Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer

About the role

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer provides country‑level leadership and oversight of MEAL systems for all programmes in Haiti. The role ensures that programmes generate credible evidence, remain accountable to affected populations and use learning to improve quality and decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and periodic review of the Country Office MEAL framework.
• Establish and maintain standards for results frameworks, indicators, monitoring plans, evidence, accountability, learning, data protection and document retention.
• Conduct data‑quality assessments and field‑verification visits, document findings and monitor corrective actions.
• Advise the Deputy Country Director and senior leadership on programme quality, performance risks, evidence and learning.
• Maintain preparedness to rapidly establish monitoring, assessment, accountability and data‑management systems during emergency responses.
• Support needs assessments, contextual analysis and stakeholder mapping to inform programme design.
• Work with technical teams to develop theories of change, logical frameworks, indicators, targets, monitoring plans and MEAL budgets.
• Oversee routine monitoring to ensure accurate, efficient, ethical and timely data collection.

Required profile

• Provide country‑level leadership and oversight of MEAL systems across all programmes.
• Advise senior leadership on programme quality, performance risks and learning.
• Maintain readiness to establish rapid monitoring and data‑management systems during emergencies.

Required skills

• Design quantitative and qualitative data‑collection tools.
• Conduct data‑quality assessments and field‑verification visits.
• Oversee routine monitoring to ensure accurate, timely and ethical data collection.
• Implement data protection, document retention and evidence‑management procedures.