The MEL Specialist will be responsible for capturing USAID Clean Air  intervention results, ensuring high-quality, timely, valid, and verifiable data collection and analysis. S/he will carry-out field level MEL specific activities like development of tools for gathering required information from project implementing partners, data collection, analysis and reporting, data quality assessment (DQAs), routine data verification, database management, capacity building and facilitation of periodic learning sessions among many other key activities. The MEL Specialist will work closely with MEL Advisor and other team members to provide required technical assistance for strengthening strategic information and MEL system. 

Key Responsibilities

• Support on implementation of USAID Clean Air MEL Plan by devising and applying appropriate program data collection and management approach and techniques which may include pre- and post- tests; focus group discussions and key informant interview protocols; community survey tools; and baseline, midterm, and end line survey instruments.
• Develop relevant templates, formats and checklists for periodic performance reports, activity monitoring and field visits.
• Synthesize and analyze periodic data to measure progress, contribution and impacts against the project targets.
• Contribute to the USAID Clean Air periodic progress reports and implementation plan preparation incorporating good practices, lessons learnt and success stories, in coordination with implementing agencies in getting the necessary information as per the format.
• Upload USAID Clean Air Activity deliverables like periodic performance reports, plans and research reports in USAID web-based online repository portal, Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) and FHI 360’s Vine.
• Support in gathering required information to upload in USAID’s Development Data Library (DDL), and Development Information Solution (DIS).
• Support for smooth operation and utilization of USAID Clean Air database management system according to the MEL Plan.
• Analyze monitoring results data and share meaningful information in team that may lead to necessary project adjustments.
• Support in the implementation of the Knowledge Management and Learning (KML) strategy and Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) framework.
• Support on facilitating MEL specific events like learning weeks sessions, bi-annual sense making events, annual pause and reflect sessions to identify, capture, manage and disseminate USAID Clean Air Activity learning. 
• Support for interactions, sharing, and exchanges of lessons and experience among USAID Clean Air team and other stakeholders in both in-person and virtual platforms as relevant.
• Perform other relevant tasks as assigned by the Supervisor

Requirements

• Master’s degree in relevant subject and three to five years of experience in related field or bachelor’s degree with five to seven years of experience in related field.
• Ability to initiate and implement activities with minimal supervision and manage high volume workflow with multiple tasks. 
• Experience with research including data collection and analysis using mobile applications. 
• Working knowledge of USAID systems and repository portals like DIS, DEC and DDL is strongly preferred
• Experience in working effectively across various teams within the project and organization, and building and sustaining positive working relationships with NGOs, private sectors, government and other stakeholders.
• Proactive in managing multiple tasks, managing and working in virtual work environment, and flexible and open for managing time for working with different teams in different time zones as needed. 
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, team building and management, and problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent oral and written English and Nepali including documentation skills.