Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Team Leader – Insights Consults PLC
Economics, Social Sciences and Community
Insights Consults PLC
Insights Consults seeks skilled candidates for the Senior monitoring, evaluation and learning position based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the possibility of traveling to parts of the country to oversee the quality and timely delivery of research and M&E projects in Ethiopia.
The MERL Lead will oversee research and MEAL teams, and will report directly to the director of the company.
Responsibilities include
- Developing MERL technical and financial proposals per the requirement of TORs in collaboration with the program management, and ensuring it is delivered in time.
- Leading the research and MEAL teams (team of 4-10people), including
- Ensuring all tools align with program requests and needs;
- Supporting with research and M&E design;
- Supporting analysis of quantitative and qualitative data;
- Providing quality assurance and oversight of all deliverables;
- Identifying, recruiting, and managing field teams to conduct quantitative and qualitative data collection;
- Identifying, recruiting, and managing subject matter experts who contribute to technical aspects of projects.
- Providing overall project oversight, including
- Supporting the Program Manager with managing the project budget, resourcing and timelines;
- Managing partner relationships, including regular check-ins with the Project Management Unit;
- Ensuring the provision of high-quality services by Insights Consults, whilst maintaining commercial oversight of the project, including regular check-ins with Insights Management.
- The role might require travel within Ethiopia depending on the project need.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of Post Qualification Experience with 5 years working as a Project Manager in a similar context.
- Experience managing or supporting multi-year research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning projects.
- Experience in providing programmatic research.
- Experience developing research and M&E methodologies in diverse sectors.
- Experience overseeing budgets and resourcing.
- Experience managing teams (including performance reviews, career development, etc.) and managing corporate partnerships.
- Ability to work in a demanding environment
- Ability to deliver and prioritize according to need.
- Fluent in speaking and writing English, Amharic and other local languages is a plus
- Ability to proactively adapt to change
- Ability to function and deliver within a team
- Ability and willingness to share knowledge and skill to build team capacity
Educational background:
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Demography, Economics, Finance, Sociology, Agricultural Economics, Management, and other related fields.
