Site MEL Assistant for Indoor Residual Spraying Projects

About the role

The Site MEL Assistant will support Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) activities for Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) campaigns in Busia and Siaya counties, Kenya. Working closely with sub‑county MEL staff and IRS coordinators, the assistant ensures high‑quality data collection, verification, and reporting across all spray phases.

Key responsibilities

• Support training of spray operators on MEL tools, indicators, and mobile data‑collection platforms.
• Set up and troubleshoot mobile phones, tablets, SIM cards, and DHIS2 applications before and during campaigns.
• Verify daily data at point‑of‑collection for accuracy, completeness, GPS capture and mentor field teams.
• Update spray performance trackers, monitor real‑time data flow and produce weekly progress reports.
• Participate in sub‑county review meetings, data verification exercises and post‑campaign reporting.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, IT/Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in data collection, monitoring & evaluation, or related health projects.

Required skills

• Proficiency with mobile data‑collection platforms (e.g., DHIS2).
• Ability to troubleshoot smartphones, tablets and data‑sync issues.
• Experience capturing and validating GPS‑enabled data.