VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
MEAL Officer
Organization: Raising
The Village (RTV)
Department/Group: Venn
Location: Tanzania
Reporting To: Senior Officer, Data Collection & Integrity
Years of Experience: 3+ Years
Travel Required: Up to 30%
About Raising The Village
At Raising The Village
(RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As
a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we’ve
assembled a team of over 350+ passionate individuals in Uganda, Rwanda and DRC,
alongside an additional 10+ professionals in North America. Together, we are
committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing
innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact.
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To date, our holistic
approach has positively impacted over 1,000,000 lives since 2012, and we’re
poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 1 million
individuals annually by 2027. Our growth and success are fueled by the
invaluable support of global partners who share our vision of sustainable
change.
Learn more about our
impactful programs at www.raisingthevillage.org
Job Summary
The MEAL Officer will
provide day-to-day technical support to project teams in translating monitoring
and evaluation data for corrective action and program improvement but also
tracking of data to ensure consistent and accurate reporting. He/She will work
closely with RTV’s Venn team and will serve as focal point for ensuring
alignment of the M&E plan, overseeing data quality processes, managing contractor-led
data collection, and producing insights to inform implementation and learning.
The role will also contribute to RTV’s regional expansion efforts through
community assessments, feedback collection, and field-level validation of
program designs.
Roles and Responsibilities
A. Monitoring, Evaluation
& Data Quality (70%)
- Support daily project
monitoring activities and review M&E data to track project progress
and performance against targets.
- Collaborate with Venn
to ensure full alignment of the M&E plan with RTV’s broader framework
and data systems.
- Lead training sessions
for data collectors and support field teams on activity reporting tools
updates and data quality assurance.
- Oversee and manage data
collection contractors to ensure timely and accurate data submission.
- Conduct routine data
quality checks, identify gaps, and communicate corrective actions to
enumerators.
- Contribute to the
design and production of the Master Scorecard (MSC) modules, including
indicator mapping and data validation.
- Draft briefs and
summary reports highlighting key findings, trends, and recommendations for
program improvement.
- Provide first-level
technical support to field teams on data-related requests and troubleshooting
issues in RTV’s custom mobile applications.
- Provide information
about the Rwanda context to influence the tool update and local dialect
translations.
B. Program Design, Planning
& Expansion Support (30%)
- Participate in
community drive-throughs, site validation, and feasibility assessments to
inform the selection of new program areas.
- Support the design,
rollout, and analysis of community needs assessments and baseline surveys
to guide Project designing and adaptive implementation.
- Collect, synthesize,
and report community feedback to strengthen accountability mechanisms and
learning loops between program teams and program participants.
- Contribute to
documenting and disseminating lessons learned, success stories, and best
practices that inform replication and expansion strategies.
- Provide input into
periodic planning reviews, supporting data-driven discussions on
performance, impact, and learning at both project and cluster levels.
Reporting &
Collaboration
- Direct reporting: Project
Manager (Tanzania) – for operational management.
- Technical supervision: Senior
Data Collection & Integrity Officer (Venn/RTV) – for M&E quality
standards, tools, and compliance.
- Collaboration: Works
closely with RTV’s Venn, Planning & Design (P&D) teams, and field
implementation teams to ensure effective data flow and learning
integration.
Required Qualifications and
Experience
- University degree in
Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Population Studies or related
field.
- At least 3+ years of
experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably within the development
sector.
- Proven experience in
designing projects for last-mile communities.
- Proficient in the
Microsoft suite, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Data analysis and
visualization apps like Stata, Power BI, ArcGIS.
- Demonstrated ability to
write concise analytical briefs and communicate findings effectively.
- Experience engaging
with local communities and leading field assessments.
- Excellent coordination,
communication, and reporting skills.
- Strong stakeholder
collaboration skills.
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