Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer (Mutasa) : Mercy Corps

Job Summary

About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps partners with communities as they move from a place of fragility to resilience, meeting urgent needs while addressing root causes – always powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse, and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.

The Program / Department / Team
Mercy Corps has been operating in Zimbabwe since 2002 focusing its interventions on a multi-sectoral market systems development portfolio mobilizing communities to promote small-scale agriculture and revive local economies. MC Zimbabwe seeks to support at-risk communities in Zimbabwe to move towards sustainable development through building resilience and strong inclusive systems in the face of climatic and economic shocks and stresses.

General Position Summary
Mercy Corps Zimbabwe is currently implementing a one (1) year USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)-funded ELEVATE program to respond to households experiencing acute food insecurity by providing life-saving food assistance and support agricultural interventions to improve resilience of vulnerable households in targeted underserved pockets of rural communities. The MEL Officer will be responsible for maintaining all program databases, developing data collection forms, and conducting analysis of data collected at the field level.

Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to always adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Job Responsibilities

Technical Management
• Develop MEL Plan(s) for the Program.
• Develop a system for reporting and validating program data (Excel, TolaData, Access, etc.)
• Work closely with the program team and local partners to ensure effective monitoring, evaluation,
learning and reporting of program activities and results.
• Coordinate reporting with local partners, specifically tracking deadlines, ensuring adherence to
monitoring formats and requirements, ensuring reporting quality and accuracy, and periodic report
writing, editing, and submission.
• Compile reports on progress against indicators according to the monitoring plan and facilitate
program performance review with program team members.
• Develop a Data Quality Assessment Plan.
• Perform regular data quality spot checks on program data.
• Actively participate in any additional evaluation activities including but not limited to baseline, mid-
term, end line surveys, household surveys.
• Contribute to the program Learning/Research agenda.
• Build the capacity of all relevant team members to use program monitoring tools, accurately enter
program data into relevant databases and enable them to develop excellent reports and other
documents.
• Build the capacity of our local partner organizations through on-going training and support on
monitoring tools, entering program data into databases, the development of reports and other
documents.

Program Management
• Contribute to the program Learning/Research agenda.
• Build the capacity of all relevant team members to use program monitoring tools, accurately enter
program data into relevant databases and enable them to develop excellent reports and other
documents.
• Build the capacity of our local partner organizations through on-going training and support on
monitoring tools, entering program data into databases, the development of reports and other
documents.
• Document lessons learned and success stories.
• Ensure adherence to program management minimum standards, while advising and supporting
other staff on the same as required.

Qualifications and Experience

Knowledge and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in International Development, Operations Research,
Statistics.
• 2-4 years M&E experience. Previous experience on USAID/BHA funded programs preferred.
• Relevant experience in field survey/data collection techniques, data entry, data verification, and
analysis.
• Good data management skills.
• Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Strong team coordination, listening, and consensus building skills.

How to Apply

How to apply
To apply, please send one document that includes your cover letter describing your interest, qualifications, contactable references, and your CV to Mercy Corps Human Resources at zw-hr@mercycorps.org by COB 7 February 2023. Applications should be clearly marked with the position applied for in the email subject line.

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity organization. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis and shortlisting will proceed as applications are received. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.