Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer
The MEL Officer develops and maintains relationships with key ICMPD staff seeing technical support for MEL, strategy alignment and related activities, as well as other partners, beneficiaries and stakeholders based on demand. S/he contributes to overall planning and implementation of all key MEL activities, which includes conceptualising, planning and delivering MEL-related services, products and resources; producing original content and contributing to the further development of additional MEL-related services and resources; and supporting teams in developing frameworks for and assessing achieved results, including quality and impact. S/he also supports the development of and contributes to any needed reports and other products related to MEL, strategy execution, evidence building, knowledge management or other substantive reports for the organisation, Member States, donors or other stakeholders as well as their dissemination through various channels.
S/he develops the ICMPD's body of evidence by synthetizing and formulating policy findings and lessons learned, developing knowledge-driven and evidence-informed materials and products and develops new policy initiatives and projects. Where needed, s/he plans, organises and supervises the work of experts and contractors needed to develop MEL technical tools and resources, ensuring the high quality and timeliness of all outputs delivered in support of achieving results and building an ICMPD evidence base.
The MEL Officer works collaboratively with project teams and staff in all ICMPD entities to implement synergies and economies of scale across different activities and projects, as well as efficient information sharing and knowledge exchange. S/he will work as part of a larger team focused on MEL, strategy and knowledge management under the leadership and supervision of the Strategy, Knowledge, Evaluation and Impact (SKEI) Head of Unit, and with the team focused on strategy, knowledge, evaluation and impact to ensure smooth administration of all related activities.
In the context of the MPF programme, the MEL Officer is responsible for updating MPF programme monitoring tools and broader MEL framework to ensure that programme impact and results can be effectively measured and reported in line with internal and donor's requirements. S/he will lead updating/refining the current MPF theory of change (TOC) and results chains. This will include refining planned outputs, outcomes and objectives, as well as indicators, so that planned impact is clear and logically linked to each point in the results chain. It will also involve refining key performance attributes, including baselines, mid- and end-targets, and data sources, as needed. S/he will also support the development of team capacity to monitor, record and report data against indicators from the new or refined framework. With the support of the Head of Unit, s/he will provide MEL input and guidance to the Global Initiatives Programme, as needed/upon request.
The MEL officer will form part of the SKEI team within ICMPD, working in close collaboration with and under the project-related guidance of the MPF Senior Programme Manager, Grants Coordinator, Labour Mobility Specialist, other team members, as well as the Head of the Global Initiatives Programme. S/he will also work closely with other programmes and initiatives across the organisation to support horizontal information exchange and information management and to ensure the implementation of the organisation's tools and practices within the project. S/he will be responsible for the updating and maintaining of the programme's TOC, MEL framework, logframe and other tools. S/he will also be responsible for linking the programme to EU member states and other actors' ecosystems in relation to the MEL framework. S/he establishes and fosters trusted work relationship with the project stakeholders and partners.