MEL Lead (FCDO GOAL)
Core
Lead the production, budgeting, and implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) strategy for a UK-funded education reform programme in Pakistan, focusing on systems-strengthening and politically informed technical assistance.
Role type
Senior MEL Lead (Technical Assistance)
Builds
Systems-strengthening, politically informed technical assistance for provincial education departments in Punjab and KP, Pakistan.
Domain
International Development / Education Sector Reform / Public Policy
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
MEL strategy design, systems thinking, Thinking and Working Politically (TWP), outcome mapping, process tracing, logframe management, baseline data establishment, real-time monitoring design, Value for Money (VFM) analysis, GESI-disaggregated data analysis, adaptive management, stakeholder engagement with government counterparts.
Preferred skills
Experience with Developmental Evaluation, knowledge of public financial management (PFM), ability to integrate monitoring into government systems, capacity building experience.
Technologies
None explicitly stated beyond general 'innovation and technology' for monitoring.
Responsibilities
Lead production of the programme's MEL strategy covering data collection, management, analysis, evidence use, and dissemination; Propose and apply MEL methodologies capable of capturing progress in systems thinking and TWP; Lead development and updating of the programme's logframe; Establish required quantitative and qualitative baseline data before the end of the inception period; Design monitoring activities that are real-time and integrate into government systems; Ensure MEL data collection is disaggregated by gender, disability, poverty, and geography; Track and report on Value for Money; Build the MEL capacity of provincial government counterparts.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC