Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Manager

The role manages and supervises all MEAL activities in Rakhine State, providing technical support to MEAL and program staff, leading assessments, ensuring accountability mechanisms, and building capacity to improve programme quality and adaptive management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise all day-to-day MEAL activities in Rakhine State.
• Provide technical support to MEAL and program staff, including developing log frames, advise on sampling strategies and survey plans, support data analysis and write and review reports.
• Lead and present data and reports to program teams in line with adaptive management strategies.
• Build capacity of the MEAL and program staff and DRC Implementing partners.
• Lead major assessments (baseline, endline, impact, etc.) throughout the project cycle from planning and implementation to reporting.
• Provide technical support to the MEAL team leaders, including survey design, methodology planning, tool development, and data management.
• Design log frames and indicators for proposals/grants in collaboration with Country MEAL Manager.
• Oversee the tracking of achievements and indicators for projects/programs.
• Review and provide quality checking for donor reporting to ensure accuracy, evidence-based narratives, and compliance.
• Provide technical support to program managers in terms of program design and MEAL activities associated with program activities and emergency rapid needs assessments.
• Support the Country MEAL Manager in the coordination and supervision of external evaluations and third-party consultants.
• Ensure that all MEAL documents and data are archived in the shared, secured drive.
• Enforce data security policies and assist Country MEAL Manager in the development and finalization of strategic MEAL standards.
• Ensure all MEAL staff and relevant program staff are using centralized IM systems for data management.
• Oversee data quality assurance activities, including routine data auditing and field visits to verify reporting accuracy.
• Travel at least 25% to field offices, Yangon and out of Rakhine.
• Support project implementation team in the set-up and overall management of community feedback mechanisms (CFM) in Rakhine State.
• Liaise with Accountability Specialist on CFM and AAP activities and ensure functionality of these mechanisms across DRC and partner programs.
• Ensure correct use of CFM system by staff and enforce organizational CFM policy and guidelines.
• Plan and lead state-level lessons learned and data review workshops, presenting results and data analyses to program managers, staff, and partners.
• Disseminate monitoring reports and key findings to relevant stakeholders to support evidence-based adaptive management and continuous program improvement.
• Provide technical support and training to partners and MEAL staff on MEAL topics.
• Coordinate monthly MEAL meetings to exchange information and lessons learned.
• Manage budgets for area MEAL staff and activities including financial reports and planning.
• Coordinate with partners and program managers on MEAL activities, budgets, proposals, reports, and data reviews.
• Supervise MEAL Team Leaders in Rakhine state.
• Provide input and assistance with Country MEAL Manager in DRC Global reporting.
• Participate in donor meetings, grants kick-off and closing meetings.

Requirements

• University degree in relevant field (development or social research preferably with a focus on monitoring and evaluation as well as compliance issues) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience – preferably in social work, community development, non-governmental organizations, or civil society.
• Experience working with NGOs and/or the humanitarian sector and use of data collection tools in the Protection and Livelihoods sectors.
• Emergency response experience is a plus.
• At least 4 years’ knowledge/experience with Monitoring & Evaluation specifically, information management and accountability.
• At least 2 years managerial experience of MEAL Officers.
• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, KOBO, and other software (QGIS, Power BI, SPSS, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of data analysis practices and tools.
• English proficiency including good analytical and report writing skills.
• Fluency in other local languages (Rakhine, Rohingya) a plus.
• All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies: Striving for excellence, Collaborating, Taking the lead, Communicating, Demonstrating integrity.

Skills

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Accountability Mechanisms
• Data Collection Tools
• Information Management
• Emergency Response
• MEAL Officer Management
• Data Analysis
• Report Writing
• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• Kobo
• QGIS
• Power BI
• SPSS
• Community Development
• Social Research

Languages

English