Part of the Project Management Unit based in Kigali (8 people dedicated to AEDIB’s project) and reporting to the EF Team leader and Deputy team leader, the MEAL Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating the monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) strategy for the overall project. Their role will include identifying areas for improvement, tracking progress, and measuring outcomes within the overall project.

As the consortium leader, EF will consolidate monitoring and evaluation (MEAL) inputs from all implementing partners (IPs) and EF for their respective outputs. The MEAL Manager will work closely with EF’s Monitoring and Evaluation Expert to ensure alignment, particularly in establishing the monitoring system and managing all reporting activities to the EU.

• Monitoring – Lead the design and implementation of a monitoring frameworks to track delivery against the program’s goals and objectives.

• Evaluation – Lead the analysis of data collected under the EF monitoring framework to assess progress and identify areas for improvement.

• Reporting – Regularly provide synthesized and updated reports on the status of EF-led activities and outputs.

• Coordination – Ensure regular coordination in line with the monitoring framework, with program partners, beneficiaries and stakeholders.

• Technical assistance – Provide program partners, beneficiaries, and stakeholders with necessary relevant technical assistance to improve the performance.

The MEAL Manager will specifically be responsible for following tasks:

• Initiate the baseline of the project and revise the project theory of change and logframe

• Develop and update the MEAL plan : Develop the data collection, analysis and visualization system, and the corresponding tools (Kobo questionnaires, ODK, dashboards, reporting formats, etc.) Estimate the reliability of objectifvely verifiable indicators based on samples and the quality of the data available

• Train all stakeholders on M&E and the mechanisms / tools developed to facilitate their involvement in the omplementation and use of the MEL system

• Support planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities on effectiveness of all project interventions

• Review and give technical feedback on monitoring and evaluation plans for new activities and budget revisions

• Contribute to the analysis of outcome data and recommend improvements to project interventions. Contribute to the bi-annual review exercises and presentations to the steering/monitoring committees with the project team

• Produce regular monitoring and evaluation progress reports that detail the status of results and the implementation of improvements, for both internal reporting and external reporting (for the EU)

• Follow-up on monitoring and evaluation findings to ensure that corrective actions are taken and/or adjustments are made to project responses as required

• Train regional and consortium staff in appropriate monitoring and evaluation techniques to build capacity of staff, increase awareness on the importance of monitoring and evaluation

• Work in close collaboration with partners to strengthen the quality and consistency of monitoring and evaluation activities in the field

• Actively participating in monitoring, information management working groups, other relevant meetings and international forums as needed, sharing lessons learned and feeding lessons back in the project level

• Conducting baseline surveys/performance surveys and/or needs assessments for the beneficiaries and/or activities, if/when needed

• Supporting the knowledge management within the project team : facilitating learning workshops with the project team and possibly the stakeholders, develop learning products adapted to the needs of the project and agencies
• Supporting the evaluation process of the project : designing the scope of the study, recruiting and supervising the evaluation team, contributing to the logistic and facilitation of focus groups and workshops (recommendations co-building), sharing the results within the agency