Senior MEAL officer for Expertise France’s “Rwanda TVET Agri project” (M/W)
Département Géographique – GEO > DP RWANDA
Published on : 2025/10/09
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICARWANDA KIGALI
Mission description
The role
The Senior MEAL Officer will be assigned to the TVET Agri “Ubuhinzi Skills+” Project. Under the supervision of the Project Team Leaders, he/she will bring his/her expertise to the project teams and to the projects’ institutional and operational partners in the development and use of MEAL System. He/she will ensure that the projects are documented, monitored, analysed and capitalised on the process, results and lessons learned.
The position is assigned the following objectives:
- Contribute to the management and effective implementation of the projects by ensuring their monitoring and evaluation in accordance with the requirements of Expertise France and the donors (EU and French Ministry of Foreign Affairs);
- Coordinate the overall MEAL strategies of the projects and support their implementation in collaboration with the project teams and partners;
- Ensure the appropriation and use of MEAL tools by the projects’ stakeholders.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
Development and implementation of harmonised MEAL frameworks for the projects
- Assess the needs and available resources of the projects in terms of MEAL systems, data collection, reporting within Expertise France and among implementing partners;
- Participate in the development and implementation of participatory MEAL systems/plans adapted to the projects;
- Ensure the quality, consistency and harmonisation of MEAL tools, processes, procedures and methodologies deployed at different stages of the projects;
- Implement data collection and analysis tools (forms, development of rigorous databases, etc.) that facilitate the monitoring activities’ progress and guide decision making on corrective measures;
- Establish a system for filing and archiving digital and paper data (reports, surveys…);
- Ensure the confidentiality and security of data.
Leading the projects’ MEAL activities
- Ensure the reliability, quality and relevance of the data collected for objective analysis;
- Monitor indicators, collect data, develop and update data collection and analysis tools, share findings with the Project Leaders and teams, and alert on significant deviations;
- Participate in the preparation and implementation of project reviews (monthly, annual and semi-annual);
- Participate in the preparation of projects’ annual reports for donors by integrating data from the MEAL system;
- Lead projects’ baselines, midterm and final evaluations (develop terms of reference, participate in recruitment processes if needed, reporting, review deliverables, etc.);
- Contribute to the development of terms of reference (ToR) for the recruitment of external MEAL consultants and experts to meet the projects’ needs (evaluations, surveys, capitalisations, etc.);
- Conduct participatory MEAL activities to measure the projects’ impact, using both quantitative and qualitative data;
- Classify, archive and organise technical documentation produced and/or used.
Technical support to the projects’ partners
- Support the implementation of MEAL plans by the projects’ partners through the development of indicators and MEAL tools with each stakeholder, in line with their specific action plans, and define the terms of use (frequency of completion, collection, sharing);
- Strengthen partners’ MEAL capacity through training and collaborative exchanges, the development of tools and reporting methods;
- Provide individual support to partners to help them with the tools;
- Support partners in monitoring and reporting their activities on a regular basis.
Capitalisation
- Develop the project’s capitalisation strategy to generate evidences to inform the project adaptive management.
- Capitalise, document and share the projects’ best practices, achievements and innovations;
- Assist the Project Leaders in the organisation and facilitation of capitalisation activities such as review meetings, workshops, develop ToR, participate in recruitment if needed etc.;
- Undertake beneficiary and partner satisfaction surveys for project improvements.
Support communication and partner engagement activities
- Participate in coordination meetings, steering committees, brainstorming sessions and workshops at the Project Leaders’ requests;
- Develop communication support to enhance the projects’ and Expertise France’s visibility.
Project or context description
The “Rwanda TVET Agri” project aims to contribute to the National Strategy for Transformation and Vision 2050 established by the Government of Rwanda to guide the socio-economic development of the country towards a prosperous and high-income economy by 2050. Representing 25% of GDP and 70% of Rwanda’s active population, agriculture is a key sector targeted in order to boost the country’s economy and create jobs. The development of agricultural skills is one of the priorities for the sector’s transformation, with the national objective of establishing Centres of Vocational Excellence for technical and vocational education and training in agriculture. These centres will help develop a new generation of qualified workforce, capable of stimulating sustainable agricultural development, contributing to food security, economic growth and improved livelihoods for rural communities in Rwanda.
The “Rwanda TVET Agri” project is implemented by Expertise France to support the national agency Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) in the establishment of Centres of Excellence in agriculture. In line with national priorities, the project aims to increase the sustainability, climate resilience and inclusion of agricultural practices by strengthening the skills of women and youth in Rwanda.
The project is structured around two specific objectives:
- Improve access of women and youth to quality skills and formal certification in agricultural practices.
- Improve the effectiveness of mechanisms for integrating women and young people into the agricultural labour market, with an emphasis on sustainable agriculture.
In Rwanda, 77% of farmers are women, mainly in subsistence agriculture, vulnerable to climate change. Gender is a key cross-cutting theme for the project which aims to implement transformative and sustainable actions for women, young girls and their communities.
The project will be implemented over a period of five years, with a budget of +16 million euros financed by the EU and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. It will include technical assistance at the national level in support of RTB, and two TVET schools will also be supported with technical assistance, infrastructure rehabilitation and procurement of agricultural equipment. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the beneficiary partner RTB, as well as with donors and project partners.
The project will be led by the Project Manager, with direct support from the Deputy Project Manager, and the team will consist of a Senior MEAL Officer, 4 Technical Experts, and 2 Field Technical Assistants based in targeted TVET schools. The team will be supported by Expertise France’s Kigali-based USP (Project Support Unit) and Paris-based HQ, particularly for admin, finance, contracting and procurement.
Required profile
Profile
Qualifications and professional experience
- Post-graduate degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Economics, Statistics, Sociology, Demographics, or any other field relevant to the role;
- At least 08 years’ professional experience in MEAL functions, including information management, data collection, evaluation and learning activities for donor-funded development activities, preferably in the health or education sector;
- Experience of developing gender-sensitive MEAL frameworks, to measure gender equity and empowerment outcomes;
- Experience in designing, facilitating and evaluating training for adults in MEAL will be considered favourably;
- Experience of working on EU-funded cooperation projects and knowledge of the Rwandan context are also an asset;
- Mastery of project management fundamentals is an asset.
Technical competencies
- Excellent understanding of results frameworks and indicators, as well as international MEAL standards and applications, particularly for EU-funded projects;
- Excellent knowledge of tools and methodologies for project cycle management, results-based management, quality assurance, data security and gender mainstreaming;
- Mastery of the main MEAL tools and methods (including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis) and their use in the field;
- Design, database management and data exploitation;
- Good knowledge of data collection software (Kobo Tool Box, Survey CTO, ODK, etc.), data analysis (R, SPSS, Stata, etc.), data visualisation software (Power BI, Tableau etc.) and Excel.
- Experience on capitalisation and learning workshop facilitation;
- Good understanding of gender-sensitive MEAL and programming;
- Good understanding of the impact of gender in education and/or agriculture.
Skills
- Rigor and organisational skills;
- Excellent coordination and teamwork skills;
- Ability to anticipate and be proactive;
- Ability to work independently on several tasks at once;
- Excellent analytical and writing skills;
- Ability to manage and analyse information in a critical and methodical manner;
- Perfect command of English; Fluency in French is an asset.
Additional information
- Full-time position based in Kigali, with occasional travel to the Eastern and Northern regions
- Remuneration: according to Expertise France’s salary scale and the candidate’s seniority level
- Type of contract: Fixed-term contract (Rwandan contract), 1 year renewable
Additional information
Please provide your CV and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages each), photocopies of diplomas and certificates of employment, as well as three professional references with contact details.
Candidates are invited to submit their application as soon as possible through this link
Expertise France reserves the right to pre-select candidates before the application deadline.
Female applicants are encouraged to apply.
Deadline for application : 2025/10/25 15:46
Click here to visit the website source
