Terms of Reference (ToR) – Project monitoring evaluation learning officer , YEA-R Program

Position Title: Project Monitoring evaluation learning officer
Reports to: Project Manager
Contract Type: Fixed-Term (Renewable)
Application Deadline:08th July 2025

■ About Afro Ark

Afro Ark is a women-led organization established in 2018 to tackle the intersecting challenges faced by women, girls, and children in Rwanda and across Africa. Guided by the Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2063, and Rwanda’s Vision 2050, Afro Ark promotes gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), protection from gender-based violence, youth and women economic empowerment.

Through advocacy, capacity building, and social support, Afro Ark works with adolescent girls, teenage mothers, women with disabilities, and mobile women entrepreneurs. Its work focuses on transforming communities by advancing equal rights, health, and economic opportunity. Afro Ark collaborates with stakeholders across government, civil society, and international development agencies to amplify the voices of young women and support inclusive community transformation. As a partner in the YEA-R program, Afro Ark brings grassroots expertise to Pathway 3—empowerment, voice, and agency ensuring young women and vulnerable groups actively participate in Rwanda’s agricultural transformation.

■ About the YEA-R Program

Afro Ark is a consortium partner in the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agriculture in Rwanda (YEA-R) Program, funded by the Mastercard Foundation and led by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. The five-year program aims to create 40,000 dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for youth (70% women, 5% persons with disabilities) in Rwanda’s poultry and horticulture value chains. Through three interlinked pathways; skills building, market linkage, and empowerment. YEA-R equips youth with technical, entrepreneurial, and leadership skills to thrive in the agrifood sector.

This position supports Pathway 3: Empowerment, Voice & Agency, which focuses on gender equality, social inclusion (GESI), and building youth leadership and agency within the agricultural ecosystem.

■ Key Responsibilities

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)

• Design and manage MEL tools aligned with Pathway 3 indicators and outcomes.
• Lead data collection, entry, cleaning, and analysis processes across project sites.
• Support the establishment of data baselines and performance targets.
• Track and report on project outputs, outcomes, and GESI-sensitive indicators.

Planning & Reporting

• Contribute to annual and quarterly planning, workplans, and learning agendas.
• Produce timely, high-quality project reports including success stories and field learning.
• Ensure all data and reporting are disaggregated by sex, age, and disability.
• Document best practices, innovations, and lessons learned across all districts.

Capacity Strengthening & Coordination

• Train and support field staff and GESI champions on data collection and reporting tools.
• Collaborate with consortium MEL teams (SNV, KtK, MCF) to align MEL frameworks.
• Support learning events, community feedback sessions, and reflection meetings.

Digital Tools & Safeguarding

• Use digital platforms and dashboards to track indicators and visualize trends.
• Ensure data protection and ethical MEL practices in line with Afro Ark’s safeguarding policy.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Social Sciences, Project Management, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in MEL for community-based development projects.
• Proven experience in GESI-sensitive monitoring, data analysis, and report writing.
• Proficiency in MEL software/tools (e.g., Excel, KoboToolbox, Power BI, more.).
• Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda and working knowledge of English.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with participatory MEL, outcome harvesting, and human-centered design.
• Familiarity with youth empowerment, gender equality, and agriculture-focused programs.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications including:

• A cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae (max 3 pages)
• Copies of academic and professional certificates
• At least two references(one of them must be a former direct supervisor)

Submit applications by email to [email protected] cc: [email protected] 

Note: Women, persons with disabilities, and youth from the listed districts are strongly encouraged to apply. Young women are highly encouraged to apply.