Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Coordinator Libya Tunis
Coordinate NRC's MEAL systems and standards at country office level.
Overview
Coordinate NRC's MEAL systems and standards at country office level.
You have:
- Minimum 3 years of MEAL experience, including at least 2 years in a managerial position with an international NGO, preferably in emergency or post-conflict settings, with experience supporting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and working in camp or remote management environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Information Systems Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field. Candidates without a degree but with at least 5 years of relevant experience may also be considered.
- Strong understanding of MEAL principles and current approaches in relief and development settings, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Skilled in data analysis, interpretation of trends, and communication of findings.
- Experience in mobile and online data collection systems and in data management and analysis platforms.
- Experience handling sensitive community feedback in line with data protection principles.
- Experience coordinating with the UN system, INGOs, donors, and local authorities at field level.
- Technical expertise in programme evaluation methodologies and approaches.
- Experience in facilitating participatory discussions, learning workshops, and capacity-building activities.
- Working knowledge of English, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office standard applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required; experience with Microsoft 365 collaboration tools is an advantage.
- Experience implementing MEAL systems in hard-to-reach or remote-managed areas.
- Experience supporting MEAL for one of NRC’s Core Competencies is an asset.
- Experience with local partners capacity building in complex or sensitive environments.
- Experience with statistical analysis using languages such as Python, or R is preferred.
The NRC Country Office based in Tunis supports Area Offices located in Tripoli and Benghazi. Its humanitarian interventions are based upon its programming expertise in the Core Competencies (CCs) of Shelter and Settlements, Education, and Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA) - Protection from Violence (PfV), with a strong focus on safe and inclusive programming, to aid people affected by conflict.
NRC’s programming in Libya has a strong humanitarian, protection and resilience focus that looks to meet vital needs through sustainable solutions to increase early recovery outcomes through integrated programme responses. In this complex, challenging operating environment in 2025, NRC is working to strengthen the quality, responsiveness, integration, and sustainability of our programmes. This requires high quality monitoring, evidence, accountability and learning systems in place in order to ensure the oversight and effectiveness of our programmes for the people we serve.
Qualifications
Generic Professional Competencies
- Minimum 3 years of MEAL experience, including at least 2 years in a managerial position with an international NGO, preferably in emergency or post-conflict settings, with experience supporting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and working in camp or remote management environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Information Systems Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field. Candidates without a degree but with at least 5 years of relevant experience may also be considered.
- Strong understanding of MEAL principles and current approaches in relief and development settings, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Skilled in data analysis, interpretation of trends, and communication of findings.
- Experience in mobile and online data collection systems and in data management and analysis platforms.
- Experience handling sensitive community feedback in line with data protection principles.
- Experience coordinating with the UN system, INGOs, donors, and local authorities at field level.
- Technical expertise in programme evaluation methodologies and approaches.
- Experience in facilitating participatory discussions, learning workshops, and capacity-building activities.
- Working knowledge of English, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office standard applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required; experience with Microsoft 365 collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Planner) is an advantage
Context-Related Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
- Ecperience implementing MEAL systems in hard-to-reach or remote-managed areas.
- Experience supporting MEAL for one of NRC’s Core Competencies is an asset.
- Experience with local partners capacity building in complex or sensitive environments.
- Experience with statistical analysis using languages such as Python, or R is preferred.
Behavioural Competencies
- Handling insecure environment
- Working with people
- Analysing
- Communication with impact and respect
- Coping with change
Leadership Profile Competencies:
- Build meaningful relations
- Empower people
- Act with integrity
- Deliver results
Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
The role of the MEAL Coordinator is to coordinate and adapt NRC’s Monitoring, Evidence, Accountability and Learning systems and standards at Area Office (AO) and/or Country Office (CO) level.
The Coordinator ensures that MEAL systems, plans, tools, and procedures are effectively implemented, and provides technical supervision, capacity building, and guidance to MEAL staff and programme teams.
The position plays a bridging role between strategic MEAL frameworks set at CO level and their practical application across projects, ensuring that evidence inform programme decision-making, learning, and adaptation.
Generic Responsibilities
- Line management responsibilities for directly reporting staff. This includes the
- Performance management process; setting clear goals aligned to country strategy and priorities, and to follow up and support staff’s achievement.
- Responsible for key processes as workforce planning, recruitment, staff induction and development and ensure Duty of Care for own staff.
- Support and contribute to the development and implementation of MEAL systems, including MEAL Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs), guidance and tools.
- Coordinate implementation and harmonisation of NRC MEAL systems, SOPs, and standards at AO and/or CO.
- Support programme design by reviewing Theory of Change, Core Competency (CC), and project logframes, indicators, and MEAL budgets.
- Provide technical support to MEAL staff and programme focal points in assessments, outcome monitoring and evaluation.
- Ensure that evidence from outcome monitoring, evaluations, and community feedback mechanisms (CFM) is captured, synthesised, and used to adapt MEAL tools, systems, and learning processes.
- Contribute to evaluations, learning exercises, and digital MEAL system roll-out.
- Support partners and/or consortium members to strengthen their MEAL systems, harmonise tools, and contribute to joint learning.
- Support AO CFM harmonisation, data use, and learning in close coordination with the CO CFM focal point
- Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures, and a specific responsibility for the MEAL policies and procedures.
Specific Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to programme teams on the design and implementation of multi-sectoral assessments/ integrated approaches / thematic, ensuring quality tools, sampling, data collection and analysis, in line with MEAL standards.
- Support the consideration, inclusion, collection and analysis of indicators related to cash-based interventions and market-based approaches within (and across) NRC, where appropriate.
- Ensure that evidence from outcome monitoring, evaluations, and community feedback mechanisms (CFM) is synthesised and used to adapt MEAL tools, systems, and learning processes.
- Act as focal point for specific MEAL components (e.g. Evaluation, Learning, or CCs).
- Consolidate MEAL evidence at AO or thematic level to feed into CO strategy and learning agenda.
- Train programme and partner staff on data collection tools, outcome monitoring methodologies, and safe data practices.
- Support harmonisation of MEAL approaches with consortium partners.
- Coordinate with partners to ensure joint assessments and outcome monitoring are aligned.
- Provide rapid MEAL support to emergency response interventions (PDMs, real-time reviews, data verification).
- Ensure inclusion and standardisation of cross-cutting indicators (SIP, gender, age, disability) in all assessments, ToC, logframe and outcome monitoring.
- Carry out any other tasks relevant to the function or the position as delegated by the line manager.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with MEAL systems in a challenging environment? | This question helps assess your practical experience and problem-solving abilities in difficult situations. | Share specific examples of your achievements and how you adapted to challenges. |
| How do you ensure data protection while handling community feedback? | The interviewer wants to understand your knowledge of data protection principles in practice. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to analyze data and communicate findings effectively. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use for capacity building in local partners? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you detail an experience where you adjusted a program based on monitoring evidence? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you facilitate participatory discussions among stakeholders? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Discuss your experience with mobile data collection tools. What benefits and challenges have you faced? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle conflict in an insecure environment? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |