Senior Executive – Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

Strategic MEAL System Architecture & Leadership

• Framework Design: Design and lead the implementation of multi-sectoral, organization-wide MEAL strategies, log-frames, and Theory of Change (ToC) models.
  
• Goonjan Enterprise Stewardship: Drive the strategic deployment and architectural customization of Goonjan's MIS modules (Beneficiary Tracking, Services Management, and Impact Measurement) across diverse projects.
  

Impact Evaluations & Research

• Evaluation Execution: Oversee end-to-end execution of large-scale, methodologically rigorous research and evaluation projects (baselines, midlines, and endlines).
  
• Validation Frameworks: Develop advanced quantitative and qualitative validation frameworks to evaluate long-term community development indicators.
  
• Data Quality Governance: Serve as the primary custodian of Data Quality Assessments (DQA), establishing strict validation parameters to ensure database integrity.
  

Data Analytics & Stakeholder Reporting

• Executive Dashboards: Convert complex field data into high-level analytical dashboards on Goonjan to serve strategic requirements for the CEO, Board of Directors and donors.
  
• Compliance & Impact Reporting: Author comprehensive, evidence-based impact reports mapping programmatic achievements against national and international compliance benchmarks.
  

Accountability & Institutional Learning

• Community Feedback Systems: Institutionalize a robust, technology-driven Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM) to enforce organizational transparency.
  
• Learning Symposia: Design and facilitate periodic learning symposia for senior leadership to convert raw project data into actionable program iterations.
  

Team Management

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and line-manage a multi-disciplinary team comprising project-level MEAL Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) and technical MIS SPOCs across all thematic project locations.
  
• Consultant & Subject-Matter Governance: Direct and manage external consultants, research agencies, and subject-matter experts hired for specialized impact evaluations, baseline/endline studies, and third-party data audits.
  
• Capacity Building & Technical Guidance: Conduct routine technical supervision, set performance KPIs, and build data literacy and system-adoption capacity among MEAL/MIS SPOCs to ensure standardized reporting and software utilization.
  

Requirements

• Education: Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Public Policy, Social Work, or a related analytical discipline.
  
• Experience: Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience in MEAL framework design, data governance, and large-scale program evaluation.
  
• Language Proficiency:
  
  • Kannada: Proficient (Mandatory for field leadership, stakeholder engagement, and community communication).
    
  • Marathi: Working knowledge is an asset.
    
• Technical Stack:
  
  • Expert-level understanding of Goonjan (or deep expertise transitioning an enterprise from legacy systems to Goonjan/custom MIS).
    
  • Proficiency in advanced analytics software (SPSS, Stata, or R) and BI visualization suites (Power BI or Tableau).
    

Benefits

This role offers a rewarding career that combines high demand across different thematic areas, potential to influence decision making and continous intellectual variety through measuring the impact of programs and policies in APD