Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager

SNV is seeking a dynamic and pragmatic professional to become part of the SNV Rwanda team, appointed under the Country Director with technical support from the MEL Global team. The MEL Strategic Advisor is a senior position that works at the MEL system level across all projects within a country portfolio. This position will sit on the Country Management team.

The MEL Manager is a strategic advisor, which is a highly skilled position that focuses on the quality establishment and quality assurance of project and country level MEL systems, facilitation of project and country level learning frameworks, and capacity development of existing M&E staff. They coach project M&E Advisors & staff with MEL responsibilities.

The solutions that the Strategic MEL managers will drive forward at country-level are:

1. Improving quality & maximizing the use of country and project MEL systems via mobilization of existing M&E staff and sector staff at country level
2. Growing data analytics capacities including critical analysis and using data for adaptive project management.
3. Contribution to stronger knowledge management and learning through improved change measurement and the establishment of integrated country and project learning framework.

Responsibilities

• Establishment of the country MEL system with guidance from Global MEL and taking the lead on initiation, implementation, and continual improvement.
• Acting on improvement areas with the country team and relevant sector/global staff.
• Contributing to stronger knowledge management and ensuring lessons learned are applied in daily practice.
• Steering (functionally) & coaching M&E and other country and project level colleagues towards compliance with the country MEL system and its ownership. 
• Leadership on prioritisation of MEL and a focus on quality. Modelling a culture of MEL and leads by example with regards to critical reflection, recognition of failure/weaknesses, and continual learning
• Focusing on the quality of project implementation linked to learning and adaptive management. Establishes systems to assure the quality of MEL activities, data, and products.
• Facilitating the design and implementation of planning, monitoring and evaluation capacity development initiatives at country level.
• Stimulating relevant MEL topics and best practices within the organisation through relevant learning and knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Supporting relevant global MEL processes as required.