MEL Specialist

Responsibilities

• Prepare survey instruments, protocols, analysis plans, and training material(s) for implementation of various research studies.
• Lead, conduct and be responsible for field visits to oversee implementation of project activities (including scoping) and support for course correction.
• Lead data processing, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and presentation.
• Experience working with, managing, and coding on web-based data collection applications such as SurveyCTO Or KoboCollect.
• Dashboard creation for said indicators and their daily maintenance to ensure the display of correct statistics to assist senior team members to take key decisions on the progress of project implementation activities.
• Support lead MEL in developing the overall MEL plan, log frameworks, work plan, etc. for various projects with guidance from the program management team.
• Support lead MEL in developing research protocols and ensure approval from the required Research Ethics Committee and local IRB (as required) ensuring the protection of human subjects.
• Development of reports, presentations, and templates for effective internal use and dissemination of reports at state & national levels.
• Function with utmost sensitivity towards data confidentiality and privacy.
• Perform duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Skillset

• Master’s Degree in development studies, public health, demography, statistics, or related subjects. Masters in Epidemiology, Statistics, or Public Health is preferred.
• A minimum of two years of post-qualification M&E/Quantitative research experience and demonstrated history of practical skills in monitoring and evaluation of donor-funded programs in the health or social sector.
• At least two years of post qualification experience in supporting operations research protocols and conducting surveys and data collection in the health sector.
• Demonstrated experience in data management including data cleaning, standardization, maintenance, collation, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience in managing web based applications for data collection, seamless display of indicators on dashboard for real time monitoring.
• Experience in report writing and development of proposals for business development with a variety of domestic and international donors would be an asset.
• High proficiency and experience with statistical software for analysis of large datasets (such as SPSS, STATA, R, Python, or SAS). Knowledge of handling web-based dashboarding applications like Tableau and GIS applications is desirable.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.