Description of the mission

Under supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer is responsible for the development and implementation of the MEAL system of the project “IYBA-SEED: Investing in Young Businesses in Africa – Supporting Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development”.

The MEAL Officer is part of the Project Management Unit (PMU) – and is based in Brussels.

He/she will work on a daily basis with the PMU Team (Team Coordinator; Project Officer; Administrative and Financial Officer; Project Assistant; 3x Technical Component Leads), will support the Country Teams (via the Country Leads), and will be in regular contact with the M&E teams of EF HQ.

The position implies a high degree of autonomy and thoroughness, as well as interpersonal skills appropriate to working in a European, international and multicultural environment.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The monitoring and evaluation of the project is carried out under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, and in close collaboration with the 3x Technical Component Leads and the 5x Country Teams. The MEAL Officer will be responsible for:

• Developing the M&E Strategy and Framework, in accordance with Expertise France’s M&E guidelines and with the IYBA-SEED project, including:
  • Reviewing IYBA-SEED’s logical framework and harmonising how the operational teams (i.e. Technical Component Leads and Country teams) report on these indicators
  • Defining roles and responsibilities of the different actors (partners, Country Teams, Project Management Unit, Expertise France HQ staff, DG INTPA)
  • Setting up the system for collecting, processing and consolidating M&E data (e.g. with innovative digital tools)
  • Proposing a plan, calendar and communication tools to facilitate reporting
• Providing methodological support to different actors (internal staff and external partners) and train them on: appropriation of the M&E Strategy and Framework, as well as tools used
• Implementing and deploying the M&E Strategy and Framework

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Lead the consolidation of the technical reports that Expertise France must provide to the EU (annual reports, mid-year summary reports)
• Ensure compliance with the reporting schedule to the EU

LEARNING

• Organises external evaluations (mid-term and final evaluations) of the IYBA-SEED project (terms of reference, selection of evaluators, follow-up...)
• Develop a Learning and Capitalisation Strategy
• Identifies, in collaboration with the relevant team members, the needs and elaborates the terms of reference for the selection of external service providers dedicated to the project experience capitalisation exercises
• Organises and leads internal capitalisation exercises
• Supervises the awarding procedures and contractualisation of subcontracted capitalisation services
• Ensures the follow-up of these services and the production and distribution of the deliverables sent to the various parties involved in the project
• Ensures the dissemination of capitalisation documents, in collaboration with the Communication & Visibility consultants, in order to promote a learning process

COMPONENT 4 TECHNICAL LEAD

Component 4 “Ecosystem Mapping and Knowledge” is the cross-cutting IYBA-SEED Component on Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Mapping (methodologies and studies) and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Strengthening (learnings, best practices, case studies). As part of its functions, the MEAL Officer will act as Component 4 Lead, including:

• Technical backstopping for PMU, Country Teams, etc
• Harmonisation of thematic approaches between countries
• Development and implementation of international activities