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