Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Officer

About the role

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Officer supports MERL activities across Equity Group Foundation programmes, working closely with program managers and regional teams under the MERL Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, clean, validate and assure quality of programme databases, addressing errors, duplicates and missing information.
• Provide guidance to teams on MERL databases, data collection systems and reporting tools, escalating technical issues as needed.
• Generate routine reports, visualisations, dashboards and weekly progress updates for regional teams.
• Support development, testing and refinement of quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments.
• Assist with field data collection, monitoring, quality assessments and evaluations following approved methodologies.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis using statistical software and contribute to interpretation of findings.
• Prepare sections of MERL reports, knowledge products and synthesize desk‑review findings.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned, good practices and evidence generated through MERL activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, International Development or related field.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, research, data analysis or programme reporting.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to data integrity, confidentiality and ethical MERL practices.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Statistical or data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R, Power BI)
• Basic quantitative data analysis and interpretation
• Familiarity with qualitative data collection and analysis approaches