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