Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer

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About the Organization

The Global Survivors Fund (GSF) was launched in October 2019 by Dr Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. Its mission is to enhance access to reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence around the globe. One of the fund’s core activities is the implementation of interim reparative measures (IRM), in collaboration with local and international partners. Effective Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) are central to understanding the impact of these measures and continuously improving our practices.

To support this effort, GSF seeks an MEL Officer to provide technical support to the IRM team. The officer will perform key MEL functions across several country projects, focusing on impact measurement, learning integration, and performance tracking.

Job Description

The MEL Officer will support the MEL team in completing all deliverables at both country and unit level. This includes leading on monitoring activities, supporting country-level learning processes, and implementing GSF’s evaluation methodologies. The officer will be expected to adapt MEL methods to different contexts and communicate effectively with the IRM programme team and implementing partners, ensuring that MEL work remains robust, responsive, and contextually appropriate. The successful candidate will report to the Regional Coordinator and MEL Lead and closely work with the other MEL Officer.

Job Responsibilities

Design and implement GSF’s monitoring, evaluation and learning systems within the IRM unit in coordination with the MEL Officer and under the supervision of the MEL lead

Provide technical guidance and support GSF in developing a methodology for conducting evaluations with children.

• Support GSF in strengthening its evaluation methodologies. Prior experience in evaluating education-focused projects and conducting evaluations involving children is highly desirable.

Lead country-specific implementation of MEL, specifically focused on:

Monitoring:

• Coordinate the implementation of quarterly reporting with project coordinators;
• Adapt template to country specifics;
• Report on KPIs for respective countries and contribute to KPI reports;
• Participate in KPI development.

Evaluation:

• Coordinate with project coordinators and partner organisations to implement impact evaluations and advise on associated budgeting needs;
• Adapt existing GSF tools to fit the context of each project, in close collaboration with implementing partners;
• Train relevant partner teams and consultants, either remotely or in-country, as appropriate;
• Oversee data collection activities in project countries, ensuring quality and consistency;
• Coordinate the analysis of data collected by national teams and contribute to the drafting of internal and external impact reports.

 Learning:

• Coordinate with the project team for lessons learned workshops; support programme team with materials;
• Support data analysis and reporting.

Transversal Activities

• Revise data analysis procedures and update the use of quantitative and qualitative tools as needed, drawing on lessons learned from MEL implementation;
• Provide in-country support for evaluation activities, with occasional travel as required;
• Share relevant findings and coordinate with other GSF units on MEL activities related to IRM projects;
• Actively participate in IRM Team meetings and broader GSF meetings, as needed;
• Carry out any other MEL-related tasks, as agreed with the reporting manager, to support the work of the IRM unit.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Education, Development Studies, or a related field;
• Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in the MEL field, preferably with experience evaluating education projects or conducting evaluations with children; 3
• Proven experience in designing and conducting evaluations involving children and vulnerable populations, using participatory and ethical methodologies.

Other Requirements

• Strong knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods;
• Demonstrated ability to design MEL frameworks, tools, and indicator matrices.
• Proficiency in data collection, management, and analysis tools, particularly KoboToolbox and Excel;
• Experience with adaptive and utilisation-focused evaluation approaches;
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including civil society partners;
• Experience delivering MEL training and capacity-building for partner organisations;
• Strong report writing and presentation skills in English. Knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an asset;
• Ability to work independently while maintaining close coordination with remote teams;
• Ability to travel to countries across Asia;
• Understanding of reparations processes and survivor-centred approaches.

Please send your CV and cover letter to recruitment@globalsurvivorsfund.org with “Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer” as the email subject by 5 th October 2025 (midnight CET). Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis.

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