Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator (m/f/d)

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Transparency International Secretariat is currently seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator to join the Strategy and MEL Team.

At Transparency International we are committed to working towards greater transparency, accountability and integrity, including in our own work. The Strategy and MEL team is responsible to ensure that results are demonstrated and learning is consolidated in order to improve organisational performance and anti-corruption impact. Further, the role of the team is to lead the organisational and strategic planning processes and the design, development and implementation of the TI Movement-wide monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system.

The MEL Coordinator provides technical expertise on MEL framework design and implementation to TI programmes and projects throughout the organisation and builds the capacity of relevant TI-S and TI Chapter staff on MEL framework design and use.

In particular, the MEL Coordinator will be responsible for providing expertise and support to TI-S led projects in implementing fit-for-purpose MEL frameworks. This includes developing the MEL frameworks at the start of the project including the design of tools and methods to regularly collect and capture relevant data aligned with the goals, outcomes and outputs of the project. The MEL Coordinator works in close cooperation with the project manager and the Strategy & MEL team and apply a gender-sensitive, inclusive and participatory approach. Further, the MEL Coordinator provides continued support and expertise to the project teams in implementing the MEL framework, conducting reviews/evaluations and facilitating learning.

While the MEL Coordinator will be assigned to specific projects, s/he is also expected to contribute to an increasingly higher quality of monitoring, evaluation and learning practices in all TI-S led projects and programmes through his/her work. Besides contributing to new project proposals, this includes developing and sharing of standards, tools and methods and providing capacity development.

OVERVIEW OF KEY DIMENSIONS

Role Purpose: The MEL Coordinator provides technical expertise on MEL framework design and implementation to TI’s programmes, projects and services throughout the organisation, as well as builds the capacity of TI-S and National Chapter staff on MEL framework design and use.

Team: Strategy and MEL / CEO Office

Salary Band: salary according to TI-S internal salary structure; for this position corresponding to band PF2 a salary starting EUR 40.000 gross per year depending on relevant experience

Starting Date: as soon as possible

Contract Duration: Currently we can offer an employment contract limited for a duration of 2 years.

Working Hours: full time [100%; 40 hours per week]

Location: Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S), Berlin – possibly with international travel post pandemic

Job ID: TIS-SMELCO-022022

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE ROLE

Based in the Strategy and MEL Team, the MEL Coordinator will:

• Provide expertise and support project manager(s) with MEL framework development, data collection, analysis, reporting, provision of MEL trainings and evaluations for several TI-S led projects while ensuring that the project MEL aligns with and feeds into the organisational MEL systems
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on development and implementation of MEL frameworks and indicators for TI programmes, projects and services
• Contribute toward an increasingly high-level of monitoring, evaluation and learning practices in TI-S led projects by developing standards, sharing of tools and methods and providing training sessions
• Contribute to the development of new proposals for work streams or projects by providing input on alignment, quality and resource allocation from a monitoring, evaluation and learning perspective
• Facilitate reviews and learning at the level of programmes, projects and services based on MEL data
• Analyse and share good practice lessons on project and programme-level MEL and their outcomes across TI-S and the movement as a whole to improve evidence-based learning
• Develop and implement capacity building activities for relevant staff at TI-S and National Chapters on the design and effective use of MEL frameworks
• Work with the team on revising, proposing, and innovating on leaner, more efficient, and better monitoring and evaluation processes and systems whenever needed
• Undertake administrative tasks related to the day-to-day operational running of MEL work as required

CANDIDATE PROFILE

In order to succeed in this role, candidates will need to meet the following:

• Graduate degree in the social sciences
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience, of which at least 3+ years in the field of MEL or related
• Expertise in knowledge management, project management and capacity building
• Sound understanding of civil society and strategic NGO management and organisational development
• Up-to-date knowledge of trends and developments with respect to monitoring and evaluation, organisational learning, knowledge management and impact assessment
• Knowledge of, or considerable interest in, the work of TI and the field of anti-corruption
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to effectively manage priorities and competing demands
• Highly developed teamwork and intercultural communication skills
• Fluency in English required; additional languages, in particular French, Spanish and/or Arabic, an advantage
• Willingness to travel

WHAT WE OFFER

Joining the Transparency International Secretariat candidates can expect:

• the opportunity to become part of the global movement against corruption and make a positive contribution to the work
  of TI in the field of transparency and accountability working on a wide range of relevant and challenging issues
• a role with purpose, working in a team of engaged and enthusiastic colleagues who are experts in the field of anti-corruption – driven by the desire to fight corruption
• a dynamic, flexible and international working environment with peers representing 45+ different nationalities
• a high degree of collaboration and autonomy in an organisation with a shared, facilitative and inclusive leadership culture with regular Ask Me Anything meetings with the CEO
• opportunities to learn and grow, including regular internal Show & Tell meetings as well as discussions with external experts and online webinars on a wide variety of topics

Staff at TI-S enjoy a competitive compensation & benefits package designed for staff well-being and work life balance, incl.:

• a relocation package incl. sponsorship of work permit if needed and financial contribution to German language classes
• 30 days of annual leave per year and flexible working times around core hours
• the possibility of Work from Abroad for periods of time (currently for up to 10 working days at a time for a maximum of 20 working days per calendar year), currently being piloted in an ongoing effort to increase virtualisation of work and foster highly collaborative remote work using MS Teams throughout the organisation
• organisational access to the employee assistance programme PME offering support in various areas incl. well-being
• Sodexo Restaurant Checks with plenty of options nearby the office for reduced prices for meals
• organisational membership fees with Urban Sports Club
• regular staff social events
• a centrally located office in a vibrant metropolitan city with excellent public transportation connectivity at the river Spree