Head of monitoring evaluation and learning

Dakar, Senegal Deadline to apply: 12/11/2026 Monitoring-Evaluation & Learning Officer / Head of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

Other information

Enabel is the Belgian Development Agency. It implements Belgian government cooperation. The Agency also implements actions for other national and international organisations. Together with its Belgian and international partners, Enabel provides solutions to urgent global challenges: climate change, urbanization, human mobility, peace and security, social and economic inequalities, and global citizenship. With more than 2,200 employees, Enabel manages some 170 projects in about twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.

Job overview

Migration in Senegal and its governance due to the complexity of the phenomenon and issues is an important priority for both the Government of Senegal and the European Union and its Member States. Ensuring a common understanding of the issues and an approach to the subject that allows for a serene dialogue between Senegal and its European partners is an important objective. Regarding Senegal, the Direction des Sénégalais de l’Extérieur (DSE) exercises, on behalf of the Minister for African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad (MIAAAESE), the competences assigned to the latter in terms of assistance and management of Senegalese living abroad. In order to support the SESE in this mission, the European Union (EU) has funded a support project on migration governance in Senegal called SyMAD (Autonomous and Sustainable Migration Systems) for a budget of 15 million euros. This project will be implemented for a consortium of 5 European agencies from 4 Member States:

• Belgium: Enabel
• France: Expertise France
• Spain: FIAP and AECID
• Italy: AICS The objective of this project is to contribute to the strengthening of an inclusive, coordinated and territorialized governance for the reintegration of migrants returning to Senegal. Specifically, the following objectives will be sought:
• OS 1: Strengthening and Empowering National Reintegration Governance Systems
• OS 2: Revitalize territorial systems and services to support returning migrants. Enabel as coordinator of the consortium is looking to recruit a Monitoring-Evaluation & Learning Officer (MEL Officer) who will be based at Dakar, with trips to the project’s intervention areas. Description of the function: Under the hierarchical supervision of the project manager, the MEL Officer will be responsible for:
• To guarantee the existence, quality, reliability and adaptation of the monitoring and learning system on the development results of the intervention.

Education / Qualifications

• To ensure that they have relevant information on outcomes for decision-making, learning and reporting on results achieved against objectives.
• To contribute to the capacity-building activities of the FSD with regard to data management.
• Advise the experts Ensuring the quality, reliability and adaptation of the monitoring and learning system Advise the project manager in planning and monitoring activities to ensure the management of actions according to the principles of "results-based management" Mobilize technical experts so that the information generated is useful to report on development results and promote quality reporting Consolidate and implement databases and monitoring systems and the monitoring of action results

Experience

Organize learning activities to ensure lessons are learned, relevant implementation experiences are capitalized and disseminated;

• Strengthen the capacities of partner structures as necessary to contribute to the improvement of their organization, processes and systems as well as staff skills;

Responsibilities

Promote a culture of results and make development results-based management a shared responsibility so that Enabel is recognized for its development results; Make known the lessons learned, learn about recent developments in MEL and adopt an innovative attitude. Ensure availability of relevant information for decision making and accountability Analyze with the partner and with the teams of interventions, from the project documents, the "needs for information"; Confirm and operationalize indicators by identifying the quantitative and qualitative methods needed to measure results; Integrate monitoring of cross-cutting dimensions (digitalization, gender, environment, decent work, and others); Develop and implement the planning and collection tools necessary to ensure data collection; Establish a framework/committee for the analysis of collected data and a quality assurance system; Based on the above elements, finalize the monitoring matrix and develop the manual for monitoring interventions in line with Enabel’s Results-Based Management policy; Prepare and conduct quality control of data so that it can be analyzed together with the intervention teams; Challenge the analysis and interpretation of data at standard monitoring and reporting times on planned development results; Support in-process learning, action research and capitalization through the collection of relevant data and their integration into the MEL system. Organize and facilitate learning activities to ensure lessons are learned, relevant implementation experiences are capitalized and disseminated Identify, from the outset and throughout the implementation of the intervention, capitalization themes and interim evaluation questions; Ensure the collection of data on these learning issues is integrated into the monitoring system, and that it supports action research; Organize and accompany capitalization exercises, ensure the creation of relevant and useful supports for capitalization, capitalize best practices in the field of MEL; Disseminate the development results obtained and capitalization products at different levels (national, All Enabel), in collaboration with the Department of Communication. Contribute to the capacity building of the actors involved in the project Advise partner structures on actions to be taken to improve their MEL system as well as on how to implement these actions; Facilitate the process of change among partners, adapt the organizational structure, optimize processes, improve systems and strengthen staff skills; Train, coach and support all employees, including partner organizations, on development results-based management and continuous learning; Establish a dynamic that empowers the entire management and technical team of the intervention for the achievement of development results; Networking with the MEL Enabel communities of practice on innovative approaches to monitoring and learning for development outcomes; Get involved in sectoral initiatives in Senegal regarding results monitoring and evaluation; Collaborate closely with communication managers at the level of Enabel representation in Senegal.

Candidate profile

Level of training required Master or equivalent in Social Sciences, Economics or any other equivalent degree A specialization in monitoring evaluation is an asset. Experiences required Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a project/programme monitoring and evaluation position. Experience in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for development projects. Experience in designing and managing beneficiary tracking systems and databases. Experience in planning and managing surveys, and developing data collection tools. Experience in the organization and management of external assessments (mid-term, final) and capitalization processes Knowledge and skills required Strong knowledge of different theories and approaches to project monitoring and evaluation. Good knowledge of the main evaluation methodologies. Good knowledge of data collection and analysis methodologies. Ability to perform various conceptual analyses required for project evaluation. Ability to conduct a rigorous literature review and benchmark. Good writing skills. Mastery of common computer tools. Perfect command of French and Wolof. Good knowledge of gender mainstreaming and decent work in projects. You agree to respect Enabel’s vision, mission and values (https: Our vacancies are open to anyone who meets the conditions described in the job offers. Enabel is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity among its staff. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability or any other factor other than competence.

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