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Job Description

SNV Kenya is seeking a qualified and results-oriented MEL Officer to coordinate the design, implementation and continuous improvement of TUMAI MAJI’s integrated consortium-wide MEL system. Working closely with the Project Manager, Programme Management Unit (PMU), system leads, partner MEL focal points and implementing partners, the officer will ensure that programme performance is monitored consistently, evidence is credible and timely, results are reported against the approved logframe and EKN indicator frameworks, and learning informs decisions across the four interlinked systems.

The role will provide technical guidance and implementation support on indicator protocols, data collection and analysis, data quality assurance, evaluations, reporting, learning and knowledge management. The officer will help the consortium assess not only progress against targets, but also whether changes in institutional behaviour, coordination, governance and service performance are emerging, and how these contribute to wider water security and climate resilience outcomes.

The position will be based in Nairobi.

Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA Experience 5 years

Key Responsibilities

MEL system coordination and planning

• Coordinate implementation and continuous improvement of one integrated, consortium-wide MEL system across Systems A–D, working with SNV, RWMS, IHE Delft and implementing partners through designated partner MEL focal points.
• Develop, maintain and periodically update the programme MEL framework and tools (MEL Plan, indicator reference sheets and protocols, data collection tools, reporting calendar and responsibilities matrix), ensuring consistency with the approved Theory of Change, logframe, donor requirements and programme work plan.
• Support partners during inception to finalise indicator reference sheets/trackers (indicator definitions, baselines, annual targets, means of verification, measurement frequency, disaggregation and responsibilities); and contribute to the development of the baseline report, MEL Plan, Learning Framework and inception report.
• Ensure that monitoring arrangements cover outputs, outcomes and systems-change results, and that indicator methods and evidence requirements are applied consistently across all four systems.
• Lead in the development of relevant Monitoring tools and resources for the programme (partner performance forms, monitoring checklists, site visit forms, activity monitoring forms etc.)

Monitoring, data collection and quality assurance

• Coordinate routine monitoring and partner reporting, track progress against logframe indicators and annual targets, identify implementation gaps and follow up on corrective actions.
• Establish and oversee data quality assurance procedures, including source-document checks, data verification and validation, completeness and consistency checks, documentation of assumptions, and periodic data quality reviews.
• Maintain an accessible, secure and well-organised digital MEL database or system, with clear data-management procedures, version control, audit trails and appropriate access arrangements.
• Plan and conduct risk-based field monitoring visits to verify reported results, assess the quality of data collection and implementation, and document findings, recommendations and follow-up actions.
• Ensure data are disaggregated in line with the logframe and programme commitments, including by sex, age and disability where applicable, and refugee/host status or other relevant characteristics where required and feasible.
• Triangulate quantitative and qualitative evidence from administrative records, household and facility surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, dashboards, observatory data, decision logs and partner records.

Evaluation and systems-change measurement

• Coordinate the programme baseline during inception in 2027, the midline assessment in 2029 and the internal endline evaluation in 2031, working with partners and relevant stakeholders to ensure methodological rigour and timely delivery.
• Lead in the development and application of a mixed-methods approaches to assess results across the four systems, including the use of outcome rubrics, scorecards and signal-of-change statements to assess system shifts.
• Support routine evaluation through contribution analysis approach to assess how programme activities and changes across Systems A, B, C and D plausibly contribute to wider outcomes in water security, climate resilience, wellbeing and more equitable access to water and sanitation.
• Track progress on relevant EKN Water, Private-Sector Development and Climate indicator frameworks, alongside programme-specific indicators for institutional capacity, delegated management and public-private-community partnership arrangements, policy progress and evidence-informed decisions.

• Coordinate implementation and continuous improvement of one integrated, consortium-wide MEL system across Systems A–D, working with SNV, RWMS, IHE Delft and implementing partners through designated partner MEL focal points.
• Develop, maintain and periodically update the programme MEL framework and tools, ensuring consistency with the approved Theory of Change, logframe, donor requirements and programme work plan.
• Support partners during inception to finalise indicator reference sheets/trackers and contribute to the development of the baseline report, MEL Plan, Learning Framework and inception report.
• Ensure monitoring arrangements cover outputs, outcomes and systems-change results, and that indicator methods and evidence requirements are applied consistently across all four systems.
• Lead in the development of relevant Monitoring tools and resources for the programme.
• Coordinate routine monitoring and partner reporting, track progress against logframe indicators and annual targets, identify implementation gaps and follow up on corrective actions.
• Establish and oversee data quality assurance procedures, including source-document checks, data verification and validation, completeness and consistency checks, documentation of assumptions, and periodic data quality reviews.
• Maintain an accessible, secure and well-organised digital MEL database or system, with clear data-management procedures, version control, audit trails and appropriate access arrangements.
• Plan and conduct risk-based field monitoring visits to verify reported results, assess the quality of data collection and implementation, and document findings, recommendations and follow-up actions.
• Ensure data are disaggregated in line with the logframe and programme commitments, including by sex, age and disability where applicable, and refugee/host status or other relevant characteristics where required and feasible.
• Triangulate quantitative and qualitative evidence from administrative records, household and facility surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, dashboards, observatory data, decision logs and partner records.
• Coordinate the programme baseline during inception in 2027, the midline assessment in 2029 and the internal endline evaluation in 2031.
• Lead in the development and application of mixed-methods approaches to assess results across the four systems, including the use of outcome rubrics, scorecards and signal-of-change statements to assess system shifts.
• Support routine evaluation through contribution analysis to assess how programme activities and changes across Systems A, B, C and D plausibly contribute to wider outcomes in water security, climate resilience, wellbeing and more equitable access to water and sanitation.
• Track progress on relevant EKN Water, Private-Sector Development and Climate indicator frameworks, alongside programme-specific indicators.

• Monitoring, evaluation and learning system design and coordination
• Indicator protocols, logframes and Theory of Change
• Data collection, management and analysis
• Data quality assurance, verification and validation
• Quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Mixed-methods evaluation and contribution analysis
• Digital database management, version control and audit trails
• Partner coordination and technical guidance
• Reporting, learning and knowledge management
• Field monitoring and triangulation of evidence

• BA/BSc/HND, MBA/MSc/MA
• 5 years of experience