Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator – RRM Consortium

THIS RECRUITEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION OF GRANT AWARD 

Introduction 

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) provides essential support to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide, offering life-saving assistance during the initial stages of displacement crises and supporting transitional and long-term solutions in prolonged displacement situations. We continuously advocate for the rights of those affected by displacement and work to empower them. Our efforts extend across conflict-affected regions, along displacement routes, and in areas where refugees and IDPs settle. By collaborating with local actors and systems, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions to displacement. 

Founded in Denmark in 1956, DRC has grown into an international humanitarian organization with over 7,000 staff members and 8,000 volunteers. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and operating in forty countries, DRC is a non-profit, politically independent, non-governmental, and non-denominational organization. 

Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced individuals. Our work is guided by our core values: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency. 

Background 

A country of around 230M inhabitants, with over 129 million currently living in poverty, Nigeria faces one of the world's most complex humanitarian crises in the world. The fifteen-year conflict in the Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states, driven primarily by the Boko Haram insurgency and its splinter groups (ISWAP and JAS), has resulted in widespread displacement, violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws, and acute protection needs. More than 2.3 million people remain internally displaced in the northeast, while in the Northwest region an additional 1.3M people have been forcibly displaced due to banditry, kidnapping, and herders -farmers conflict. Northern Nigeria is heavily impacted by climate change, including lengthening lean seasons and erratic rainy seasons and droughts, resulting in food production shortfalls and more population displacements. Severe acute malnutrition is affecting a world-high total of 1.8 million children across BAY and northwestern states. 

DRC has been operating in Nigeria since 2016. The Country Office is in Abuja and there are 2 area offices in Maiduguri and Sokoto with sub offices in Gusau, Bama and Banki and a mobile team in Katsina.  

The consortium led by DRC and composed of Solidarités International, Action Contre la Faim, Fact Foundation, Impact Initiatives and National implementers has been set-up to answer the ECHO HIP 2026 call for proposal. It aims at integrated life-saving assistance to address food insecurity, acute malnutrition, and resilience needs among conflict and climate-affected populations in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria. It uses unconditional cash transfers to address immediate basic needs, improve food security, and reduce reliance on harmful coping strategies. Complementary services such as Protection, WASH and referrals for Nutrition and Health assistance ensure a holistic approach, especially in areas with rising malnutrition cases. The program strengthens sector-wide coordination through support for coordination structures, collaboration with stakeholders, and monitoring economic trends and markets. It is supported by a centralized, interoperable information management system that facilitates data sharing and coordination among the humanitarian community. 

The Consortium Management Unit will be composed of a Grants Coordinator, a MEAL Coordinator, a Finance and Administration Manager, an Advocacy and Communication Officer and an IM Officer. 

Purpose 

The MEAL Coordinator is responsible for leading, harmonising, and overseeing Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning, and Information Management systems across the ECHO-funded consortium in Nigeria. 

The role ensures that all consortium partners: 

• Apply ECHO-compliant indicators, methodologies, and reporting standards 

• Use ActivityInfo as the consortium’s core Information Management System (IMS) 

• Produce high-quality, reliable, and timely data to inform decision-making and donor reporting 

The MEAL Coordinator also plays a key role in strengthening partner MEAL capacity and promoting evidence-based and adaptive programme management. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Information Management  

• Lead the design, harmonisation, and implementation of consortium-wide MEAL frameworks, logical frameworks, and indicator matrices in line with ECHO Result Frameworks and guidance. 

• Ensure ActivityInfo is used consistently by all consortium partners as the primary and mandatory IMS for: 

  • Indicator tracking and aggregation 
  • Partner reporting and consolidation 
  • Data quality control, validation, and audit readiness 

• Configure, manage, and maintain ActivityInfo databases, including indicators, forms, reporting workflows, and user access rights. 

• Provide hands-on technical support and training to consortium partners on ActivityInfo, including form design, indicator configuration, reporting cycles, and data governance. 

• Coordinate the development and roll-out of standardised data collection tools, including baselines, endlines, PDMs, assessments, and routine monitoring tools. 

• Lead and document Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and reliability of reported ECHO indicators. 

Data Analysis, Visualization and Reporting 

• Lead consortium-level data analysis and interpretation to support programme monitoring, management decision-making, and ECHO reporting. 

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards to visualise progress against ECHO indicators and highlight trends, gaps, and risks. 

• Conduct advanced data analysis using Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, formulas, consistency and validation checks). 

• Ensure timely preparation of high-quality inputs for ECHO Single Forms, narrative reports, and indicator annexes. 

• Support consortium partners in analysing quantitative and qualitative data and translating findings into actionable programmatic recommendations. 

Experience with statistical software (e.g. SPSS, STATA, R, Python) is considered a strong asset for advanced analysis but is not mandatory. 

Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) 

• Lead the implementation of consortium-wide Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) systems in full alignment with ECHO requirements and the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS). 

• Support partners in designing, implementing, and monitoring feedback and complaint mechanisms (CFM) that are safe, confidential, accessible, and protection sensitive. 

• Ensure systematic analysis of feedback data and integration of findings into programme adaptation and ECHO reporting. 

• Strengthen partner capacity on AAP, data protection, safeguarding, and ethical information management practices. 

Learning and Programme Quality 

• Promote a structured and systematic learning approach aligned with ECHO’s results-based management and quality standards. 

• Consolidate learning from MEAL data, evaluations, and AAP feedback to inform adaptive management and programme improvement. 

• Coordinate internal reviews and support external evaluations and learning studies commissioned under the ECHO grant. 

• Ensure that lessons learned and evaluation findings are documented, disseminated, and integrated into programme planning and implementation. 

Capacity Building and Consortium Coordination 

• Strengthen MEAL capacity across consortium partners through targeted training, coaching, and technical accompaniment. 

• Ensure the set-up of a harmonized Vulnerability Assessment Framework, and of a centralized, interoperable information management system that facilitates data sharing and coordination among the consortium. 

• Conduct MEAL capacity assessments of consortium partners and develop tailored capacity-strengthening plans. 

• Facilitate regular coordination meetings with partner MEAL focal points to ensure alignment on indicators, tools, reporting timelines, and data quality standards. 

• Act as the consortium focal point for MEAL-related coordination with ECHO, in close collaboration with the Chief of Party. 

Required Qualifications 

Education 

• Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, International Development, or a related field. 

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in MEAL roles within humanitarian programmes 

• Proven experience working on ECHO-funded projects (mandatory). 

• Demonstrated experience in consortium or multi-partner programme settings. 

• Strong, hands-on experience using ActivityInfo as an Information Management System (mandatory). 

• Proven experience using Power BI and advanced Excel for data analysis, visualisation, and reporting. 

• Solid experience in Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), participatory assessments, and community-based monitoring. 

• Experience providing technical MEAL support to partners, both remotely and through field missions. 

Required Skills & Qualities 

Mandatory : 

• ActivityInfo 

• Power BI 

• Advanced Microsoft Excel 

Asset : 

• Statistical software (SPSS, STATA, R, or similar) 

• Strong analytical, synthesis, and reporting skills. 

Languages 

• English: full professional proficiency (mandatory). 

• Local language: Hausa, Kanuri… an asset. 

We offer.

Contract length: One (01) Year, with a possibility of extension depending on funding availability.

Workplace: Abuja, Nigeria

Start date: When the right candidate is identified.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the DRC National salary structure. This position is open to both national and international candidates. The relevant terms and conditions of employment will apply.

General Regulations:

Application Process

Are you interested? Then apply for this position online: www.drc.dk/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not discriminate in any recruitment process.

Deadline: Applications close on the 20th of January 2026 at midnight (GMT).