Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Assistant

Reports to M&E Manager

Management Responsibility: None

Job location: Rwanda

Grade : 5

Contract Duration 

One year renewable

International Alert

International Alert has been working for over 30 years with people directly affected by conflict to find peaceful solutions.

We believe in a world where people resolve their differences without violence intncnkcnknadnand can build a more peaceful future for their families and communities.

We build a more peaceful world by collaborating with people from across divides to resolve the root causes of conflict, because everyone can play a part in building peace, every day.

We work alongside local communities, partners, businesses, and policymakers to turn our in-depth research and analysis into practical solutions and action on the ground.

And we bring together people from the grassroots to the policy level to inspire and amplify the voice of peace, because it is only together that we can achieve change. To learn more about how and where we work, visit www.international-alert.org.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this position is to support the continued growth and consolidation of the Rwanda Programme. This is a local position, the holder will assist the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and jointly work across programme projects to provide technical support programme staff and partners implementing in monitoring, evaluating, accountability and learning from programme implementation. The holder of this position will support with generating projects data base, data screening, data accuracy tracking and reporting.

The position is assigned to comply with International Alert policies and practice with respect to staff safeguarding inclusive of code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

Results Monitoring and programme quality support

• Assist colleagues in Feeding MEAL activities into proposals in line with International Alert M&E policy and guidance, accommodating external requirements and internal evidence needs. Specifically, assist in implementation of the MEAL plans, indicator tracking tools and other relevant tools for the area of responsibility.
• Assist the Quarterly Review meetings and Project Close-out meetings in order to highlight cross-project components aimed at replicating good practices and strengthening synergies between projects or programmes and partners.
• Assist in the implementation and data collection for results frameworks and monitoring processes and tools at the right level.
• Set up simple systems to manage information or data generated by monitoring and evaluation activities, such as trainings, mobilization events, advocacy initiatives, researches, activity monitoring and evaluations
• Track the quality benchmarks of activities and inform programmes about quality programming in close collaboration with the M&E Manager
• Conduct simple data analysis e.g. frequency distribution, some inferential statistics and disseminate information to line manager for data validation and further inform programme management. 

Support the Programme Evaluation and researches 

• Support coordination of needs assessments, baselines, researches and evaluations by ensuring quality findings are documented and include sound analysis in close collaboration with M&E Manager 
• To ensure that the minimum standards of peacebuilding lenses are maintained in accordance with the International Alert Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Impact frameworks
• Track the implementation of recommendations of assessments, baselines, researches and evaluations

Engage in Accountability Mechanisms

• Help set up and manage accountability mechanisms, such as feedback boxes, Incident Monitoring Mechanisms or community feedback sessions.
• Record, document, and follow up on feedback, ensuring it is processed and shared with relevant teams.
• Support transparency and accountability by disseminating key project information to stakeholders, including program participants

Support the Learning Practices and Improvements across the Programmes

• Assist in compiling lessons learned and best practices from program activities.
• Support knowledge-sharing initiatives within programmes, such as training sessions or workshops with support from M&E Manager and Project Leads
• Identify monitoring, evaluation and learning or MEL staffing needs for peacebuilding, conflict sensitive, business for peace programmes, and support staff induction on MEL programme coverage and training.
• Identify learning and training opportunities for projects and programme staff and work as a mentor for less experienced staff from partner CSOs. 
• Conduct training and awareness raising activities for programme and partner staff at field e.g. project officers and project coordinators level regarding MEL priorities and quality standards aligned to MSL project gender curriculum, entrepreneurship resources as well as business for peace manuals.

Travel requirements

The job is based in Kigali with extensive travel to districts outside of Kigali and other destinations as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Education to BSc/BA/ level in a relevant subject e.g., Statistics, social sciences, sociometrics, development, peace studies, psychometrics, or equivalent field.
• Significant experience of undertaking a MEL related role in post-conflict or post-genocide environment
• Significant experience of undertaking a MEL related role in post-conflict or post-genocide environment
• Previous experience of managing project database.
• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation.
• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
• Experience of training and capacity building.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project data analysis reports. A high level of written and spoken professional French and good at English
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• A self-starter with initiative and the ability to work with minimal supervision

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

Fluency in English and other languages spoken in Greak Lakes region especially French and basic knowledge of Swahili.

The attached application form should be sent by email no later than 6th February 2026 at 5pm (Kgl time) to Rwanda@international-alert.org. Do not include a curriculum vitae or any additional information unless specifically requested to do so. Please mention the following reference in the subject of your email: Application – MEAL Assistant.

Please note the following:

• This is a local position
• If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume that your application has, on this occasion, been “unsuccessful.”
• Alert is a member of the MDS scheme; and by applying for this role, you agree to undergo MDS checks.