Senior MEAL Technology Officer

The Senior MEAL Technology Officer leads MEAL technology delivery for the entire IRC Kenya country programme, including the TeachWell project. The role provides technical leadership for digital and technology work, designing, delivering, integrating, and improving data systems. The position manages databases, designs electronic data collection in CommCare, configures project indicators using Power Apps, develops Power BI dashboards, and administers the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.

• Serve as the country programme's focal point for MEAL technology delivery across all projects and sectors, including the TeachWell project.
• Support the TeachWell MEAL Advisor in overseeing IRC and partner MEAL technology requirements and in designing and managing technology components of the project MEAL framework.
• Conduct regular MEAL technology needs assessments and propose a costed digital systems roadmap and standards.
• Implement and maintain the database architecture, ensuring system integrity, security, version control, documentation, and business continuity.
• Design and implement transition plans for programmes migrating to new data collection tools.
• Collaborate with programmes, IT, and Supply Chain to plan procurement, configuration, and lifecycle management of devices and licenses.
• Design, build, test, deploy, and adapt CommCare applications across the country programme.
• Configure and deploy surveys and programme assessments in CommCare and mobile applications.
• Build and maintain the TeachWell teacher professional development case management system.
• Recommend and document improvements to CommCare use across the programme.
• Develop, document, and roll out a CommCare-based digital logframe/results-framework tracking platform.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards across all sectors and projects.

• University degree in Information Technology, Database Development, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Health Informatics or a related field.
• Relevant professional certification e.g., CommCare, Microsoft Power BI, DHIS2 fundamentals/implementation, data engineering and other related quantitative field is an added advantage.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in project database development, systems integration and data management, with a substantial portion in MEAL functions of humanitarian or development programmes.
• Demonstrable CommCare competence is essential: advanced case management, complex form logic, CommCare HQ administration and data export/API configuration, including the ability to design indicator/results-tracking structures linked to routine data collection.
• Advanced Power BI skills: data modelling, Power Query, DAX and service administration, evidenced by a portfolio of dashboards in active use, including managing an inherited indicator dashboard.
• Working experience in tool development related to research, MEAL and other development utilities from origination, data collection analysis and use.
• Working in multisectoral / consortium projects is an added advantage.