Monitoring, Evaluation, Research And Learning Coordinator- Middle East And North Africa

ABOUT THE TEAM

The MENA portfolio includes a wide range of projects in a variety of countries including Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, and others. Projects are funded by a mix of European and US public donors, with the overall objective of supporting access to information and freedom of expression in countries where these are at risk. Internews’ MENA portfolio aims to implement projects with the highest quality and that best serves the needs of the region, without doing any harm.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The MENA Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Coordinator is a regional role designed to meet the growing needs and ambitions of Internews’ rapidly expanding MENA portfolio. The role plays a key role in supporting the Regional Impact and Learning Manager in driving and improving efforts to measure, capture and demonstrate the impact of Internews’ work at local and global levels. They are responsible for leading the design and delivery of high-quality MERL within the MENA region, including providing technical support to the development and implementation of MERL frameworks, approaches, plans, and systems at the proposal and project start-up phase, devising mechanisms to monitor quality and gather insight at regular intervals, and taking a hands-on approach and completing MERL tasks where needed. They are responsible for ensuring the quality of the data collected, data analysis processes, reporting mechanisms, and report writing, including donor reports submitted on a quarterly basis. The role will report to the Regional Impact and Learning Manager but will work in close collaboration with the MENA team and relevant HQ departments as required. More importantly, they are a curious and proactive self-starter with significant research expertise and a passion for sharing this with colleagues. They are a team player and enabler, believe in the importance of using data and research findings to inform the design, and are naturally interested in knowledge management and insight sharing across different country portfolios.

LOGISTICS

This is a remote-based position.

All remote candidates will be considered. However, you must have work authorization in your location that does not require sponsorship from Internews. Additionally, there are locations in which Internews is not able to support fully remote work.

Wherever possible, we work to try to find solutions for international hiring that work for both the company and the candidate. This means that some of the particulars around the offer for a role will be dependent on several factors, and that the benefits and salary structure that apply to a position will ultimately be based upon the candidate’s location and where the role is hired.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply soon.

OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELONGING

We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people . Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are an EEO employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

DAY-TO-DAY TASKS will include:

• Participate in periodic review and planning meetings, generating minutes and lessons learnt documents and discussing results of data, and planning action steps to build on strengths and address the weaknesses;
• Develop close working relationships with project partners, participants, and stakeholders when needed;
• Acting as a link between the regional manager and the project teams in conducting qualitative and quantitative field monitoring and verification of project implementation;
• Work closely with the program team to ensure the program’s success through documenting relevant success stories;
• Support the program team in creating a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities;
• Supports the Regional Manager to develop and implement M&E systems for Internews projects; identifies obstacles to implementation and recommends appropriate solutions;
• Lead on the utilisation, particularly data entry, of donor and/or Internews’ databases, to store and analyse programme and project-based data;
• Provide the Project team with the needed paperwork to help better plan, monitor, and control the activities;
• If feasible, the coordinator might be required to conduct field assessments and surveys and undertake field-monitoring missions to assess the progress of the project implementation using Internews’ standard monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies;
• Support program team in writing reports, analysing findings, and providing recommendations as required for project planning, performance management, and reporting;
• Collaborate with the project team on appropriate data collection methods, tools, reporting formats, and M&E frameworks;
• Any other related duties assigned by the supervisor to ensure program success.
• Attend the project activities and trainings and work with the project team to support teams in creating evaluation tools, collecting data from partners/beneficiaries and analysing the collected data;

QUALIFICATIONS WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Excellent organizational and communication skills;
• Strong research and analytical skills;
• Proficient in written and spoken English, Arabic and/or Kurdish is required;
• At least 3 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E activities implemented by national/international NGOs;
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection/survey design, implementation, and analysis;
• University degree in economics, mathematics, statistics, social sciences, or any equivalent is desirable;
• Strong personal and team management skills;
• Experience in planning and managing surveys;
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis, and production of reports;
• Knowledge of the use of digital research, social media research techniques and/or data analysis software is desirable;
• Good writing and/or reporting skills;

This position is being offered and hired by Internews Network. Benefits will be consistent with Internews Network's offerings and will be reviewed during the hiring process. Additional information can be found on our About Working for Internews page.

Internews Network is an EEO/AAP/OFCCP employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. Internews does not discriminate based on race, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.