The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking a dedicated, resilient and dynamic professional to take on the role of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager to lead our country-level MEL strategy. This key position focuses on designing, implementing and monitoring MEL strategy, SOPs and budgets to ensure compliance and exceedance of MEL standards, supporting strategic and programmatic decision making through effective testing and learning.
RESPONSIBILITIES
What will your responsibilities be?
- Line management responsibilities for directly reporting staff. This includes the performance management process; establish clear objectives aligned with the country’s strategy and priorities, and track and support staff achievement. Additionally, responsible for key processes such as workforce planning, recruitment, staff induction, staff development and Duty of Care.
- Responsible for providing MEL technical support, guidelines and trainings across the CO , and sharing knowledge with MEL staff to ensure they meet NRC MEL standards and requirements. Also contribute to the induction of new personnel with training in NRC’s MEL processes.
- Responsible for developing the OC monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy, responding to contextual challenges but also ensuring alignment with the regional strategy and the global MEL framework, policy and strategy.
- Lead the processes and design of the office and program monitoring, evaluation and learning systems at the country level, ensuring that learning is integrated, accurate and relevant.
- Develop specific MEL SOPs for the CO in response to contextual challenges, in accordance with NRC’s minimum MEL standards ensuring necessary resources.
- Technical input to program monitoring, evaluation and learning plans , including methodological guidance and resource planning.
- Ensure the implementation and use of global and regional MEL developments at the CO level . Also lead new technical developments to respond to the needs of MEL in the context.
- Ensure that learning moments are institutionalized in the OC , with systems in place to analyze and use monitoring and evaluation data and support the program and CMG to interpret and use the learning for strategic and programmatic decision making. This includes contributing to the development, learning and adaptation of multi-year program strategies.
- Ensure planning and quality control of all monitoring and evaluation activities throughout the PCM cycle, including technical support for Theory of Change, MEL plans, indicator reference sheets, data quality assessments and evaluation processes.
- Ensure systems/processes are in place to ensure high quality reporting in the NRC Global Outcomes and Outcomes Reporting System (GORS).
- Adherence to NRC policies, and specific responsibility for the policies and procedures of NRC MEL functions.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience Requirements
- 5 to 7 years of demonstrated experience in managing the design, execution and supervision of monitoring, evaluation and research of large or medium-sized international projects or programs.
- Higher degree in economics, research methods, social sciences or a related field
- Technical competence and prior experience in applying various program evaluation methodologies and approaches.
- Excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal, writing, collaboration, problem-solving, planning/organization, and facilitation skills;
- Advanced experience in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools.
- Spoken and written command of Spanish and English.
- Experience supporting MEL for one of the NRC core competencies will be an advantage
What we offer?
- Type of contract: Indefinite national employment contract
- Compensation/Benefits: As per NRC pay scales, terms and conditions this position is Grade 9.
- Location: Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala or Mexico
- NRC is an equal opportunity employer for all. We are committed to enacting equality among our candidates regardless of age, gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity or physical abilities.
- We think outside the box, we value your ideas, and we give high levels of responsibility to all workers. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
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Important information about the application process
- Internal candidates only: please click on the suitcase icon labelled “I am an employee” to be redirected to NRC’s internal careers site.
- When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
- Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
- Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.
- If you have any questions about this role, please email aela.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.
Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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In recent years, some populations in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador) and Central America (Hondura, Guatemala, Haiti, El Salvador) have been affected by devastating violence, extreme weather conditions and other natural disasters. The number of displaced people has been growing dramatically: each year, hundreds of thousands become internally displaced or flee their country trying to reach the United States or Mexico and are often caught in the middle or sent back to their country, where they face the most difficulties. challenges. As of 2018, Mexico has become a de facto country of refuge, hosting a significant number of vulnerable migrants and refugees, despite having been self-declared an unsafe third country. Increasing restrictions on accessing asylum in the United States have led to an exponential increase in asylum applications in Mexico.
The NRC North Central America and Mexico (NCA&M) Country Office (CO) was established in January 2021 and NRC currently operates in four countries: in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. As the magnitude of the humanitarian situation in Mexico continues to increase, NRC is currently expanding its programs in southeast and northeast Mexico.
We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
- do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts
- join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility
- be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity
ABOUT US
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
