Are you ready to support meaningful changes in health systems across 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!
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. Your expertise 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 key member of the Programme team, the MERL role will support the implementation of development principles, such as sustainability, gender equality, disability and social inclusions, climate change, and locally led approaches. You'll take ownership of our MERL strategy, ensuring robust frameworks and tools foster impact, accountability, and learning across seven countries in the Pacific.
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 clear, data-driven reports for donors, partners, and the board.
Learning:Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
Data-Driven Impact:Manage high-quality data collection and reporting to demonstrate programme success.
What You'll Bring:
A relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree with 5+ years of experience in MERL.
Deep knowledge of MERL standards, international development, and program quality Experience working in the NGO, civil society, and not-for-profit sectors is preferred but not essential.
Strong skills in data analysis and evaluation.
Advanced writing and evaluation skills, including report writing
Strategic thinking and 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
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