MERLA Officer

Overview

We are recruiting!

Our client in Lusaka is looking for a MERLA Officer to join their team for a job vacancy within the NGO sector.

To apply or for more information follow the link below.

MERLA Officer

Location            :              Lusaka

Reporting to    :              Programme Manager

Contract Period:          2 years

Designation

The position is for a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Advocacy Officer.  The officer is responsible for monitoring all stages of programme implementation and providing technical support. The MERLA Officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities for the project.

Reporting

The post holder will report to the Programme Manager. S/he will have an indirect relationship with the MERLA Manager for technical support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Programme Manager to design and implement appropriate M&E systems for their areas of activity.
• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection, and evaluation procedures.
• Monitor all programme activities, financial reports, and progress towards achieving programme outputs.
• Recommend further improvements to the logical framework.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicators of programme success.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results.
• Monitor the sustainability of the programme results.
• Develop M&E systems for the programme and for the stakeholders.
• Prepare and maintain databases and ensure up-to-date storage and maintenance of data.
• Develop tools, collect data, analyse, and produce reports for dissemination and possible publication.
• Draft reports monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annually on progress on all programme activities to the programme manager, supplying them and other key audiences with the necessary information and data.
• Participate in annual programme reviews and assist the programme manager in the preparation of management reports.
• Travel to the project sites (Chipata, Mansa, Solwezi, Chipata, Kabwe, Kafue, Livingstone) periodically to ensure high quality data collection and offer mentorship.
• Organise and lead quarterly review meetings with the M&E trained local personnel.
• Draft research protocols, supervise data collection, analyse data and support manuscript writing.
• Any other tasks relevant to the core role as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Master’s Degree preferably in M&E, Developmental Studies or equivalent.
• At least five years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in development programmes implemented by government or NGOs.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis, and production of reports.
• Proven ICT skills especially in MIS software and proficiency in MS Office tools.
• Expertise in analysing data using statistical software.
• A track record in monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated familiarity with research techniques.
• Strong influencing, coordination, and management skills.
• Plans, coordinates and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines.
• Establishes, builds, and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support knowledge, management, and learning.
• In-depth knowledge of MSI, M&E and developmental issues.
• Excellent knowledge of monitoring and application of methodology; good understanding of capacity assessment methodology; excellent ability to identify significant capacity-building opportunities.
• High standard of written business English for report writing.

Attributes and Motivations

• Highly motivated.
• Reliable and able to work without close supervision.
• Commitment to social change and to the organisation’s values and principles.
• Enthusiastic, positive, determined, and flexible team player.
• Highly developed communication skills with demonstrated cultural sensitivity.
• Able and willing to travel within the country.