MEL Senior Officer Job ZAF

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Senior Officer will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing the Harnessing Education Research for Impact in Africa (HERI-Africa’s) performance tracking functions within Zizi Afrique Foundation. The role focuses on ensuring that HERI-Africa has robust performance tracking systems, high-quality data, timely reporting, and a strong learning agenda that informs program implementation, donor reporting, and adaptive decision-making.

• Develop and roll out a MEL framework tailored for the HERI-Africa program, aligned with ZAF’s organizational MEL strategy.
• Promote a culture of accountability and learning within the HERI-Africa program team.
• Build the capacity of program staff and partners to integrate MEL into program implementation.
• Develop user-friendly reporting systems for program-level data and results.
• Define and track HERI-Africa program performance indicators.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social science, statistics, project management, Monitoring and Evaluation or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
• At least (5) years of demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning of complex development
  programs, preferably in NGOs.
• Experience in education, research-to-policy, or evidence-use programs is desirable.
• Proficiency with statistical software and tools (e.g., SPSS, KOBO Toolbox, ODK).
• Demonstratable ability to develop and implement MEL plans.
• Budgeting, financial planning, and reporting experience.
• Excellent organizational and editorial skills.
• Confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive information.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders, with good oral and
  written communication skills.

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