Lead Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

The Lead M&E Specialist provides strategic technical leadership for the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Information Management System of the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP). The role involves generating gender-disaggregated evidence to measure impact across social norms, health/education service-seeking, and resilient livelihoods, strengthening M&E architecture, harmonizing partner data systems, and institutionalizing learning processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct gap analysis of current systems.
• Operationalize the Results Framework with clear indicators and verification tools.
• Ensure gender-responsive monitoring and data quality assurance.
• Harmonize tools across consortium partners.
• Build partner capacity through training and technical support.
• Align SASA! methodology and GBV indicators with project frameworks.
• Supervise and mentor M&E staff.
• Foster a culture of learning and accountability.
• Lead mid-term and end-term assessments.
• Track service uptake, livelihood outcomes, and community engagement.
• Produce high-quality reports and document best practices.
• Ensure safeguarding, confidentiality, and ethical data collection.
• Capitalize lessons learned into knowledge products for advocacy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Demography, Economics, Sociology, International Development, or Gender Studies (strong quantitative background).
• 7–10 years of progressive M&E experience in large-scale projects (preferably Liberia/West Africa).
• Expertise in MIS/database development and digital beneficiary tracking.
• Extensive experience in Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment projects.
• Familiarity with SASA! methodology highly desirable.
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple partners/consortia.
• Proficiency in SPSS, STATA, R, Atlas.ti.
• Skilled in digital data collection platforms (KoBoToolbox, ODK, CommCare).
• Strong leadership, report writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines under pressure.

Skills

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Database Development
• Digital Beneficiary Tracking
• Gender Equality Projects
• Women Empowerment Initiatives
• SASA! methodology
• Partner Coordination
• SPSS
• STATA
• ATLAS.ti
• Digital Data Collection
• KoboToolbox
• ODK
• CommCare
• Report Writing
• Management Information Systems
• Quantitative Analysis

Languages

English