Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

About CorpsAfrica:

Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica provides the opportunity for Africans to serve in their own countries, along the lines of the Peace Corps model. We train college-educated young Africans and send them to live for up to one year in rural, high-poverty communities to facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people. CorpsAfrica aims to create a culture of public service in Africa by giving participants the opportunity to apply their education, skills and energy toward helping their fellow citizens overcome extreme poverty. www.corpsafrica.org

Overview of the Position:

Reporting to the Monitoring and Evaluation Director and working closely with headquarters and country office staff, the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator will form an integral part of our headquarters staff. This position will ensure the organization’s monitoring and evaluation protocols and tools are maintained at a professional level and are consistent with the expectations of our funders. He/she supports the organization's day-to-day monitoring and evaluation efforts and management of the organization’s programs and projects by supporting the deployment and maintenance of robust and sound M&E systems, databases and tools and ensuring they are functioning appropriately. Support the M&E unit in qualitative data collection and reporting on systemic level changes. He/She will support the conduct of researches and research best practice in M&E field and contribute to learning activities within the organization.
 

LOCATION: Any of the CorpsAfrica Country Offices in Africa.

REPORTS TO: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation
 

Specific responsibilities: 

• Oversee at least 2 country offices and provide needed technical support and supervision
• Support the collection and reporting of  Qualitative Data  including systemic level changes in CorpsAfrica Countries
• Support the collection, collation and reporting of accurate and valid data
• Support the mentoring of country office M&E staff to improve the quality of data reported
• Support the GSO M&E unit in program review
• Support the conduct of evaluation studies especially qualitative approaches
• Support the design, implementation, and refining of tools to collect data on all aspects of the Volunteer and Alumni experience, utilizing and coordinating outside consultants as needed
• Support data collection, cleaning, and analysis processes in excel spreadsheet across country offices, and the implementation of a new database system to consolidate impact data.
• Maintain database and manage the storage of all CorpsAfrica data, ensuring the retrieval of information when needed
• Support the development of a template for periodic impact reports and populate the template for an Annual Impact Report
• Support data collection and analysis using SurveyCTO for CorpsAfrica’s monitoring and evaluation of data collection systems. 
• Lead the process of designing, piloting and validating quantitative and qualitative evaluation
• Tools.
• Support the conduct of research regarding best practices used by similar organizations to collect, analyse and report impact of volunteerism, community-led development and development in rural communities across Africa.
• Support Country office M&E Officers in the appropriate collection and collation of data
• Support the conduct of data quality assessment, data validation and supervision of country offices 
• Support the development of briefing papers on CorpsAfrica’s monitoring and evaluation practices for sharing knowledge across the organization and within the field of international development and monitoring and evaluation.
• Assist with day-to-day monitoring and evaluation activities and attend the weekly M&E meeting. 
• Perform additional tasks as needed or assigned

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as Monitoring and Evaluation, social sciences, economics, public health, or a related field.
• Proven work experience of Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the context of international development or humanitarian assistance.
• Strong qualitative research skills, and qualitative data analysis software (e.g., NVivo, MAX DQA, Dedoose). Quantitative data analysis an advantage including proficiency in statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R) 
• Experience programming tools in Survey CTO to maximize its use for CorpsAfrica’s monitoring and evaluation data collection systems an advantage.
• Proficient in G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.). Knowledge of data visualization tools and platforms is advantageous.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a multicultural team environment, with demonstrated cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
• Ability to travel internationally to project sites as needed.
• A strong commitment to the mission of CorpsAfrica is required, with a desire to support youth leadership, participatory community development, impact evaluation, transparency, and accountability.

TO APPLY:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter that illustrates qualifications relevant to this role and a résumé through JazzHR. The deadline to apply for the position is July 11th, 2025. Only complete applications will be considered.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CorpsAfrica encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability or any other legally protected basis.