Senior Specialist MEAL TCIS

Habitat for Humanity International; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity International in Cebu City, Philippines, is seeking a Senior Specialist, MEAL to provide senior MEAL expertise across Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia, and to regional programmes. The role ensures application of HFHI MEAL standards, indicators and learning that inform programme improvement.

The successful candidate will lead theories of change, MEAL plans, data quality, and evaluations, collaborating with country teams to strengthen evidence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development or related field; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive MEAL experience across multiple countries or regional programmes.
• Experience developing theories of change, indicators and MEAL plans with qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Strong analytical, project management, facilitation and communication skills.
• Knowledge of data collection, analysis and visualization tools (Excel, Power BI/Tableau).
• Familiarity with safeguarding, accountability and participatory approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and application of theories of change and MEAL plans for regional programmes.
• Provide senior MEAL support and guidance across projects in Southeast Asia.
• Integrate MEAL requirements into project management and reporting.
• Design and oversee data collection, QA and evidence synthesis.
• Coordinate evaluations and research, including scopes of work and methodologies.
• Translate findings into practical recommendations for programme adaptation.
• Support cross-country learning and knowledge sharing.

Skills

MEAL expertise

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Facilitation

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Education

Bachelor’s degree in international development

Postgraduate qualification preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Opportunity Type

Regular

Summary

The Senior Specialist, MEAL provides senior technical MEAL expertise and support to Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter (TCIS) projects across Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia and to assigned regional programmes, including Housing Finance Systems (HFS) and Small and Growing Business (SGB). Working towards HFHI’s One MEARL Vision, the Senior Specialist helps ensure agreed organisational standards, indicators, systems and practices are consistently applied and that evidence informs programme improvement and wider organisational learning.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Duties

• Lead the technical development and application of theories of change, results frameworks, MEAL plans, indicators and measurement approaches for projects, programmes and relevant proposal development, across the region
• Provide senior technical MEAL support, coaching and guidance across assigned projects in Southeast Asia, advising programme and project teams and promoting consistency and alignment across countries and programmes.
• Collaborate with programme and project teams to integrate MEAL requirements into project management, reporting and organisational systems throughout the programme or project lifecycle, in line with agreed structures and standards.
• Develop and review monitoring, data-collection, reporting and data-quality approaches and provide technical quality assurance to strengthen the reliability and use of programme evidence.
• Design and lead internal evaluations, assessments and applied research, and lead technical inputs to external evaluations, including development of scopes of work, review of methodologies and deliverables, and coordination with evaluators as required.
• Analyse and synthesise evidence across projects and programmes to identify trends, risks, learning and evidence gaps, and translate findings into practical recommendations for programme adaptation and decision-making.
• Facilitate reflection, learning and knowledge-sharing processes and contribute to learning agendas, evidence products and cross-country learning.
• Contribute technical expertise, evidence and learning from assigned projects to relevant Collective Impact Initiative workstreams, including advancement of the One MEARL vision, and support the application of agreed approaches

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, social sciences, economics, statistics, monitoring and evaluation or related field; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive MEAL experience, including demonstrated technical experience across multiple countries or regional/complex programmes.
• Demonstrated experience developing theories of change, results frameworks, indicators and MEAL plans and applying qualitative and quantitative monitoring, research and evaluation methods, including evaluations, data-quality assurance, reporting and evidence synthesis.
• Strong analytical, project management, facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to independently manage complex technical assignments and work effectively across countries, cultures and functions.
• Knowledge of current MEAL practice, including accountability, safeguarding, participatory approaches and relevant data collection/analysis tools.
• Proficiency with relevant data-collection, analysis and visualisation tools, including Excel and tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Knowledge of current MEAL practice, including accountability, safeguarding and participatory approaches.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in market systems development, housing, housing finance, financial inclusion, private-sector development or related programming.
• Familiarity with systemic MEAL approaches for market systems development.
• Experience working with enterprises, small and growing businesses (SGBs), or innovation programmes.
• Familiarity with impact investment metrics, enterprise performance measures and basic financial analysis.
• Experience with applied research, accountability and feedback mechanisms, and capacity strengthening.

About Us

Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organisation that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.

At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being a workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects a variety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.