What we are looking for:

NRC Mozambique is seeking a dynamic Monitoring and Evaluation Manager to shape the strategic direction and ensure top‑quality monitoring and evaluation in Pemba. This role will lead the design and implementation of an M&E strategy, SOPs, and budget that not only meet but exceed NRC’s minimum standards. The successful candidate will generate the evidence and learning needed to drive both programmatic and strategic decision‑making, ensuring our humanitarian work remains principled and impactful.

This opportunity is open exclusively to internal candidates with the right to live and work in Mozambique under a resident contract. If you’re ready to take ownership of M&E excellence and make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What you will do:

Some of your generic responsibilities include:

  • Responsible to develop the CO monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy, responding to contextual challenges but also ensuring alignment with the regional strategy and global M&E framework, policy and strategy. 

  • Develop CO specific M&E SOPs responding to contextual challenges, according to NRC’s M&E minimum standards ensuring necessary resources 

  • Technical input to programme monitoring and evaluation plans, including methodological guidance and resource planning 

  • Ensuring the roll out and use of global and regional M&E developments at the CO level. Also leading new technical developments to respond to M&E needs in the context.

  • Provide technical M&E support, guidelines and capacity building across the CO. 

  • Line manage CO M&E staff and capacity building for area office M&E staff   

  • Ensuring learning moments are institutionalised in the CO, with systems in place for analysing and using M&E data and supporting programme and CMG to interpret and use learning for strategic and programme decision making. This includes contributing to the development, learning and adaptation of a multi-year programme strategies. 

  • Lead the processes and design of country office and programme level monitoring and evaluation systems ensuring the learning is integrated, accurate and relevant. 

  • Ensure planning and quality control of all monitoring and evaluation activities throughout the PCM cycle, including technical support for Theory of Change, M&E plans, indicator reference sheets, data quality assessments and evaluation processes.

  • Ensuring systems /processes are in place to ensure high quality reporting in NRC’s Global Output and Outcome Reporting System (GORS). 

Some of your specific responsibilities include:

  • Support HOP in setting up and implementing systems for tracking management responses

  • Contribute to fundraising through ensuring robust TOCs, M&E plans, logframes, M&E activities, budgets and staffing are incorporated into programme and project proposals 

  • Managing the beneficiary and complaints feedback mechanism

  • Provides technical support and advise to programme staff on methods and tools for needs assessments and other types of research

  • Provide technical M&E guidance for innovation and technology for M&E and database management. 

  • Participate in country strategy development to ensure effective use of M&E data, and adequate M&E priorities

  • Review and identify gaps on the existing information sharing and management system and facilitate the implementation of practical solutions to the gaps.

  • Improve the effectiveness of the databases by making them more user friendly and error free by continuous improvement

  • Ensure availability of updated information in the databases for informed decision making

  • Oversee operation of the accountability system, including standardized methods of handling beneficiary complaints and feedback and managing cases;

  • Liaise with M&E focal points in other country offices and at regional level to develop best practices and facilitate lessons learned.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position. 

What you will bring:

  • 5-7 years of demonstrated management experience in design, implementation, and oversight of monitoring, evaluation, and research for large to mid-scale international projects or programmes

  • Advanced degree in economics, research methods, social sciences or a related field

  • Technical competency and prior experience implementing various programme evaluation methodologies and approaches

  • Excellent analytic, communication, interpersonal, writing, collaboration, problem-solving, planning/organizing, and facilitation skills;

  • Advanced experience in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools 

  • Fluency in spoken and written English. 

  • Knowledge of Portuguese or other relevant language such as Swahili.

  • Experience within supporting M&E for one of NRC’s core competencies is an asset

What we offer:

  • Duty station: Pemba, Mozambique. 

  • Contract: 1 year contract

  • Travel: Up to 30% 

  • Salary/benefits: Grade 9 Resident contract terms. 

  • NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

  • We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Important information about the application process

  • For Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity Market Place.

  • When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.

  • Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.

  • Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

  • We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have any questions about this role, please email ho.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

  • do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.

  • join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

  • be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

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