The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Manager will provide leadership to the HKI Sierra Leone Country Office (CO) to meet its monitoring, evaluation and learning commitments as per our internal strategy and donor agreements. The MEL Manager will lead the M&E team in the CO, support harmonization of M&E efforts ongoing in HKI, contribute to evidence-based program design and build a culture of data for decision making in the CO as the main responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of all new MEL related initiatives for the CO.
• Establish and rollout a common M&E approach across the different programmatic areas in the CO;
• Ensure proper monitoring of all programs including but not limited to donor commitments.
• Ensure high quality (complete, accurate, consistent, and regular) data collection and analysis across the CO portfolio.
• Encourage and support use of technology driven tools and systems for MEL.
• Develop and roll-out KPIs for CO performance in consultation with program leads and senior management.
• Lead on planning, implementing and managing all program evaluations, impact studies, lessons learned, etc.;
• Contribute to the proposal and program design, as needed.
• Lead development of program logframes, indicators, M&E tools, etc.;
• Manage the M&E team by supervising and mentoring direct reports following internal HR guidance for managers.
• Actively collaborate with the region and global counterparts, as needed.
• Serve as CO focal point for all M&E initiatives.

• Carry out additional tasks, as delegated by the Program Director/Country Director.

Qualification and experience

• A bachelors’ degree in a relevant field – social science, statistics, international development, etc. A post-graduate degree will be an add on
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of multi-program portfolio in an office of similar size
• Strong measurement, analytical and data skills inlcuding demonstrated experience in developing both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools.
• Excellent skills in data visualization, information management systems including different software.
• Experience in managing staff and teams.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal guidance.
• Must be able and willing to work in a diverse office in terms of language, culture, etc. Proven experience in research, analysis, and publication an added advantage
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills.