MERL & Digital Data Quality Officer - Kashojo

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Agriculture, Economics, Development Studies, Information Systems, or related field. 
  
• 5 years of experience in MERL for agriculture, livelihoods, resilience, refugee programming, or donor-funded projects. 
  
• Strong experience with Kobo Toolbox, ODK, CommCare, Power BI, Excel, or other digital data systems. 
  
• Experience with World Bank, government, or large institutional donor reporting is an added advantage. 
  
• Strong analytical, reporting, training, and data quality assurance skills.
  

• Lead development of a project-specific MERL plan aligned to the project results framework. 
  
• Define indicators, data collection methods, frequency, means of verification, responsible persons, and reporting tools. 
  
• Set up digital data collection systems using approved platforms such as Kobo Toolbox or equivalent tools. 
  
• Train field staff and CBFs on data collection ethics, digital tools, geo-tagging, attendance tracking, input distribution forms, farmer adoption surveys, and output verification. 
  
• Ensure sex, age, location, nationality, and disability-disaggregated data collection. 
  
• Conduct routine data quality checks, spot checks, beneficiary verification, supervisory validation, and data cleaning. 
  
• Support preparation of monthly activity briefs, quarterly technical reports, annual reports, dashboards, and evidence-based outputs. 
  
• Document success stories, field innovations, learning products, and case studies. 
  
• Support joint supervision missions, reflection meetings, and adaptive management processes.