Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Officer Full Time

Job Summary:

The MERL Officer plays a vital role in ensuring the organization’s programs are evidence-based, impactful, and continuously improved through data-driven decision-making. This position is responsible for designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, conducting research to assess program effectiveness, and ensuring learning is integrated into project strategies. The MERL Officer collects, analyzes, and reports on key performance indicators while supporting project teams in using data for adaptive management. Additionally, the role involves building strong relationships with stakeholders, including donors, partners, and local communities, to foster collaboration and accountability. Ultimately, the MERL Officer enhances the organization’s ability to achieve its mission through rigorous evaluation, learning, and evidence-based planning.

Overall Responsibilities:

• Prepare a Monitoring checklist in line with project activity and objectives.
• Collect daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly plans of each staff in hard and soft copy.
• Collect daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports from each staff and document in hard & soft copy.
• Provide feedback to the project coordinator on project strategies and activities.
• Full documentation of service provision, reports, and care plan.
• Encode beneficiaries’ profile data, service, and care plans to the database.
• Promotion of the use of evaluation findings among the projects.
• Monitor the allocated resources for the project interventions in terms of effectiveness and efficiency.
• Assist project coordinators in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and supporting them in their use.
• Facilitate and conduct mid-term and terminal evaluations for medium and long-term projects.
• Make sure all project teams have prepared, reviewed, and submitted periodic activity plans and reports.
• Prepare and maintain data collection tools, collect data, conduct data quality assurance, and analyze and interpret results.
• Prepare review meetings and supportive supervision schedules and conduct the program.
• Prepare and document change stories.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on the achievement of project results.
• Monitor the sustainability of the project’s results.
• Report monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual service provided for M & E coordinator and project coordinator.
• Train and support staff in monitoring and evaluation processes as requested.
• Conduct and analyze staff capacity building needs assessment and facilitate training.
• Provide input and update information related to project outcomes.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the project coordinator.

• education: An advanced university degree in one of the following areas Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
• Work Experience: At least Five (5) years of relevant work experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, ideally within a multisectoral context.

Skills:

• Strong experience in designing MEL frameworks, conducting and/or supporting evaluations, and facilitating learning.
• Proficiency in data collection and analysis software (e.g., Excel, SPSS, Stata, Power BI).
• Knowledge of digital MEL platforms and tools (e.g., KoboToolbox, CommCare Power BI).
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work in a multisectoral team and in a cross-cultural environment is a strong asset.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are highly desirable.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO).
• being able to speak Tigrigna is a value addition.

Other Considerations:

• Willingness to travel frequently to field locations, including remote areas.
• Commitment to upholding humanitarian values and the organization’s mission.

Competencies

• Action facilitations
• Communications
• Ethics & Values
• Teamwork
• Behavioral Flexibility
• Client Orientation
• Initiative
• Interpersonal Relations
• Reasonable Judgment

Number required: (1) one
Duty Station: Shire town and Taytay Adiyabo Woreda, North Western Zone, Tigray region.
Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply