Field-based Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist – IRI Retour vers les opportunités

Job Summary 

Every employee of IRI is responsible for carrying out the Mission of IRI and demonstrating the core values in their  day to day operations. 

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist is primarily responsible for providing data collection,  management, organization and analysis support to the projects and program staff in Tunis, Tunisia. The MEL  Specialist also serves as the coordinator for all reports from Tunisia to headquarters in Washington DC and to the  funder. This includes collating and ensuring the quality of data reported in PMPs and all other similar indices. The  MEL Specialist will liaise with staff in IRI’s Washington DC headquarters to answer questions and fulfill requests  related to MEL activities, data collection and similar issues related to the programming in Tunisia. The MEL  Specialist may also be expected to provide training and capacity building support to IRI staff and partners on MEL  topics. The MEL Specialist will work with the Resident Program Officers on their programs and will report to them  and the Resident Program Director. 

Please note: The health and safety of staff is an IRI priority. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRI Tunisia office  is currently closed and all IRI-Tunisia staff are working remotely (work from home). This position will be remote  until the IRI Tunisia office reopens. Additionally, all references to domestic travel within this job description are  only effective after regular activity resumes.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities 

• Coordinate and engage with Tunisia program staff in DC as it relates to MEL requests • Liaise with members of the DC-based Office of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, as needed or as  requested 
• Provide technical support for IRI’s monitoring, evaluation and learning efforts, primarily to field-based  program staff throughout the project lifecycle, especially during project implementation and close-out • Work with field and headquarters team to ensure that M&E data and initiatives accurately capture results toward project objectives 
• Proactively advise and support IRI staff and partners on all M&E related matters, including proactively  communicating M&E requirements, tasks, and expectations to staff

• Maintain a detailed understanding of and lead the IRI Tunisia office in executing all M&E requirements,  tasks, and activities in Tunisia. This includes developing and maintaining a master M&E work plan for all  active projects in Tunisia. 
• Assist IRI staff to carry out all requirements and tasks in MEL plans and indicator matrices (PMPs, etc). This  may include but is not limited to: planning for data collection, preparing and piloting data collection tools,  collecting data, storing and maintaining data, cleaning and analyzing data and providing MEL capacity  building/training support to colleagues as requested.  
• Assist in reporting on activities, and associated output, outcome, and impact level results; this may  include drafting sections of activity, weekly, quarterly or final reports and providing data analysis support  to program staff drafting quarterly reports.  
• Help ensure that IRI-Tunisia’s data storage and data ethics meet IRI and funder standards.  • Liaise with headquarters staff to support Data Quality Assessments, those led by IRI and the funder • Assist IRI-Tunisia n implementing their learning strategies, including collaboration, learning and  

adaptation initiatives, after action reviews and reflection sessions, to ensure that data is both reported  and used to improve IRI’s program.  

• Performs other duties as assigned.