Are you ready to help strengthen eye health systems and support meaningful changes for communities in the Pacific? We are seeking a dynamic and driven Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Learning (MERL) Lead to help us deliver high-quality programming that transforms lives by ending avoidable blindness in the Pacific!
This role presents an exciting opportunity to enhance your MERL expertise while making a meaningful impact in the Pacific region. You'll gain hands-on experience analyzing eye health data and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks that contribute to stronger health systems in the region.
What You'll Do: As the MERL Lead, you'll play a key role in supporting the achievement of our partners' health system strengthening goals and priorities across the Pacific region. You will drive the design and implementation of innovative MERL systems and processes that support the Foundation's ten-year Strategy and our Pacific partners' eye health strengthening priorities and goals. As a member of the Programme team, the MERL Lead will support the implementation of development principles, such as sustainability, gender equality, disability and social inclusion, climate change, and locally led approaches.
Amongst others, your responsibilities will include:
Monitoring: Design and establish MERL frameworks and targets to track programme activities.
Evaluation: Lead evaluations and oversee report development.
Reporting: Produce high quality, data-driven reports for donors, partners, and the board.
Learning: Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
Data-Driven Impact: Manage efficient data collection and reporting to demonstrate programme success.
What You'll Bring: A relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree with 3-5 years of experience in MERL.
Good understanding knowledge of MERL standards, international development, and programme quality.
Excellent reporting writing skills with the ability to produce high-quality reports for a range of audiences.
Experience working in the NGO, civil society, and not-for-profit sectors is preferred but not essential.
Strong skills in data analysis and evaluation.
Experience in the design, development and implementation of programme strategies, including familiarity with theory of change approaches.
Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders, with a commitment to social justice and sustainability.
About Us The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ works in the Pacific where an estimated nine out of ten people who are blind don't need to be because their condition is preventable or treatable. We work with governments, Ministries of Health, and universities to restore sight to the needlessly blind and vision impaired, train local eye health specialists to provide eye care services in their own communities, and work to strengthen local health systems so that everyone can access quality eye care.
The Foundation continues the work of a legendary New Zealander, the late Professor Fred Hollows. Fred was an internationally acclaimed eye surgeon and social justice activist who championed the right of all people to high quality and affordable eye care. hollows.org.nz
Why Join Us? We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace that respects all cultures and different ways of thinking. We foster a creative, healthy, positive and encouraging work environment so that our team reaches their full potential and has fun along the way. It's important to us that you feel respected and can be yourself while doing the best work of your life.
We also offer hybrid/flexible working, complimentary health insurance scheme with Southern Cross, three additional gifted annual leave days between Christmas & New Year's and our central CBD office includes a café and bike storage.
If you're passionate about using your MERL expertise to make a genuine impact, thrive in a supportive and fun work culture, and want to be part of a mission-driven team, apply today!
For a copy of the Position Description, or if you have any questions about this role, please contact our friendly recruitment team via email at ******.
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