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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. It was founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changed its name in 1942 after merging with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee.

Job Information:

  • Job Title: Research and MEAL (RMEAL) Manager
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Duty Station: Addis Ababa
  • End Date: December 10, 2025

Job Overview/Summary:

The RMEAL Manager is a critical role responsible for ensuring the project meets all its Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning commitments for the PEPE initiative.

Reporting directly to the PEPE Project Coordinator (with technical supervision from the Ethiopia Country MEAL Coordinator), the incumbent will strengthen RMEAL capacity and maintain close working partnerships with the Airbel Impact Lab, consultants, relevant IRC staff/departments, and implementing partners across the PEPE consortium. This ensures high-quality, coordinated implementation and alignment of research and MEAL activities with global and country approaches.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Research Leadership & Management

  • Research Coordination: Facilitate deep collaboration with external research consultants and IRC’s Airbel Impact Lab throughout all phases of the research process, ensuring robust methodology and ethical practice.
  • Contextual Adaptation: Support the adaptation of research tools and methods to align effectively with local contexts and Ethiopia’s education system structures (e.g., MOE, REB, WoEO).
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Lead participatory consultations with key stakeholders, including government education officials (at federal, regional, and woreda levels), community leaders, and parents, to inform research design and execution.
  • Field Logistics: Develop and manage detailed data collection schedules and logistics, including transport, equipment, and fieldwork calendars, ensuring smooth operations.
  • Team Supervision: Supervise and coordinate the local research team, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and providing mentorship to field research assistants.
  • Ethical Clearance: Oversee the process to obtain ethical clearance for the research from the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB).
  • Knowledge Products: Lead and support the development and publication of research outputs, including policy briefs, research articles, and conference presentations, and ensure timely submission to donors and partners.
  • Communication: Translate complex research findings into accessible formats for non-technical audiences, including community members and policymakers.

2. Monitoring Evaluation and Accountability

  • RMEAL System Design: Co-design, maintain, and lead the roll-out of project-specific RMEAL systems and guidance for accurately tracking project achievements, Key Indicator Performance (KIPs), and outcomes.
  • Capacity Development: Lead and coordinate MEAL capacity building for all project staff and partners to ensure alignment with project-specific RMEAL plans, processes, and data quality requirements.
  • Data Management & Quality: Coordinate the development and utilization of robust data systems (including mobile monitoring tools like Kobo Collect/CommCare) to inform project management improvements and reporting. Ensure quality data is captured, analyzed, and accurately consolidated for timely donor reports.
  • Accountability & Feedback: Design and lead regular consultations and knowledge exchange activities. Support the data gathering and use of gender-sensitive monitoring data, including client feedback mechanisms, to ensure responsive interventions.
  • Assessment & Measurement: Lead and coordinate the implementation of project-specific assessments, evaluations, and performance measurements.
  • Representation: Represent, contribute, and participate in inter-departmental, cross-sector, and external RMEAL activities as required.

3. Learning and Adaptive Management

  • Learning Coordination: Lead project learning activities for the IRC and coordinate effective documentation and regular communication of lessons learned and evidence of good practices across the consortium.
  • Data Utilization: Ensure the utilization of strong data systems and analysis to inform adaptive.

Requirements:

Education background

  • Bachelor’s Degree: 4 years of progressive, relevant work experience with a first degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Computer Science, Social Sciences, or a related field.
  • Master’s Degree: 3 years of progressive, relevant work experience with a Master’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Computer Science, Social Sciences, or a related field.

Required Experience and Skills

  • Direct RMEAL Experience: Demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation, and applied research within the humanitarian and development context, with specific experience in education measurement preferred.
  • Technical Proficiency: Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
  • Software Mastery: High proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, data visualization tools (i.e., Power BI), and data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R, NVivo).
  • Mobile Monitoring: Proven experience in mobile monitoring using applications like Kobo Collect, CommCare, or similar tools.
  • System Development: Demonstrated experience developing tools and systems for program tracking and documentation.
  • Leadership & Capacity Building: Demonstrated experience in staff supervision, team leadership, and capacity building for both staff and local partners.
  • Consortium Management: Experience managing donor-funded projects/grants and providing technical input to proposal development, budgeting, and donor reports.
  • Communication: Exceptional English writing, high-quality communication, and interpersonal skills are essential.
  • Desirable: Proven experience in authoring and publishing research articles in peer-reviewed academic journals is a plus.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their application through Online [Apply-Now]. For more details visit official website: www.rescue.org

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