Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Coordinator

The IRC is pursuing a new funding to implement a multi-country last mile immunization initiative in fragile, emergency and refugee settings. The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Coordinator will have overall responsibility for outlining the program’s monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning agenda in collaboration with research partners and IRC country program staff.

Position Summary

The MEAL Coordinator will develop the M&E and accountability systems including the design of indicators, data collection tools, data quality controls and analysis, feedback and reporting mechanisms; this position will also oversee the project’s learning agenda and take responsibility for dissemination strategies. This position will lead a team responsible for the implementation of M&E and accountability protocols in the countries where the project will operate. It will also oversee a portfolio of field-based implementation research or evaluations and learning that may be led by IRC researchers or research partners.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of overall monitoring and evaluation and accountability framework for project implementation across country programs.

• Strengthen capacity on interpretation and use of performance benchmarking measures, indicators, and program learning to consortium staff and MoH counterparts;

• Develop and ensure compliance with procedures for collection and reporting of project and program performance and feedback data and to provide quality, timely, and complete data and reports;

• Regularly review data collection processes, perform data quality assessments, and make adjustments as needed;

• Prepare the M&E and accountability section of the annual work plans, and of review or updates of it, as needed;

• Participate and provide input to program strategy, including necessary adjustments or refinements to the work plan;

• Collaborate with research advisors on design and implementation of implementation research and program evaluations, including hiring and supervision of consultants when needed;

• Provide direction and oversight for all MEAL staff.

Job Requirements

Minimum requirements

• Education: MA/MS in public health, statistics, or related field.

• Work Experience: At least 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation, including experience in last mile immunization required; at least two years working on M&E or in low and middle income countries required; at least one year field experience in humanitarian or low-resource setting required;

•Technical Expertise: Experience training and supervising country-office teams, project and remote management; demonstrated technical expertise in the design and implementation of M&E and accountability systems required; experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods as well as data platform development an advantage

• Team work: Able to work with remote, multi-cultural, and multi-disciplinary teams

• Communication Skills: Excellence in writing and presentation

• Training Skills: Able to transfer technical knowledge and skills

• Willingness to travel to fragile / conflict-affected contexts.

• Language Skills: English required

Work Environment: Expected Travel 30-40% of the time.

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation