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Key Responsibilities

1. Program Design & Assessment

•Lead a team of MEAL experts in the assessment of existing programs, identifying evidence, insights and opportunities for improvement.

•Translate assessment findings and organisational learning into the redesign of existing programs and design of recent programs and interventions.

•Use MEAL insights to strengthen the outcome orientation, technical quality and measurability of proposals and program outcomes.

•Work closely with Program and Fundraising teams to ensure that program design is supported by clear outcomes, indicators, baselines and measurement approaches.

•Strengthen a culture where data, evidence and learning inform program and organisational decision-making.

2. Monitoring & Program Quality

•Develop and institutionalise organisation-wide tools, frameworks and processes for program monitoring and quality assurance.

•Enable baseline studies and establish appropriate outcome targets and indicators across programs.

•Build and institutionalise a Program Quality Assessment Framework with clear and measurable metrics.

•Regularly assess program performance against agreed outcomes and identify areas requiring management attention or corrective action.

•Ensure learning from monitoring is systematically fed back into program planning and execution.

3. MEAL Capability & Team Leadership

•Lead and develop a team of MEAL, Design and Monitoring Specialists/Managers aligned to the thematic and program priorities.

•Build the organisational capability, resources and processes required for effective MEAL, Program Design and Program Quality Assurance.





•Strengthen the capability of program leaders and teams in planning, execution, monitoring, analysis and reporting.

•Build technical depth and a strong second line within the function.

•Enable program teams to increasingly use data and evidence as part of their regular management and review processes.

4. Reporting & Donor Alignment

•Be accountable for the integrity and timely consolidation of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of Reach, Beneficiary, Service Delivery and Donor Commitment numbers.

•Establish appropriate review and validation mechanisms to ensure the quality and reliability of reported program data.

•Ensure consistency between proposal commitments, agreed outcomes and actual program delivery.

•Work closely with Program and Fundraising teams to ensure donor reports accurately reflect progress, outcomes and commitments.

•Strengthen outcome orientation and evidence within donor proposals and reporting.

5. Systems, Data & Digitalisation

•Drive the digitalisation of the MEAL systems, including data architecture, dashboards, monitoring and reporting tools.

•Strengthen the quality, accessibility and usability of program data for management decision-making.

•Ensure effective integration of MEAL requirements with MIS and other program data systems.

•Develop dashboards and management information that provide leadership with clear visibility of program performance, outcomes and emerging risks.

•Promote appropriate use of technology and analytics to improve the efficiency and quality of monitoring and reporting.

Skills: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, Program Management, Impact Assesement

📌 AC:142:Head - MEAL (Dehradun)
🏢 Atrios Consulting
📍 Dehradun