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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager (Part-time)

 

Role Purpose

 

To lead on setting up and roll out of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning(MEL), and Knowledge Management system and activities of the Zantchito-Project-Technical Assistance(TA) project implemented by the British Council in Malawi

The purpose requires a dynamic, competent individual with experience in providing robust advisory as well as rigorous hands-on implementation MEL expertise for the successful delivery of a GBP multimillion, multi-year donor-funded project.

 

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

 

Support project planning and execution of project plans especially through the use of monitoring data to make continuous improvements

 

• Ensure specified MEL activities are accurately planned and cost (in terms of money, human effort, and equipment) and that budgets are managed effectively
• Establish baseline status of all log frame indicators (Inception)

• Lead systematic data collection and analysis activities for monthly, quarterly and annual client reporting cycles and in the production of progress reports for dissemination of results and impact to stakeholders (Implementation)
• Lead the conduct of mid-term external reviews and evaluations to identify lessons taken away and successes to be disseminated (Implementation)
• Lead the management of external or independent monitoring and evaluation exercises and annual performance reviews (Implementation)
• Lead on the conduct of the mid-term review, the final evaluation, and the production of a report to be disseminated at project review and closing events and shared with key stakeholders (Closure)

 

Robust implementation of the MEL Framework for the programme to ensure a strong evidence base that meets client, corporate, and programmatic standards

 

• Revision/update of the theory of change (Inception)
• formulation/development of the results framework (LogFrame)  (Inception)
• Development of the appropriate mixed methods approach and tools for data collection (Inception)
• Complete internal British Council corporate monitoring and evaluation tools (i.e. the Results and Evidence Framework [REF] and other evaluation methods) and help the implementation team plan, monitor and present results on performance using the REF and in this way help embed a culture of effective operational performance measurement and evaluation across.
• Support the Team Lead to commission and manage external evaluations and assessments and disseminate the findings to key stakeholders and audience groups.

 

High quality and delivery of the MEL activity across the project providing technical guidance, tools, and capacity support along with relevant training for staff and partners

 

• Development of roles and responsibilities for all MEL functions in the project team  (Inception)
• Identification of capacity-building needs of the project team in the use of data collection tools (Inception)
• Provide leadership for the development and delivery of MEL and Knowledge Management (KM) capacity-building initiatives for staff and partners so that KM and dissemination processes and products including lessons learned from results and challenges are understood and used effectively.
• Embed formal and informal processes of learning and reflection
• As needed, quality assurance M&E specification within grant contracts to ensure synergies between project and partner results reporting
• As needed, provision of timely and effective MEL support to grant application development and grant selection panels

 

Role-specific knowledge and experience:

Essential requirements:

 

• At least five years’ experience as a MEL specialist working in the NGO or donor-funded context
• Experience in designing and delivering a MEL system for the entire duration of a project lifecycle
• A first degree or equivalent professional experience in the sciences, social sciences, or MEL is required.

 

Desirable:

 

• Professional qualifications in MEL, membership in an Evaluation Society or VOPE are desirable
• A postgraduate degree in the sciences or social sciences is desirable
• Prior experience delivering MEL support on a TVET, skills, Technical Assistance, or training project in Malawi or a similar context.

 

Role Specific Skills

 

• A thorough understanding of monitoring and evaluation priorities for the EU and other bilateral or multilateral donors, including the design and use of results frameworks, and experience in MEL reporting
• A thorough understanding of research methodologies
• Skill in monitoring the implementation of projects using data collection and collation   tools
• Excellent data management skills with the capacity to set up and maintain data management systems
• Strong expertise in analyzing quantitative data and excellent knowledge of data analysis software e.g. SPSS, NVIVO – the capacity to review data and identify cause and effect
• Strong report writing and presentation skills including preparing sound academic reports, the use of multi-media and other presentation tools, as well as direct experience in preparing and presenting a range of concise and timely programme highlights, reports for mixed audience groups including clients, partners, senior managers, and corporate stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to build MEL capacity within the civil society / NGO sector
• Project and Contract Management
• Financial Planning and Management
• At least five years’ experience in similar roles

 

Further Information

 

• Pay band: Hourly Paid Freelance .  This MEL Manager role is a part-time role (75 days a year) and reports to the Senior Project manager.
• Contract type: Locally engaged
• Duration:  2 years (With the possibility of renewal)
• Location – Lilongwe, Malawi (Flexible)
• Language requirements:  Strong written and oral English communication skills.
• The role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country in which the role is based.
• Closing Date – 23 March 2023.  Applications will close at 23:59 East Africa Time

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