About the Job 

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team is embedded with the Research and Program Development Department (RPD) at QRF, undertakes programmatic and policy‐oriented research to support the improvement of Arabic Literacy outcomes in Jordan.

The MEL team provides support and guidance on the design and development of appropriate, robust, and ethical monitoring and evaluation frameworks as well as supports formative research studies produced to inform policy making.  

The Senior MEL Officer supports the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities across projects. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality data collection, analysis, and reporting while contributing to learning and adaptive management practices. The Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer shall be contributing to the creation of high quality, credible evidence that can be used for a range of key practices at different levels including program and project design and improvement for QRF and its partners, and parental choices and behaviors, as well as influencing governmental decision making

Main duties and responsibilities: 

MEL Design and Support

• Contribute to the development of theories of change, program logic, and logical frameworks for projects.

• Support the implementation of MEL systems and tools, ensuring alignment with program goals and reporting requirements.

Evaluation Management Data Quality Assurance

• Assist in designing evaluations using both quantitative (experimental and quasi-experimental) and qualitative methods to measure impact rigorously.

• Lead Evaluation studies ensuring robust design, timely delivery or coordination with different stakeholders; for both in house, and externally implemented evaluations; with guidance from the MEL manager.

• Set up and maintain data collection and evaluation tools, dashboards, and templates, automating processes where possible.

• Perform data checks for evaluation data, highlight inconsistencies, and ensure data quality and completeness for reporting purposes.

• Assist in periodic monitoring activities, data quality assessments, and follow-up on identified gaps.

Learning and Reflection

• Lead the documentation of lessons learned and the preparation of MEL data for pause-and-reflect sessions.

• Coordinate with teams to ensure follow-up on recommendations and action points from learning sessions.

• Contribute to building an agile learning cycle within the organsiation, for better generation, documentation and use of lessons learnt.

Data Tools and Advanced Analysis

• Employ advanced quantitative data analysis skills using tools such as Excel, Stata, SPSS, R, or Python.

• Apply qualitative data collection and analysis skills to derive insights from non-numeric data sources.

Capacity Building and Team Support

• Provide training and support to project teams on data collection, monitoring and evaluation tools, and analysis techniques.

• Collaborate with MEL team members to enhance overall team capacity and performance.

Dissemination and Reporting

• Assist in the development of evaluation reports, policy briefs, and other outputs for internal and external stakeholders.

• Support knowledge-sharing efforts by contributing insights for workshops, conferences, and events.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with project teams, affiliates, and partners to align MEL activities with program and organizational objectives.

Requirements

Educational Level 

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics,  Education, Data Science,  Engineering, and Social Research

Years of experience 

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a relevant field.

• Evaluative work experience in a relevant field: education, economic development, public policy, research, consulting, etc.

• Work experience in relevant fields: education, economic development, public policy, research, consulting, etc.

• Academic or professional experience in monitoring and evaluation with knowledge of the different forms and challenges associated with evaluation models (e.g. Impact, Theory-Based, etc.).

Languages: 

• Fluent in spoken and written English 

• Fluent in spoken and written Arabic