MEL Coordinator – HQ

• PositionMEL Coordinator – HQ
• CompanyAfrican Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD)
• LocationKampala
• Job typeFull Time
• ExperienceAt least 5 years
• ClosingNo closing date is published on the official posting, so apply early.

AIRD is an African humanitarian organization working with refugees, displaced people and host communities. Its activities include humanitarian logistics, infrastructure, livelihoods, protection, climate resilience and emergency response. Official organisation website.

The MEL Coordinator provides technical monitoring, evaluation and learning leadership for AIRD’s SELF programme in Chad while strengthening organization-wide MEL systems. The Kampala-based, 12-month renewable role supports country programmes, evidence use, data quality, learning and staff capacity.

• Translate the SELF programme results framework and donor requirements into MEL plans, tools, reporting protocols and calendars.
• Lead MEL design and quality assurance for labour-market assessment and baseline work, including methods, tools, fieldwork and analysis.
• Establish participant and partner data systems and track progress against programme and inclusion targets.
• Develop AIRD-wide MEL standards, indicator definitions, reporting tools and procedures adaptable to country programmes.
• Support monthly data processes, portfolio analysis, dashboards, strategy reviews, evaluations and data-quality assessments.
• Promote ethical data collection, accountability, feedback mechanisms, learning sessions and use of findings in programme decisions.
• Develop MEL guidance and training materials and strengthen staff and partner capacity.

• Master’s degree in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, economics, development studies, demography, data science, social sciences or a related field.
• At least five years of progressively responsible MEL experience supporting donor-funded humanitarian or development programmes.
• Experience developing MEL systems and results frameworks and overseeing baselines, assessments, evaluations or data-quality work.
• Experience with digital data collection and analysis tools such as KoboToolbox, ODK, Excel and Power BI, or equivalents.
• Professional English proficiency; French is desirable.

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