Monitoring, Evidence and Learning Coordinator

Detailed Roles and Responsibilities:

Regional/Project Specific MEL Responsibilities: 60%

Lead implementation of MEL Team initiatives for region/project(s);

• Manage data collection budget and timeline
• Measure and enforce adherence to data quality protocols, including:
  • Supervise Senior Enumerators, ensuring monitoring of data collection and ensuring audits are both carried out accurately and productively.
  • Conduct timely data quality assessment of all incoming data and submit data quality reports to supervisor. 
• Analyse participant tracking and monitoring data when needed
• Maintain participant tracking and monitoring dashboards and custom reports; creation of additional internal reports as necessary.
• Creation of MEL Reports for funders/stakeholders in line with regional/project specific obligations
• Train field teams of region/project(s) in data capture responsibilities as they relate to targeting, participant enrollment, participant tracking, grant applications, and business spot checks and other field activities.
• Supervise Senior Enumerators to ensure high quality training is delivered to enumerators in relation to all data capture responsibilities.
• Procure enumerator protective gear and data collection equipment as needed
• Maintain open and clear communication channels for sharing of MEL findings.
• Bring forward problems, lessons learned are openly discussed, and innovations/solutions are tested
• Support Senior Enumerators in recruitment and training of Enumerators as needed under the direction of MEL Manager.
• Review of Senior Enumerators planned expenses and field activity plans
• Host weekly meetings with Senior Enumerators
• Other monitoring and evaluation tasks as assigned

Cross-Region/Project MEL Responsibilities: 30%

In collaboration with other MEL Coordinators and under the guidance of the MEL Manager:

• Create and/or maintain high quality training materials (Manuals, PowerPoint presentations, practice TaroWorks forms, etc)
• Design (when necessary), create, and publish, data capture forms
• For outcome data, assist with data cleaning, analysis and reporting
• Database management
• Participate in special project evaluations, and review of M&E tools
• Develop and maintain templates to be used by Senior Enumerators for planning and reporting
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures to be followed by Senior Enumerators
• Other monitoring and evaluation tasks as assigned.

Operations Role: 10%

• Assist in the adaptation, implementation, monitoring, and expansion of the Village Enterprise Poverty Graduation Model
• Other operational tasks as assigned

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation for social impact programs.
• Proficiency in STATA is a must (and it will be tested), with knowledge of descriptive and inferential analysis methods. Knowledge of other tools like R and/or Python is an advantage
• Strong experience in spatial data visualization and mapping 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
• Proven ability to design monitoring and evaluation plans, including developing logical frameworks
• Experience with Salesforce and/or Taro Works is a plus

Training and Communication Skills

• Demonstrate ability to communicate key concepts to nontechnical people 
• Ability to orally communicate issues, problems, and key information
• Experience working as part of a diverse team with the ability to work via email, phone and other virtual communications

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Proficiency in French, Kinyarwanda and Kiswahili is an added advantage.

Safeguarding:

"Safeguarding at VE is everyone’s responsibility"

• Ensure program participants are continuously sensitized about possible risks of child abuse, sexual/financial exploitation, prevention and response mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with VE’s safeguarding policies and Code of Conduct in all programs, operations and practices.
• Report any child or adult safeguarding incidents in program operations for appropriate action and follow up.

Living Our Values:

• Ubuntu: We serve people living in extreme poverty with respect, empathy, and dignity regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, or education level, and value our common humanity.
• Passion: We believe passionately in our mission and the ability of people living in extreme poverty to improve their lives.
• Integrity: We operate with the highest levels of integrity and trustworthiness.
• Innovation: We value innovation as a means to reduce poverty and treat new ideas, new technologies, and new partners as opportunities to grow our impact.
• Sustainability: We are committed to ensuring that our businesses and our organization are sustainable in the long term. 

Application Procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates who meet the set criteria are invited to send their cover letter and CV (maximum 3 pages), including 3 referees. The candidates are encouraged to submit their application online using "Apply to this job," located on the right corner of this job advert. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until January 5th, 2026, addressed to the People and Culture representative. 

• Insurance coverage
• An opportunity to make a meaningful impact by lifting people out of extreme poverty through community mobilization
• Individual Pension Plan