Wordworks is recruiting a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager
Please refer to the attachment for the full job advert with a detailed description of the role.
Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience
● A Master’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, or Programme
Management.
● Minimum of 6 years of work experience in Monitoring & Evaluation.
● Experience leading and managing a MEL team and providing ongoing coaching, mentorship
and technical guidance to team members, as well as managing a team of technical experts /
consultants.
● Extensive experience working in the Non-Profit sector.
● Solid experience in designing, establishing, and managing monitoring systems, ensuring data
quality, and managing data-intensive programmes.
● Experience in designing and undertaking various types of research or evaluations.
● Solid understanding and experience of programme management.
● Strategic management and supervisory skills.
● Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand format
● Ability to drive knowledge production and sharing as a significant contribution to the sector.
● Demonstrated written, presentation and communications skills in English.
Key competencies and behaviours required
● Highly organised
● Problem solving and innovation
● Detail-oriented
● Ability to work independently and self-motivated
● High level of proficiency with the Google Suite of applications
● High levels of integrity and honesty
● A client-service orientation
● Able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders
● Able to work respectfully with people from different backgrounds
● A positive and professional disposition
● Reading, writing and speaking fluency in another South African language. Proficiency in an African language will be an advantage.
● Adaptive and agile to the demands in the nonprofit sector.
Desirable
● Experience with Google Data Studio and Google Analytics
● Experience in working in an education and/or Early Childhood Development environment
● Experience in presenting and publishing (in print or online) analytical materials to a range of expert and non-expert audiences
● Ability to train colleagues and partners in the purpose and use of MEL tools and systems.
Applications
All applications MUST BE SUBMITTED on the APPLICATION FORM. Please click on the link below to complete the application and submit your 3-page CV, a 1-page motivation letter and an example of a report or article by 15 March 2024.