Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Advisor

VVOB South Africa

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Advisor at VVOB

Deadline:

31 August 2025

Region:

Pretoria

Type of employment:

Full time

Job Description

Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced as well that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?

We are looking for a MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Advisor who will operate from our office in Pretoria. Do you want to take on this challenge? Then continue reading!

Position in the organisation

The MEAL Advisor reports to the Country Programmes Manager (CPM) of VVOB in South Africa, and work closely with the rest of the MEAL team (Advisor and two Officers) and the Strategic Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, as well as the rest of the project teams.

What Were Offering

A dynamic working environment in an international context.
An exciting job in a growing organisation with varied responsibilities and opportunities for professional
development.
A contract starting 1September 2025 (or as soon as possible), ending 31 December 2026.
A market related salary based on years of experience, with medical aid and childrens education allowance
Employer funded professional development opportunities

Roles and Responsibilities

Result Areas Of This Position

You take the lead in monitoring and evaluating project objectives effectively and you ensure lessons are drawn, documented, and disseminated to inform on-going implementation and future programming.
You provide coordination, technical support, and advice to VVOB Education Advisors, Coordinators, and partners in planning of activities.
You ensure capacity development on M&E of the partners according to the needs of the partner and particular situations and phases of the projects.
You take part in internal and external working groups, task forces, etc related to MEAL.
You support in data collection and research on the effects and impact of VVOBs projects within the country.

If youre our MEAL Advisor, your workweek at the office will include the following highlights:

Ensure implementation, roll-out and enhancement of the MEAL portfolio in coordination with the Strategic Research and M&E Advisor and the CPM.
Ensure ongoing data collection, collation, storage, analysis and ensuring data is reliable and high quality as possible. Data includes both qualitative and quantitative data.
Develop and disseminate MEL tools, to inform learning materials, training strategies and programme/projects
Lunch with colleagues! Collaboration with others in this role is key
Ensure relevant data is collected, analysed and used to inform strategic decisions, to guide implementation and to provide programme updates through reporting cycles, across different projects, in close collaboration with the team(s) and partner organisations.
Develop and ensure compliance with procedures for collection and reporting of quality and timely data related to indicators
Support strengthening the monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy for and across programmes in accordance with VVOB and international best practices.

Does this look like your dream job? Then read on and check whether your profile matches the job requirements!

Qualifications And Requirements

Required expertise and experience

Masters degree in statistics, education, social sciences or other relevant field or equivalent experience
Experience in an international development cooperation, in particular on M&E, is preferred
Experience with the development of indicators, the use of M&E tools and implementation of M&E processes, including data collection methodologies, software and analysis.
Research experience, preferably in the education sector

Matching competences

VVOB Core Competences

Result-oriented
Matching competences
Continuous improvement
Cooperation

Function Specific Competencies

Creativity
Development oriented
360 empathy
Communication skills
Problem analysis and judgment

VVOB firmly believes that quality education can only be achieved if equity is ensured. Qualities of people prevail, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or disability. If you require reasonable accommodation including disability accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to southafrica@vvob.org.

How to apply

If you believe you are a strong fit for this position, we warmly invite you to apply by submitting a detailed CV along with a motivation letter to southafrica@vvob.org by end of day 31 August 2025 with subject "MEAL Advisor Application." Please explain your reasons for applying, how your profile matches the requirements and why you are a good fit for this role.

Shortlisted candidates will take a written test and go through an interview process, before a final offer is made.

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