MEAL Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation

About the role

We are seeking a MEAL Officer to lead monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities for the SRM graduation programme in Rwamwanja. The role will design digital tools, manage beneficiary data and support evidence‑based programme decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and administer digital monitoring tools (ODK, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO, CommCare) to track outputs, outcomes and graduation indicators.
• Maintain a household‑level beneficiary database, capturing vulnerability profiles, support received and progress against graduation criteria.
• Conduct routine household and field monitoring, baseline, end‑line surveys and tracer exercises.
• Clean, analyse and consolidate monitoring data; update Indicator Tracking Tables, dashboards and reports.
• Perform data quality assessments, identify gaps and support corrective actions.
• Facilitate learning sessions, produce case studies, success stories and evidence briefs.
• Ensure accountability by managing feedback and complaints mechanisms and conducting participant satisfaction assessments.
• Orient and coach staff and partners on data collection, quality and analysis.

Required profile

• University degree in Statistics, Economics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Studies, Demography, Social Sciences or Data Science.
• At least 3 years 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.