Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer, YEFFA Multi-Country Support
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Nairobi, Kenya
Full Time
Published February 12, 2026
Job Description
Lead coordination and implementation of MEL for the YEFFA multi-country program, providing technical support, data verification, reporting, and capacity building to ensure high-quality results and evidence-based decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing M&E support to the YEFFA PMU in collaboration with the Senior M&E Officer.
- Align country results and program design with YEFFA theory of change and results framework, ensuring compliance.
- Generate quarterly performance dashboards and compliance analysis for YEFFA country programs.
- Lead data integration and verification across YEFFA and continental pillar data.
- Identify M&E support needs, troubleshoot data capture and reporting challenges for country teams and partners.
- Conduct routine data quality checks, validation, and strengthen audit trails for YEFFA indicators.
- Provide training and technical guidance to implementing partners on results reporting and data management.
- Onboard grantees and validate data reported on AMIS for YEFFA.
- Implement and back‑stop digitized tools used by country teams.
- Monitor follow‑up actions from DQAs, spot checks, and validation missions.
- Facilitate cross‑country learning and continuous improvement of MEL systems, dashboards, and tools.
- Lead evaluations, surveys, and MEL‑related consultancies in collaboration with the AGRA MEL Unit.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, and results management in large‑scale, multi‑country programs in Africa.
- Proven experience with donor‑funded initiatives, particularly Mastercard Foundation or equivalent partners.
- Expertise in results framework design, performance tracking, and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional certification in MEL, Results‑Based Management, or Data Analytics (preferred).
- Experience supporting adaptive management and institutional learning.
- Strong ownership of results management processes and ability to adjust MEL frameworks as program contexts evolve.
- Ability to capture, document, and disseminate lessons learned and best practices.
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Job Summary
| Company: | Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) |
| Location: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Type: | Full Time |
| Posted: | 02/12/2026 |