JOB DESCRIPTION

The Regional Head of M&E is responsible for leading and developing the strategic direction of M&E within the region, supporting evidence, research and learning and positioning the function as a central role in business and programme development. You will lead a regional M&E Unit who will provide strategic advice, support and capacity building to country offices in the implementation of the Global M&E framework, policy, guidelines and technical developments in the region. You will work collaboratively with the regional senior management team to embed M&E as a key component of programme design and delivery through strategic analysis of evidence and learning.

Generic Responsibilities

Policy, strategy and programme development
Team leadership
Technical development, support and capacity building
Regional M&E Technical Support and Guidance

Specific Responsibilities

Promote a culture of learning in the region and establish systems to make sure learning is captured at the regional level and fed into new programmes 
Promote innovation and thought-leadership on new solutions NRC can pilot to improve data collection, quality, analysis and use of data. 

Your stakeholders

Global M&E – and the global M&E framework, system, policies, guidelines and tools
Regional Programme Team - Core Competency advisers, thematic and programme advisers/SRAs)
Country level CDs, Heads of Programmes and Area Managers
Country Office M&E staff
Regional Office Management Team

What you will bring

Seven to ten years of work experience at a senior level in monitoring and evaluation for a humanitarian organization.
Strategic and conceptual thinking; having led large processes, experience of fundraising, developing strategies, developing and implementing significant organizational processes
Advanced degree in economics, research methods, social sciences or a related field 
Significant experience of evaluation or research methods - qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools
Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts and ability and willingness to regularly travel to support Country Offices
Experience of managing and leading a team
Ability to process vast amounts of information, develop robust, practical plans and methodologically roll out systems and processes 
Fluency in English, both written and verbal   
Experience of strategic planning, including strategic approaches to the use of data, evidence and learning to programme development