MEL Manager – Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

About the role

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager provides senior technical support and day‑to‑day management of monitoring, evaluation, research, data quality, analytics and learning workstreams for large donor‑funded health and supply‑chain projects.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve monitoring systems, performance measurement frameworks, milestone tracking and reporting processes.
• Develop MEL plans, performance monitoring plans, milestone verification protocols and reporting tools.
• Lead evaluations, implementation research, baseline studies, surveys and strategic learning activities using quantitative, qualitative, mixed‑methods and geospatial approaches.
• Oversee data quality assurance, conduct Data Quality Assessments, audits, validation and corrective‑action tracking.
• Analyze performance, milestone and research data, produce dashboards, analytical products and decision‑support tools.
• Develop sustainability, transition and government ownership monitoring frameworks and track progress.
• Build capacity of staff, partners and government counterparts through training, mentoring and technical assistance.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Supply Chain Management or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in M&E, analytics, implementation research or health‑systems strengthening.
• Proven experience managing M&E workstreams for large donor‑funded health programs.
• Experience supervising and mentoring M&E staff and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• DHIS2
• Power BI
• SurveyCTO
• Kobo Toolbox
• REDCap
• Statistical analysis and data visualization
• Geospatial analysis
• Data quality assessment methodologies