MEAL Specialist

CARE Canada

13h•CA$75,000 - CA$80,364•Hybrid

About The Position

CARE Canada is looking for a MEAL Specialist to join their team. This role reports to the Senior Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and works with the MEAL team, Country Office colleagues, and partners to strengthen MEAL systems across development and humanitarian programming. The MEAL Specialist provides technical support throughout the project lifecycle, including results frameworks, theories of change, data collection, analysis, evaluations, donor reporting, learning, and feedback and accountability mechanisms. The goal is to help teams measure impact, adapt programming, and achieve results. The role requires a strong commitment to gender-transformative, locally led, and feminist MEAL approaches, ensuring evidence is inclusive, ethical, practical, and useful for communities, partners, and project teams. Additionally, the specialist will contribute to organizational learning, proposal development, knowledge products, and donor engagement.

Requirements

3+ years of monitoring, evaluation, and research experience in development or humanitarian programming.
At least 6+ months of field-based/on-site experience.
Bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, international development, evaluation and research, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Experience with Global Affairs Canada-funded projects, particularly results-based management (RBM).
Strong technical knowledge of qualitative and quantitative monitoring, evaluation, learning, and research methods.
Experience supporting data quality, analysis, interpretation, and evidence use.
Experience with mobile data collection tools such as Kobo, CommCare, or ODK Collect.
Experience with data management/analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel and relevant quantitative or qualitative software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, NVivo, or Dedoose).
Strong analytical, research, and communication skills.
Ability to synthesize complex information, visualize findings, and translate evidence into practical learning and decision-making.
Proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and facilitate participatory processes.
Accountability, results focus, creative problem-solving, and strong collaboration skills.
Ability to work effectively in two or more CARE working languages (multilingual candidates strongly preferred, including English, French, Spanish, and Arabic).
Experience measuring, evaluating, and communicating outcomes and impact related to private sector engagement, innovative financing, public-private partnerships, or other non-traditional funding models.
Specialized technical expertise in Climate MEAL or private sector engagement.
Experience in gender-based violence (GBV), protection, and/or humanitarian programming.
Ability to work effectively in Canada.
Consent to contact previous employers for reference checks in line with the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Nice To Haves

Experience with other donors (beyond Global Affairs Canada).
Multilingual candidates are strongly preferred (including English, French, Spanish and Arabic).

Responsibilities

Strengthen MEAL systems across development and humanitarian programming.
Provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle (results frameworks, theories of change, data collection, analysis, evaluations, donor reporting, learning, and feedback and accountability mechanisms).
Help teams measure impact, adapt programming, and achieve results.
Ensure evidence is inclusive, ethical, practical, and useful for communities, partners, and project teams.
Contribute to organizational learning, proposal development, knowledge products, and donor engagement.
Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety.
Create an environment within CARE's workplaces, programming, and communities that is free from sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and child abuse (SHEA-CA).
Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SHEA-CA are in place consistent with the CARE International (CI) Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, providing family coverage for a wide range of services, including paramedical services, gender-affirming care, mental health support, and access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Paid annual and wellness leave benefits.
Extended list of paid holidays, beyond provincial requirements.
December Office Closure (between December 24-January 1).
Inclusive holiday policy.
Parental leave top-up.
Employer contributions to group pension plan beginning in 2nd Year; Optional participation in group RRSP.
International and domestic travel opportunities.
Annual all-staff retreat.
Learning and development opportunities and specialized training.
Flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity.
A focus on wellness and work-life balance.