Global MEL Manager/Senior Manager

Minna, Nigeria or Jinja, Uganda or Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Posted 2 months ago

The role

This person will lead monitoring, evaluation and learning across Uganda, Nigeria, and DRC programs. They will own the systems, operations, and ways of working for the Global MEL team.

What you will do

Oversee MEL across the Uganda, Nigeria, and DRC country programs
Directly manage the three Country MEL Leads
Ensure survey design and roll-out are executed to global standards
Review analysis and oversee the reporting process
Participate in country steering-committee meetings
Oversee country-level MEL budgets and plans
Own the operational and process guidance, SOPs, and team ways of working
Select, roll out, and drive adoption of project-management systems and tooling
Own team knowledge management
Own team-level project and capacity planning and cross-domain coordination

Required qualifications

Experience with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
Experience implementing evaluations, designing data-collection tools, statistical analysis, and reporting
Mastery of experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation designs
Proficiency in both Stata and R
Project management and process design skills
Ability to select and roll out systems and tooling and drive adoption across distributed teams
Knowledge management skills
People management and the ability to manage and develop staff across multiple countries and time zones

Nice to have

Nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation

Benefits

Health insurance
Housing
Comprehensive benefits
Weekly check-ins with your manager
Access to mentorship and training programs
Regular feedback on your performance
Career reviews every six months

Before you apply

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role
Applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made

About the company

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. They provide farm supplies, tree seedlings, credit, training, and other agricultural services across nine countries.