Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Coordinator

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator is responsible for providing technical support by developing a comprehensive MEAL system enabling World Vision Lanka (WVL) programs to demonstrate the impact of its programs while ensuring greater accountability. S/he will harmonize the MEAL approaches to ensure mission efficiency and compliance with World Vision’s MEAL standards, guidelines, and procedures while providing technical support to design methodologies in ensuring the availability of valid and reliable information at the Area Development Programme (ADP).

Major Responsibilities

• Lead the formulation and roll out of the project’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plans in line with the broader Technical Programme objectives.

• Ensure that all project indicators are tracked in a database on a regular basis, using the stipulated baselines, means of verifications and data sources in the project framework.              

• Regular analysis of monitoring data.

• Work closely with ADP teams and partners to strengthen systems for qualitative data gathering and analysis.

• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of results-based project monitoring.

• Compile project and field-based data and analytical information for the preparation of donor reports.

• Develop visual presentation aids of data trends and/or results to be incorporated into reports, knowledge and/or outreach products.

• Responsible for the baseline and evaluation study the ADP (sample selection, data collection, data entry, data analysis, reporting, etc.)

• Facilitate Annual Community Review process of the ADP and recommendations.

• Support to Establish an Accountability Mechanism at Primary Focus Area (PFA) level in the ADP.

• Document and share cross learning with appropriate group/stakeholders.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in MEAL and experience in a donor funded project is preferable with minimum of 3 years’ experience in Community Development.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences/ Development Management/ International Development or relevant field.

• Proven report writing skills.

• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office computer programs, SPSS, Epi info, NViVO and other statistical packages.

• Good analytical skills.

• Well-developed written and oral communication skills in English & Sinhala.

• The position requires field visits and willingness to travel to national office as and when required.

“WV has a zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them”

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only