Practical Action Overview
Practical Action is an innovative international development group, putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. We share what works with others, so many more people can change their worlds.
SCOPE OF WORK
Title
MEL Officer
Reporting to
Head of Programs
Matrix management
RE4R Global MEL Advisor
Direct reports
NA
Matrix reporting
NA
Relationships
Internal: Delivery Teams, MEL teams, technical advisors
External: Strategic Partners relevant to the project – government ministries, donors, partners
Location
Kigali, Rwanda
Grade
7
Travel
Within project geographic scope
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Leadership and Strategic Alignment
Coordinate the Rwanda’s quarterly and annual reporting against Practical Action’s Strategic Business Plan (SBP), particularly on RE4R’s contribution to Practical Action’s Energy Ambition.
Lead Practical Action’s MEL activities relating to contribution to change in the energy access sector, using a systems approach to analyze and integrate cultural, political and economic factors.
Ensure that Practical Action’s work draws on learning and innovation from work in the field and other partners and are shared effectively with the wider Practical Action organization.
Ensure that project activities, outputs and outcomes feed into Practical Action’s impact ambition, strategic plans and project implementation
Delivering Quality
- Lead field level data collection methods for monitoring activities defined in the project MEL Framework
- Provide technical support and guidance to field coordinators on MEL activities
- Provide technical assurance and support for the delivery of monitoring activities
- Aggregate and analyse data and determine corrective actions from monitoring activities
- Ensure high quality evidence of the project’s outcomes and impact is produced
- Liaison with project partners to ensure high quality data collection and analysis
- Work with field coordinators to support data verification activities
- Manage and coordinate appropriate MEL feedback mechanisms
- Work closely with project team and partners to ensure feedback is appropriately acted on
- Lead the field coordination of project’s evaluation activities
- Document and disseminate best practices from the project
- Lead in the collection of positive impact stories and supporting material, including photos and videos
- Capture and disseminate project learning along with ensuring effective knowledge management between departments and affiliates to ensure the whole organisations benefits from and applies programmatic learning
- Support RE4R Rwanda Project Manager to deliver timely and high-quality project reports for authority bodies, internal reporting and donor requirement
PERSON PROFILE
To be successful in the role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
Experience & Knowledge
Demonstrable experience working in the field of monitoring, evaluation and learning (5 years minimum), and working knowledge of renewable energy, development programming and humanitarian response.
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree required in social science, international development, information systems management or related field.
- Proven success in implementing and operating complex monitoring, evaluation and learning systems
- Knowledge of current MEL approaches and data collection methods and the ability to select suitable methodologies for different contexts
- Demonstrable ability to think critically and analyse qualitative and quantitative data sets
- Proven ability to synthetize data and make appropriate recommendations for high-quality project delivery
- Proven ability to refine data collection tools
- Ability to work in cross-cultural teams
- Strong analytical and report-writing abilities
- Strong facilitation skills
- Strong communication skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Kinyarwanda
Desirable
- Professional qualifications in Project Management
- Clear understanding of gender issues and their implications on projects delivery
- Knowledge of systems thinking
- Knowledge of off-grid energy access technologies such as: solar PV, solar home systems, rural electrification, and mini-grid distribution systems
HOW TO APPLY
A detailed Job Profile can be accessed from Practical Action website
If you have the experience, skills and the ability we are looking for; please forward your application letter (1 page) and updated CV/Resume (3 pages max) by email to: recruitment.rwanda@practicalaction.org clearly indicating the subject as the Job title you are applying for.
The application deadline is August 25th , 2024.
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further process
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