Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Coordinator

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Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

POSITION:                                          MERL Coordinator

WORK LOCATION:                           National Office in Sarajevo, or in any other WVBiH Office in BiH

NUMBER OF POSITIONS:                 1 Position / Part time

DEALINE FOR APPLICATIONS:       November 19, 2026

PURPOSE OF POSITION

This position is a part-time engagement (50% FTE) on the ongoing Safe Haven project, created to provide coverage during a maternity leave of 12 months. The main purpose of the role is to ensure the collection of quality evidence and to build a data-driven learning environment that safeguards the quality, effectiveness, and accountability of the project and demonstrates the impact of its grant-funded interventions. The MERL Coordinator ensures the integration of Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (DME) requirements into the Safe Haven project and supports impact measurement through assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and reflection. The role coordinates and manages project-related MERL activities, the project MERL system, and MERL data storage, and supports project staff and project implementing partners in their work while ensuring full adherence to WV and donor requirements. The MERL Coordinator also takes responsibility for evidence-based decisions and actions related to project implementation, in coordination with project staff, and ensures timely, high-quality compliance with donor and WV reporting requirements for the project. Flexibility is required, as the level of effort and engagement for this position is expected to increase upon the successful acquisition of new grants and the continuation of existing project funding.

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Project support and monitoring

• Contribute MERL-related technical input to the development of new project proposals, when requested.

• Support the project and implementing partner staff in developing quality M&E Plan for the project and conducting regular project/ progress data collection and reporting, needed for decision-making   

• Develop data collection methodologies, tools and systems for on-going data collection and analysis as per donor standards and requirements
• Support Project Manager to ensure partner & direct implementation is monitored on a regular basis as per donor requirements and/or WV quality standards (scheduled visits, data quality check, spot check/verification visits against reports, reports reviews, etc.)
• Support Project Manager and ensure project reports are of good quality and are in alignment with donor requirements and/or WV standards and are submitted in accordance with defined timeframe. 
• Flag and recommend actions on validation and accuracy issues
• Provide technical expertise to grant managers to ensure that grant project goals, targets are done in a quality manner and in accordance with donor requirements.
• Support Project Manager in development and finalization of evaluation Terms of Reference (ToR) and preparation of call for applications by external consultants
• Ensure learnings are extracted, reflected, documented, institutionalized, disseminated, and reused.
• Design and implement a comprehensive and documented data management process, embedded within the MERL system, to ensure that both primary and secondary data meet rigorous quality standards

WV BiH Strategy and organisational compliance

• Coordinate Strategy Scorecard process in cooperation with SLT

• Coordinate Maturity Framework rating on organization level in cooperation with relevant, designated departments across organization

• Contribute to finalisation, understanding and upgrades of the new organisation’s strategy, as per SLT request 

• Conduct periodic analysis of overall monitoring data to show progress towards strategic objectives (as per SLT request)

Systems and learning

• Maintain and, where needed, develop adequate guidelines, tools and databases to increase effectiveness of MERL processes
• Promote continuous documenting of best practices and data driven learning environment.
• Coordinate IMPAQ platform in tracking implementation of grant projects

Capacity building

• Ensure project and implementing partners’ staff are equipped with knowledge, tools and resources to comply and produce high-quality MERL products in-line with WV & donor standards & requirements.

• Ensure project partners and project staff are familiar and are ready to comply with MERL standards, processes and requirements, donor standards, procedures and requirements

 

MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR THE POSITION:

• Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Social Sciences, or a related field applicable to developing country context.
• Master’s degree in related fields would be beneficial.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AS A MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION: 

• 3 years field experience in program/project design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Good knowledge in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, and analysis is essential
• Understanding and experience in donor/ grants programming and reporting
• Good understanding on database management and data structures.
• Experience in supporting DME processes across multiple donor-funded projects.
• Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules, code of conduct and WVI core values https://www.wvi.org/our-vision-and-values

PREFERRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong influencing, communication, organizational skills and analytical skills.
• Ability in the use of quantitative & qualitative methods including questionnaire design, survey techniques & participatory approaches
• Capacities in developing / contributing to development of quality project proposals / grant applications
• Ability to make decisions in line with decision space and decision mandate
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through informal & formal training
• Works with minimum supervision
• High levels of written communication and reporting as well as a clear and persuasive verbal presentation style
• Ability to engage at a strategic level within the organisation as well as externally with relevant stakeholders.
• Good interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications, Outlook or similar database, email and internet programs.
• Flexibility to support additional grants as the portfolio grows, with the potential for the position to increase from 50% to 100% FTE upon approval of new grants.
• Evidence of high level written and spoken English language abilities.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only