Overview
DRC is seeking an experienced MEAL/IM Coordinator to provide expertise in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning and Information Management, focusing on technical design, data architecture, and analytics.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead/advise on surveys and assessments, draft ToRs and analysis plans, assure data quality and ethical approvals, develop/validate questionnaires, ensure statistically sound sampling, lead analysis and produce reports, systematize learning reviews, support CFM alignment, and produce accountability summaries.
- Build and maintain a harmonised indicator dictionary, design and optimize data pipelines, design and maintain harmonized monitoring tools, establish/oversee data quality checks, implement data governance, build/maintain dashboards and GIS products, maintain SOPs for data management, and publish regular refreshes.
- Convene and chair a MEAL/IM TWG, deliver targeted coaching to partner staff, maintain an onboarding pack, coordinate MEAL inputs to proposals and donor reports, and ensure timely sharing of results and uptake of recommendations.
Required Experience
- 5+ years MEAL roles within humanitarian/development programs, including multi-partner/consortium settings.
- Proven leadership of surveys/assessments end-to-end (design → field QA → analysis → utilization) and translation of findings into decision-ready products (factsheets, briefs, dashboards).
- Practical expertise with KoBo/ODK, Excel/Power Query, and Power BI (data modeling, measures/DAX, publishing).
- Experience building/maintaining IM systems & databases (e.g., ActivityInfo, shared repositories, version control) and harmonized indicator dictionaries.
- Data protection & governance: consent/PII handling, access controls, retention; familiarity with CHS, Sphere, EC/ECHO MEAL expectations and safeguarding.
- Data quality assurance (DQAs), sampling, and mixed-methods analysis; ability to interpret complex datasets and communicate clearly to varied audiences (incl. donors).
- GIS literacy (QGIS/ArcGIS) and GPS-enabled data collection sufficient for coverage mapping and basic spatial analysis.
- Track record of partner capacity-strengthening and technical working group facilitation.
- Strong stakeholder coordination skills with NGOs, clusters, donors, and authorities; excellent written reporting.
Qualifications
- A Master’s degree in relevant field and with 3 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (international development, social sciences, statistics, public health, etc.) with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
- Certification in advanced MEAL/IM or data management (Desirable).
