Team Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adaptation (MERLA) at Christian Blind Mission (CBM) International

CBM (registered as CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V.) is an international development organisation for people with disabilities. For more than 100 years, it has been fighting based on Christian values in the world’s poorest regions to improve the quality of life of people who have a disability. It is committed to preventing disabilities. CBM's aim is to break the cycle of poverty and disability in developing countries and to create a world in which people with disabilities have the same opportunities and rights as all others. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adaptation (MERLA)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

About the Role

• The Team Manager of MERLA will provide technical leadership for CBM's Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adaptation (MERLA) functions within the Programmes sector. 
• This role is pivotal in ensuring CBM’s programmes and initiatives are impactful, efficient, and effectively implemented across the globe. 

Responsibilities
These are your responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of high-quality MERLA services, managing data collection, analysis, reporting, and knowledge-sharing processes.
• Guide the creation and application of MERLA frameworks, tools, and methods, informed by a situational analysis of the current M&E systems through organization-wide consultation and benchmarking.
• Ensure MERLA is deeply integrated into programme design, execution, and decision-making.
  Regularly evaluate the MERLA framework to maintain alignment with organizational goals and programmatic needs.
• Direct the design and rollout of comprehensive monitoring and evaluation systems to assess programme performance and impact.
• Facilitate the development of M&E frameworks for strategic projects in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Lead CBM’s MERLA community of practice, documenting and sharing sector-wide advancements in measurement methods, tools, and resources.
• Develop and oversee a comprehensive capacity-building plan for MERLA.
• Strengthen MERLA capabilities within CBM staff, providing technical guidance and training to field teams and partners.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing MERLA team.

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in a relevant field (e.g., International Development, Public Health, Social Sciences).
• Strong background in MERLA methodologies, tools, and practices.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management abilities with experience in leading teams.
• Proficient analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with data analysis software.
• Solid understanding of disability and development issues.
• Experience designing and implementing MERLA frameworks in learning contexts.
• Proven experience with grant proposals, including technical proposal development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Fluency in English; additional language skills are a plus.
• Identification with Christian values and the mandate of the CBM.

What we offer

• A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world's leading organisation in the field of Disability Inclusive Development
• A fair salary and other social benefits based on the local conditions in the country you apply for
• An approachable, agile organisation with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit.

Application Closing Date
21st April, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• This position is only filled locally in one of CBM permanent established entities within Africa.
• Local contractual conditions of the respective country will apply. An expatriation is not intended.
• We would like to further promote diversity in our teams and therefore welcome applications from people of different ethnic and social backgrounds, religions and world views, different ages and genders, and especially from people with disabilities. Suitability is decisive, gender is irrelevant!