adhering to best practices for data entry and management.
  • Manage the entire data lifecycle, from collection and collation to storage, analysis, and reporting. Ensure that all data is of high quality, audit-ready, and accessible for reporting and decision-making purposes.
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive MERL framework and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) plans in line with AD policy and guidelines. This will include regularly reviewing and updating these plans to ensure they remain relevant and effective.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in social science, International Development, Public Health, Evaluation, Statistics, or Economics.
  • Minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in designing, managing, and implementing results-based MERL activities, including results framework design, MEL planning and system development, work plan and indicator formulation, and program monitoring for large donor-funded organizations.
  • Experience in management of online M&E Systems i.e. required knowledge of CRM Software particularly Salesforce is an added advantage;
  • Relevant technical skills to analyse quantitative and qualitative data,
  • Exceptional organizational skills,
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
  • Strong commitment to using data and learning to enhance program performance.
  • Experience conducting project, program, or institutional evaluation.
  • Ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Excellent facilitation, presentation, and training skills.

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