Purpose of the job:

World Relief Rwanda is seeking for an experienced and highly motivated   professional to join the MEAL team to feel the position of a MEAL Coordinator. The incumbent will have strong analytical and research skills; experience in development of study designs (both quantitative and qualitative approaches), experience in designing monitoring and evaluation tools for behavior change programs, and proven capacity to support others in a range of evaluation and data collection methodologies.

• The role involves supporting the project/program teams, community leadership and volunteers in the documentation of key human-interest stories, impact stories, best practices and other learnings.
• S/He also contributes significantly in the planning and overall implementation process World Relief’s Projects ensuring consistent compliance to the designs and standards.
• Lead all monitoring and evaluation processes for Projects as assigned by the Programs Impact Manager.
• Work with the Project leads and other project staff to embed monitoring and evaluation into their projects

Specific Job Duties:

1. Design and roll-out of monitoring tools that will be used to track progress and capture data at process and impact level across the program geo-coverage areas. These include both qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys.
2. Manage the documentation process ensuring quality and timely capturing and documentation of impact stories about the program.
3. Ensure programmatic data are regularly collected, processed, analyzed and shared timely with relevant program partners and stakeholders.
4. Create succinct reports that will inform Project leads, staff, and partners of the progress of the project.
5. Provide advice on needs assessment and analysis, monitoring and evaluation methodologies in order to develop a consistent and continually improving approach to collecting and using data.
6. Assist others to put in place and carry out appropriate outcome-focused evaluation processes for the project. For example, helping to develop logic models and evaluation frameworks.
7. Promote the use of learning from evidence and evaluation, share and promote the use of performance and impact reports across the districts to drive learning, business improvements, planning and strategy

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Statistics or equivalent degree in a related field
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office application, and statistical packages such SPSS, Stata, CSPro or SAS.
• Excellent questionnaire design and programming using electronic data collection applications (such ODK, Kobo, SurveyCTO, ONA, CommCare etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills are vital.
• Strong capacity building and facilitation skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, and to deal with problems/issues promptly and efficiently
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in conditions with limited resources.
• Excellent written and spoken in English and Kinyarwanda, French is an added value

Experience required:

• 3 years’ experience   in the field of monitoring and evaluation, experience in outbreak related surveys would be a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in needs or capacity gap analysis, data collection, data cleaning, analysis and reporting. 

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested and qualified for this position:

• Please submit one PDF document including your application letter addressed to the Country Director of World Relief Rwanda, copy of your notified Degree, comprehensive Curriculum Vitae with three (3) names of referees, copy of your identity card and a recent Church recommendation (Not exceeding 6 months) from your Pastor or Priest, not later than February 2^nd, 2024.
• Be a Rwandan by Nationality.

Applications will be sent to this link World Relief – Meal Coordinator (lever.co)

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Note that application letter and CV should be signed.

Done at Kigali on January 19^th, 2024.