MEL Assistant at American Institutes for Research

Since 1946, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been advancing evidence to evolve systems, improve lives, and ultimately create a better, more equitable world. We are a nonprofit research and technical assistance organization working to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. Our experts in education, health, workforce, human services, and international development follow the evidence to find and apply solutions that will work. Our work helps policymakers make important decisions based on evidence, and we work with leaders, organizations, and communities to create more effective programs. We never stop digging to find what works and where we have more to learn.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:

• Under the guidance of the MEL Specialist, support in the collection, aggregation, synthesis, analysis, and interpretation of data


• Review research, surveys, and or evaluation reports to improve quality of analysis


• Support data quality assurance for data collected from the field


• Identify challenges experienced during data collection and analysis, and provide corrective measures


• Review and maintain project MEL databases


• Setting up meetings/calls by sending out invitations, following up with participants, and working with the administrative staff to book lines and rooms


• Support preparation of MEL sections in quarterly reports


• Assist in supervising field teams


• Potential to travel to any part of the country to support data collection


• Perform other duties as assigned by the MEL Specialist.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in monitoring and evaluations, statistics, informatics, mathematics, or another quantitative field


• A minimum two years’ experience in M&E, learning, project administration or related activities for donor-funded programs, with preference for USAID project experience


• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the Kenya health system and health information systems such as KHIS/DHIS


• Experience developing data management and collection instruments/tools; carrying out quantitative data analysis; data quality assessments; etc. preferred but not required

Skills

• Ability to follow through on multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment


• Strong attention to detail and time management skills


• Excellent communication skills


• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within the context of a larger team


• Demonstrated ability to effectively use statistical software such as R or STATA

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