Job title - Sr. Manager RMEL

Location - Mumbai/ Pune with some travels to field locations

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about addressing developmental issues and eager to play a key role in supporting our mission.

The person has to be highly motivated and detail-oriented person must have some background on reporting on setting / agriculture/ water.

Key Responsibilities

1. MEL Strategy and System Design
- Lead the design and implementation of robust Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) systems for programs focused on climate-resilient agriculture, watershed and spring-shed management, soil and water conservation, and biodiversity conservation
- Develop and operationalize integrated MEL frameworks for agriculture-water-biodiversity systems, including defining indicators for soil health, water availability, crop diversity, and ecosystem restoration
- Design and oversee landscape-level assessments, climate vulnerability analyses, and ecosystem service evaluations
- Ensure alignment of MEL systems with program goals, donor requirements,



and adaptive management needs

2. Data Systems, Analytics and Insights
- Establish and strengthen data systems leveraging government MIS and program-level monitoring platforms across agriculture, watershed, forestry, and rural livelihoods sectors
- Lead the management, analysis, and interpretation of diverse datasets (e.g., farm productivity, rainfall, groundwater/spring flows, land use, vegetation cover, biodiversity indicators)
- Generate actionable insights and dashboards to support program teams in evidence-based decision-making
- Ensures data quality, integrity, and effective use of MEL systems

3. Program Implementation and Field Integration
- Integrate MEL systems into on-ground program implementation across ecologically sensitive, hilly, and rain-fed landscapes
- Facilitate participatory monitoring approaches with smallholder and tribal communities, strengthening community-based natur

📌 Research Monitoring (Mumbai)
🏢 Raah foundation
📍 Mumbai