The MEL Manager manages the MEL Team. This includes leading on the development and overseeing the roll-out of an organisational MEL system, ensuring accountability to donors and HRDs. The MEL Manager will promote all aspects of MEL to support an organisational culture which prioritizes quality programming. This includes leading FLD’s internal learning efforts, developing and overseeing FLD’s evaluation plan, and overseeing adequate implementation of monitoring tools.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• A third level qualification, ideally in the area of human rights, law, politics, international relations or other relevant discipline.
• Familiarity with global human rights issues.
• Excellent organizational skills, with attention to detail and ability to prioritize and deliver on multiple assignments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills in English.
• Excellent writing skills in English, including experience in developing donors reports and/or research papers.
• Strong data visualization and report writing skills, and ability to translate technical information for non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build good working relationships of trust across the organisation, and also externally with donors, human rights defenders and key stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of one of Front Line Defenders other working languages (Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish).

Essential Experience:

• At least 7 years of MEL experience, preferably in the human rights or related sector.
• Excellent experience in analysis of research findings, reporting and presenting.
• Management experience in a relevant field that includes financial management, people management, staff well-being, strategic planning and evaluation.
• Experience engaging with donors.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Desirable:

• Experience in presenting to internal and external audiences.

For full details see: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/mel_manager_jd_11...

Salary Range: €52,015 to €66,229. Placement on the range will be commensurate with experience and qualifications

Benefits include: 26 days of annual leave per year, pension scheme, contribution to private health insurance, life insurance, income protection scheme, employee assistance programme, employee well-being initiative