MEAL Officer – SRM Project (Rwamwanja)

About the role

The MEAL Officer will support the SRM graduation programme in Rwamwanja by designing, implementing and managing monitoring tools that track household progress toward self‑reliance. The role combines field data collection, analysis and learning to ensure evidence‑based programme decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and administer digital monitoring tools (ODK, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO, CommCare) aligned with the project logframe and donor requirements.
• Maintain an accurate household‑level beneficiary database, capturing vulnerability profiles, support received and graduation criteria.
• Conduct routine household and field monitoring, baseline, outcome and end‑line assessments, and data quality assessments.
• Clean, analyse and consolidate monitoring data; update Indicator Tracking Tables, dashboards and reports for timely decision‑making.
• Facilitate learning sessions, produce case studies, success stories and evidence briefs for programme improvement and donor reporting.
• Ensure accountability by supporting feedback mechanisms, conducting participant satisfaction surveys and addressing complaints.
• Orient and coach project staff and partners on data collection, quality checks and use of MEAL evidence.

Required profile

• University degree in Statistics, Economics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Studies, Demography, Social Sciences or Data Science; postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• Minimum three years of experience in MEAL for livelihoods, resilience or economic empowerment graduation programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in household‑level data collection, beneficiary tracking and outcome monitoring.

Required skills

• Proficiency with digital data collection platforms: ODK, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO, CommCare.
• Data analysis tools: Excel, SPSS, Stata, Power BI.
• Ability to develop and maintain beneficiary databases, Indicator Tracking Tables and dashboards.