Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer

Functional Overview
The MEL Officer effectively develops, implements, coordinates, monitors and completes assigned MEL tasks and projects aligned with ICMPD’s strategy, goals, rules and business processes.

Key Results

MEL Task Execution: In support of effective collaboration activities with all relevant stakeholders, technical MEL-related tools e.g. theories of change, results matrices, indicators, performance attributes, evaluation designs, effectively implemented with resources, and plans tailored to the specific project or programme. All deliverables aligned with the project purpose and budget and established MEL processes and quality procedures. High-quality MEL outputs cost-effectively implemented and delivered in alignment with ICMPD rules and procedures, including processes for SKEI quality assurance and review and ICMPD’s results-based management (RBM) framework.

MEL Guidance and Support to Programme Management: In line with pre-defined objectives, project or programme-level monitoring activities implemented including monitoring tools and reporting formats in line with ICMPD processes as well as donor requirements. Collaboration with project teams regularly undertaken to review the monitoring system, ensuring effective data is captured and reported. Evaluation activities monitored including contributions to evaluation design, development of terms of reference, review of proposals and products. As requested, liaison undertaken with ICMPD’s Procurement and Grants Unit to prepare relevant tender dossiers to identify suitable external evaluation service providers. Information shared, lessons learned and best practices disseminated internally. Inputs prepared for the formulation of new technical tools, resources and concepts.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Effective collaboration undertaken with internal SKEI team experts on key products and packages, including supporting quality assurance and high-quality MEL activities across the organisation. SKEI colleagues’, project or programme partners’, and donors’ expectations and working relationships effectively supported and communication consistently exchanged, with regular updates on progress. SKEI Unit processes supported to ensure quality assurance, outreach and communication with Regional Offices, Units and Programmes across ICMPD.
Support to Strategy and Knowledge Management: The execution of ICMPD’s Strategy 2025 supported by a focus on the development and implementation of ICMPD’s RBM framework and associated tools including KPIs and dashboards through contributions to the alignment of ICMPDprogrammes and projects with its strategic framework and results architecture as part of ICMPD’s standardised project management approach.
Support to SKEI Unit Development and Management: Support provided to the development of key SKEI resources and events, e.g. internal unit and organisational technical MEL tools and templates and organisational informational/capacity-building workshops, including content formulation and preparation/delivery of presentations. Activities aimed at growing SKEI and ICMPD capacities, team MEL and RBM skills, and/or other resources focused on technical MEL approaches and rigorous methodologies, effectively supported and inputs provided to increase the evidence base for effective migration initiatives.

Application Procedure:

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application in English through the ICMPD online
recruitment system at Careers at ICMPD by midnight (CET) of the closing date specified above. For this purpose, candidates will first need to register with the ICMPD
website. Once the relevant data has been entered, candidates will be able to apply for vacancies.
Please note that in the course of the online application, the motivation letter and personal CV must be uploaded
All applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well
before the deadline stated above. Applications received after the published deadline, and offline
applications submitted via email, fax or post, will not be considered.
Due to the high volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and applicants
are expected to be available for a personal/telephone interview.
In the event of a technical issue with your application, please email [email protected].

General Information:
ICMPD retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to offer a different contract type and/or