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).

Perks

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

📌 Senior Executive Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Important Company of the Sector
📍 Bengaluru