MEAL Consortium Team Lead

Requirements

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• Master’s degree in economics, Social Sciences, Education, Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Project Planning and Management, Development Studies, Public Policy, or a related field.
  
• A Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation or equivalent professional qualification is an added advantage.
  
• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) within humanitarian or development programmes, including at least 5 years in senior technical or leadership roles.
  
•  Proven experience leading MEAL systems for large-scale, multi-year, multi-partner donor-funded programmes (FCDO, USAID, EU/ECHO or equivalent), with responsibility for harmonised frameworks, reporting systems, and performance tracking.
  

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• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous strengthening of a=consortium MEAL strategy aligned with IRC global MEAL standards and FCDO requirements.
  
• Ensure MEAL systems are designed to support adaptive management, strategic decision-making, and donor accountability at all levels.
  
• Establish and chair consortium MEAL governance structures and technical working groups to ensure alignment and quality assurance.
  
• Ensure MEAL systems generate high-quality evidence for programme steering, strategic planning, and donor engagement.
  
• Lead the design and oversight of a robust consortium-wide monitoring system ensuring consistency, reliability, and comparability of data across partners.
  
• Standardise indicators, measurement frameworks, and reporting methodologies in line with FCDO and IRC requirements.
  
• Lead Data Quality Assurance (DQA) systems, including audits, verification exercises, and routine data quality checks.
  
• Ensure monitoring systems capture both quantitative performance data and qualitative insights for adaptive programming.
  
• Lead design and oversight of mixed-methods research including contribution analysis, outcome harvesting, and cost-effectiveness studies.
  
• Ensure evidence is translated into actionable recommendations for programme adaptation, scaling, and policy influence.
  
• Promote use of evaluation findings in donor reporting, sector learning, and strategic decision-making.
  
• Provide strategic leadership for the design and implementation of consortium-wide accountability systems ensuring meaningful participation of affected populations.
  
• Establish harmonised, accessible, and safe feedback and complaint mechanisms across all programme locations.
  
• Integrate safeguarding, SEA, and protection-sensitive reporting into all MEAL systems.
  
• Ensure accountability data is systematically used to inform programme adaptation and service delivery improvements.