Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager

About SNV

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is one of the largest Dutch, development organisations with operations in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. SNV aims to lift up incomes and access to basic services. We make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty, helping them raise incomes and access basic services. Driven by the Sustainable Development Goals, we are dedicated to a society in which all people are free to pursue their own sustainable development, and no one is left behind. This commitment to equity directs us to focus on gender and youth.

We apply our know-how to realise effective solutions and deliver results at scale worldwide. We do this through our local presence and our specialised expertise in agrifood, energy, and water. Our projects directly benefit millions of people. At the same time, our projects drive systems change, which helps many more people work their way out of poverty, well beyond the scope of the projects themselves. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation, implementing our mission exclusively through project financing. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence every day.

For more information on SNV, visit our website: https://snv.org/

Job Description

SNV is seeking a dynamic and pragmatic professional to become part of the SNV Rwanda team, appointed under the Country Director with technical support from the MEL Global team. The MEL Strategic Advisor is a senior position that works at the MEL system level across all projects within a country portfolio. This position will sit on the Country Management team.

The MEL Strategic Advisor is a strategic, highly skilled position that focuses on the quality establishment and quality assurance of project and country level MEL systems, facilitation of project and country level learning frameworks, and capacity development of existing M&E staff. They coach project M&E Advisors & staff with MEL responsibilities.

The solutions that the Strategic MEL managers will drive forward at country-level are:

• Improving quality & maximising the use of country and project MEL systems via mobilisation of existing M&E staff and sector staff at country level
• Growing data analytics capacities including critical analysis and using data for adaptive project management.
• Contribution to stronger knowledge management and learning through improved change measurement and the establishment of integrated country and project learning framework.

Responsibilities

• Establishment of the country MEL system with guidance from Global MEL and taking the lead on initiation, implementation, and continual improvement.
• Acting on improvement areas with the country team and relevant sector/global staff.
• Contributing to stronger knowledge management and ensuring lessons learned are applied in daily practice.
• Steering (functionally) & coaching M&E and other country and project level colleagues towards compliance with the country MEL system and its ownership.
• Leadership on prioritisation of MEL and a focus on quality. Modelling a culture of MEL and leads by example with regards to critical reflection, recognition of failure/weaknesses, and continual learning
• Focusing on the quality of project implementation linked to learning and adaptive management. Establishes systems to assure the quality of MEL activities, data, and products.
• Facilitating the design and implementation of planning, monitoring and evaluation capacity development initiatives at country level.
• Stimulating relevant MEL topics and best practices within the organisation through relevant learning and knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Supporting relevant global MEL processes as required.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) including quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in MEL in the development sector, consultancy firm, research institute and/or businesses with experience of working in a developing country context.
• Solid experience of successfully setting up new systems, processes, and/or initiatives related to MEL.
• A strong understanding of and experience in facilitating theory of change development and review and the development and use of high-level results frameworks.
• Experience of conducting and quality assuring assessments and/or evaluations that include primary data collection.
• Experience in designing and facilitating iterative learning processes.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with practical experience of leading collaborative processes.
• Team player, strong interpersonal skills, used to working in multi-cultural environments.
• Excellent English with French language highly desirable.
• Experience of conducting and quality assuring assessments and/or evaluations that include primary data collection.
• Familiarity with SNV’s leading sectors: Agriculture, Energy, and Water
• Willingness and ability to travel.

Additional Information

Terms of appointment:

Contract Type: Full time (40 hours per week)
Contract Duration: 2 years with potential for extension

Expected Start Date: January 1, 2025

Information Duty Station: Kigali, Rwanda with regular travel in-country and outside.

SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. We offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts. For more information, please visit our website: www.snv.org/careers.

SNV strives to be an inclusive employer, thriving on the diversity of its people and does not discriminate on the basis of disability status, religion, ethnic origin, gender and sexual orientation, etc.

How to apply:

If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and letter of motivation before December 6, 2024 CoB using the Smart Recruiters platform at https://smrtr.io/p8pxj 

Should SNV wish to proceed with your application, two interviews with the Selection Committee will take place. 

Reference check and vetting
We will require that you provide us with the full details of three people who are willing to act as a reference. We will not contact these references without your explicit permission.

SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct". This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.  

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