|
Responsibilities
|
|
|
Regional/Project Specific MEL Responsibilities:
|
|
|
Lead implementation of MEL Team initiatives for region/project(s), including: o Manage data collection budget and timeline o Measure and enforce adherence to data quality protocols, including:
|
|
|
• Supervise Senior Enumerators, ensuring monitoring of data collection and ensuring audits are both carried out accurately and productively
|
|
|
• Conduct timely data quality assessment of all incoming data and submit data quality reports to supervisor. Supervised DQA may be assigned to advanced Senior Enumerators.
|
|
|
o Timely cleaning of all participant tracking and monitoring data o Analysis of participant tracking and monitoring data when needed
|
|
|
o Maintenance of participant tracking and monitoring dashboards and custom reports; creation of additional internal reports and memos as necessary
|
|
|
o Creation of MEL Reports for funders/stakeholders in line with regional/project specific obligations o Train field teams of region/project(s) in data capture responsibilities as they relate to: targeting, participant enrollment, participant tracking, grant applications, and business spot checks
|
|
|
o Supervise Senior Enumerators to ensure high quality trainings are delivered to enumerators in relation to all data capture responsibilities
|
|
|
o Build and maintain relationships with field staff. Coordinate with staff from other teams as necessary towards the following goals: • Procurement of enumerator protective gear and data collection equipment as needed
|
|
|
• Open and clear communication channels are maintained for sharing of MEL findings; - Clear timelines are in place for when staff might expect formal reporting (ex., targeting verification reports within 2 weeks of close of targeting; business owner registration stats available in real time but data fully cleaned within one week of final sync) - Additional findings are shared with relevant parties on an ongoing basis • Problems are brought forward, ‘lessons learned’ are openly discussed, and innovations/solutions are tested
|
|
|
• Staff understand why information is needed from them and by when (for example, each cycle BM assignments are needed at least a week before the refresher training so that the database can be prepped and the new targeting forms can be assigned to the Business Mentors in advance of the training)
|
|
|
o Supervise Senior Enumerators. In addition to responsibilities outlined above:
|
|
|
• Recruit and train new Field Officers as appropriate and under the direction of MEL Manager
|
|
|
• Support Field Officers in recruitment and training of Enumerators as needed under the direction of MEL Manager
|
|
|
• Review Senior Enumerators’ planned expenses
|
|
|
• Review Senior Enumerators field activity plans
|
|
|
• Review Senior Enumerators field activity reports; on a monthly basis, aggregate relevant details from reports for sharing with staff (e.g., RMs, CDs, F&A, etc)
|
|
|
• Host weekly meetings with Senior Enumerators o Other monitoring and evaluation tasks as assigned.
|
|
|
Cross-Region/Project MEL Responsibilities
|
|
|
In collaboration with other MEL Coordinators and under the guidance of the MEL Manager: • Create or maintain high quality training materials (Manuals, PowerPoint presentations, practice TaroWorks forms, etc)
|
|
|
• Design (when necessary), create, and publish, data capture forms
|
|
|
• For outcome data, assist with data cleaning, analysis and reporting
|
|
|
• Database management
|
|
|
• Participate in special project evaluations, and review of M&E tools
|
|
|
• Develop and maintain templates to be used by Senior Enumerators for planning and reporting
|
|
|
• Develop, document in MEL Manual, and maintain policies and procedures to be followed by Senior Enumerators
|
|
|
• Maintenance of MEL Manual o Other monitoring and evaluation tasks as assigned.
|
|
|
Operations Role:
|
|
|
o Assist in the adaptation, implementation, monitoring, and expansion of the Village Enterprise core program
|
|
|
o Provide support to field management team when needed o Other operation tasks as assigned
|
|
Skills Required
|
|
|
• Possess the technical knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the role, including Strong quantitative skills and experience with data analysis; good command of STATA, Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint, Proficiency with Google Documents, Gmail, and Android applications
|
|
|
• Understand the elements of data quality: consistent, complete, accurate, timely, verifiable, valid Proven ability to design monitoring and evaluation plans, including developing theories of change and logical frameworks
|
|
|
• Demonstrate ability to communicate key concepts to people with less than Level 5 education
|
|
|
• Ability to orally communicate issues, problems, and key information
|
|
|
• Ability to write clear, concise memos highlighting issues, problems, and key information
|
|
Experience
|
|
|
Experience with Salesforce and/or TaroWorks is a plus
|
|
|
Have at least 3 years of experience conducting monitoring and evaluation for social impact programming
|
|
|
Experience supervising data collection and teams of field workers
|
|
|
Experience conducting data quality assessments and with cleaning data
|
|
|
Experience designing and implementing surveys
|
|
|
Literacy with the basic methods for data collection: surveys, interviews, performance tests, site visits/observation, focus group discussions, participatory methods, pre-existing data
|
|
|
Ability to develop SMART indicators
|
|
|
Experience working as part of a diverse team with the ability to work via email, phone, Skype, and other virtual communications
|
|
|
Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player Must be a very strong critical thinker able to identify potential solutions to challenges in new environments
|