Remote MEAL Global Practice Lead — Strategy & Impact

Kenya; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks a strategic MEAL Global Practice Lead to drive high-quality measurement and learning across humanitarian programs worldwide. The role focuses on establishing gold standards for monitoring, evaluation, and learning to improve program impact.

You will lead global MEAL initiatives, define measurement standards, strengthen organizational learning capacity, and develop partnerships with internal teams and external partners to support client-centered

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in MEAL, Humanitarian Studies, or related field.
• Proven experience in developing program metrics.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills.
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
• Fluency in English (Arabic/French/Spanish preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead MEAL Technical working group.
• Define global measurement standards.
• Strengthen organizational learning capacity.
• Develop strategic MEAL partnerships.
• Support client-centered programming approaches.

Skills

Program evaluation design

Data systems integration

Technical capacity building

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic partnership development

Education

Master's degree in MEAL

Job description

International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks a strategic MEAL Global Practice Lead to drive high-quality measurement and learning across humanitarian programs worldwide. The role focuses on establishing gold standards for monitoring, evaluation, and learning to improve program impact.

You will lead global MEAL initiatives, define measurement standards, strengthen organizational learning capacity, and develop partnerships with internal teams and external partners to support client-centered