MEL Specialist at TechnoServe

TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. We are a non-profit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital, and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs, and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: MEL Specialist

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

• The MEL Specialist is responsible for overseeing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) processes within TechnoServe EdTech.
• This includes ensuring high-quality data management, reporting outcomes, sharing insights to improve our efficiency, and nurturing a culture of data-driven decision-making across the initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the entire data lifecycle - from primary data collection to final reporting - covering project performance indicators and emerging project information needs.
• Apply both qualitative and quantitative methods to address knowledge gaps.
• Contribute to the design of forms, surveys, indices, and the overall data management system.
• Perform regular development of databases and dashboards.
• Perform regular data quality assessments, data cleaning, and data analysis.
• Provide technical assistance and training to project staff on data collection, basic analysis, data review, and data utilization.
• Lead the project’s learning agenda through effective data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Align reporting with stakeholder expectations, ensuring high-quality, actionable insights.
• Supply inputs for data-driven decision-making.
• Assist in the process of adaptive management using project MEL data.
• Document and share best practices to capture valuable lessons learned.
• Facilitate efficient information flow within the implementation team.
• Actively engage with project staff on areas for course correction.
• Assist in the development of all project reports.
• Participate in the broader TechnoServe MEL ecosystem by attending meetings and supporting regional and global teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Data Analysis, or any social sciences-related fields.
• 3 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation or business intelligence processes. Alternatively 1 year experience with a masters degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on FCDO/UN funded projects in Nigeria
• Experience working with an INGO
• Experience working on an entrepreneurship donor-funded project

Languages Required:

• Advanced English proficiency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Passion for TechnoServe’s mission of prosperity for all Proven analytical skills.
• Effective communication with the team, users, and project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, with flexibility and responsiveness.
• Skilled in collaborating within multicultural teams as a respectful and adaptable team player.
• Efficient multitasking and time management abilities.
• Proactive and initiative-driven.
• Proven technical skills in data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Experience utilizing M&E methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and participatory methods as well as the use of causal logic in designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating projects.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g. Looker Studio, PowerBI, Tableau or similar)
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Desired experience working with remote teams.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.