Manager of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Position Level: M4

Department - Unit: Greater Mekong Community Affairs (GMCA)

Reports to: Director of Greater Mekong Community Affairs (GMCA)

Location: Khon Kaen, with travel in the region

Type of staff: Regular Staff

This position description is the basis of the position holder’s employment contract with Mekong Institute (MI). It sets out the employee’s roles and responsibilities and what he or she is expected to deliver to contribute to MI’s work. Managers will use the position description to guide the employee in his or her work and as the basis for the annual performance evaluation process.

Role of the Unit

The MEL Unit plays a key role in ensuring that MI has in place and is using all the monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems and tools necessary for internal management, external reporting, and quality assurance purposes and that the systems are applied across the whole organization. The Unit will serve as the central hub for creating, recording and disseminating data about MI’s work and results. To do this, the Unit will ensure that:

• Appropriate MEL systems and tools are in place and kept up to date for all departments and teams;
• Program staff are able to integrate MEL into the design and implementation of all new projects and activities;
• Data collection is timely and accurate; and,
• Data analysis and presentation are appropriate for internal management reporting, lessons learned, quality assurance, and for external reporting purposes.

Position Description

The role of the MEL Manager is to set up, manage and lead the implementation of MI’s organization-wide MEL system. Playing a key role in facilitating the input of MI departments and units, the Manager is responsible for ensuring that the relevant staff understand the importance of MEL and can implement the systems effectively. Additionally, the Manager is responsible for providing Senior Management Team and other stakeholders with high-quality analytical reporting on the results of MI’s work and for leading organizational performance assessment processes.