Who We Are
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 28 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 55 countries, our 8,990 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.
Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti.
Purpose of the Role
The MERL and Digital Data Quality Specialist will lead monitoring, evaluation, reporting, learning, digital data collection, quality assurance, and results documentation in line with donor and organization reporting standards.
Key Responsibilities.
- Lead development of a project-specific MERL plan aligned to the project results framework.
- Define indicators, data collection methods, frequency, means of verification, responsible persons, and reporting tools.
- Set up digital data collection systems using approved platforms such as Kobo Toolbox or equivalent tools.
- Train field staff and CBFs on data collection ethics, digital tools, geo-tagging, attendance tracking, input distribution forms, farmer adoption surveys, and output verification.
- Ensure sex, age, location, nationality, and disability-disaggregated data collection.
- Conduct routine data quality checks, spot checks, beneficiary verification, supervisory validation, and data cleaning.
- Support preparation of monthly activity briefs, quarterly technical reports, annual reports, dashboards, and evidence-based outputs.
- Document success stories, field innovations, learning products, and case studies.
- Support joint supervision missions, reflection meetings, and adaptive management processes.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Agriculture, Economics, Development Studies, Information Systems, or related field.
- 5 years of experience in MERL for agriculture, livelihoods, resilience, refugee programming, or donor-funded projects.
- Strong experience with Kobo Toolbox, ODK, CommCare, Power BI, Excel, or other digital data systems.
- Experience with World Bank, government, or large institutional donor reporting is an added advantage.
- Strong analytical, reporting, training, and data quality assurance skills.
Key Deliverables
- MERL plan and data collection tools.
- Digital reporting system.
- Data quality assurance reports.
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting inputs.
- Beneficiary database and indicator tracking dashboards.
- Learning and evidence products.
Skills Required
- Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Agriculture, Economics, Development Studies, Information Systems, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of MERL experience in agriculture, livelihoods, resilience, refugee programming, or donor-funded projects.
- Strong experience with Kobo Toolbox, ODK, CommCare, Power BI, Excel, or other digital data systems.
- Strong analytical, reporting, training, and data quality assurance skills.
- Experience with World Bank, government, or large institutional donor reporting.
What We Do
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and malnutrition. Its mission is to save children’s and families’ lives while helping communities become self-sufficient and prosper. The organization delivers nutrition and health programs, food-security and livelihood support, clean water and sanitation, emergency response, and advocacy across more than 55 countries, reaching millions of people each year worldwide.
