Technical Manager, MERL

Job overview

The Technical Manager, MERL role is hybrid in Washington, DC, with required office days on Tuesday and Wednesday. The posted Manager pay-grade range is $71,000–$114,000 per year; the target hiring range is expected between the minimum and midpoint, based on program budget, internal equity, and experience. The role supports the MOMENTUM Lifesaving Health Assistance portfolio across the core team and country programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, and South Sudan. The manager coordinates MERL workstreams and provides technical oversight of data collection tools, data quality, and evidence synthesis. This work supports reliable reporting and informed decisions across the portfolio, while coordinating schedules, consultants, budgets, and technical questions.

What you'll do

• Coordinate day-to-day MERL activity across the core and country teams
• manage schedules, meetings, deliverables, and tracking systems
• maintain RACIs and progress dashboards
• draft consultant statements of work
• manage invoicing and track activity budgets
• coordinate training logistics
• prepare presentations
• maintain SharePoint files
• manage design, deployment, and quality assurance of data collection tools
• clean, organize, and analyze data in Excel
• lead literature reviews and assessment-tool searches
• advise country teams on data collection instruments
• provide data-entry support as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

technical manager

merl

monitoring evaluation research and learning

data collection tools

evidence synthesis

project coordination

momentum

washington dc

hybrid

tuesday and wednesday office days

$71k–$114k pay grade

corus international

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Three medical plan options, prescription coverage, dental and vision coverage, retirement plan, vacation, sick, holiday, parental, jury, international travel and bereavement leave, basic life/AD&D insurance, wellness incentives, and work-life assistance programs.

Why this role

Hybrid schedule requires in-office work Tuesday and Wednesday; the position is project-funded and depends on continued funding availability.

About the employer

Corus International is hiring for this role. Industry: Human Rights Organizations. Sector: 81.