Job Overview

E360 Group Tanzania Limited is seeking a highly experienced Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist for an upcoming donor-funded development consultancy assignment. The specialist will lead the design, implementation, and management of robust MEL systems, establishing results frameworks, indicator tracking mechanisms, digital data collection pipelines, data quality assurance, and organizational learning frameworks across rural development and financial inclusion projects.

Key Responsibilities

• MEL System Design & Management: Design and deploy comprehensive MEL systems, results frameworks, and logical frameworks aligned with international donor standards.
• Indicator Development & Tracking: Formulate qualitative and quantitative performance indicators and establish baseline, midterm, and endline monitoring protocols.
• Digital Data Collection & Quality Assurance: Oversee mobile and digital data collection systems, conduct data quality assessments (DQAs), and ensure data integrity across all program sites.
• Learning & Knowledge Management: Facilitate learning reviews, synthesize evaluation findings, and translate project data into actionable insights for continuous program adaptation.
• Donor Reporting & Compliance: Lead the compilation of high-quality periodic performance reports, evaluation briefs, and monitoring summaries for donors and key stakeholders.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Studies, Data Science, or a related field (Master’s Degree is highly preferred).
• Experience: Approximately 10 years of progressive experience designing and managing MEL systems for donor-funded rural development, livelihoods, or financial inclusion programs.
• Technical Skills: Strong mastery of statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R), digital data collection platforms (e.g., KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO), and visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau).
• Core Competencies: Extensive experience with donor results measurement guidelines, exceptional analytical and report-writing skills, and proven leadership in multi-stakeholder development projects.

• Design and deploy comprehensive MEL systems, results frameworks, and logical frameworks aligned with international donor standards.
• Formulate qualitative and quantitative performance indicators and establish baseline, midterm, and endline monitoring protocols.
• Oversee mobile and digital data collection systems, conduct data quality assessments (DQAs), and ensure data integrity across all program sites.
• Facilitate learning reviews, synthesize evaluation findings, and translate project data into actionable insights for continuous program adaptation.
• Lead the compilation of high-quality periodic performance reports, evaluation briefs, and monitoring summaries for donors and key stakeholders.

• Statistical analysis software: SPSS, STATA, and R
• Digital data collection platforms: KoboToolbox, ODK, and SurveyCTO
• Visualization tools: PowerBI and Tableau
• Analytical and report-writing skills
• Leadership in multi-stakeholder development projects
• Donor results measurement guidelines

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Studies, Data Science, or a related field
• Master’s Degree is highly preferred
• Approximately 10 years of progressive experience designing and managing MEL systems for donor-funded rural development, livelihoods, or financial inclusion programs