MEAL – Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer

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About the Organization

German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA India) is a non-profit Indian entity since 1966 and working for the cause of Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Disability Inclusion and at the time of Humanitarian crisis. GLRA India is the counterpart of DAHW Germany in India, and we work with a vision “A world in which no one suffers from Leprosy, Tuberculosis and other poverty-related diseases and consequences such as physical disability and social exclusion”. Currently, we work in 105 districts in 12 states through direct initiatives and also in collaboration with NGO partners by implementing various thematic projects besides supporting the National Leprosy Program in in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.

Job Description

GLRA India is looking for a “MEAL Officer” for planning and execution of one of a “Disability Inclusion’ project in 3 southern states. The position will contribute to the development monitoring tools and will be responsible for analysing the results and make recommendations for optimizing the performance. The primary focus of this position is to ensure effective data collection, analysis that support evidencebased decision making and program improvement.

 Job Responsibilities

• Development of the project log frame matrix, particularly in the areas of performance and key indicators and their measurement
  • Develop overall MEAL project framework and Monitoring Plan with relevant data collection systems.
  • Review the quality of existing data in the project areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
  • Develop baseline data for each project component and for all project indicators.
  • Review MEAL approaches and agree on any required changes, support and resources.
  • Develop a plan for project-related capacity-building on MEAL and for any computer-based support that may be required.
  • Organize and undertake training with collaborating partners on MEAL as required.
  • Facilitate data collection on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators.
  • Check data quality with partners and clean data if required
  • Maintain and administer the MEAL databases; analyse and aggregate findings.
  • Support external consultants and staff in project progress reporting, baseline, project midterm review, final evaluation and impact assessment
  • Identify areas where technical support to project partners is required.
  • Identify lessons learned and best practice to improve project design and implementation
  • Develop and implement feedback and response mechanism
  • Ensure deployment of participatory approaches in MEAL
  • Share MEAL findings according to learning plan
  • Assist in the production of reports and prepare presentations based on MEAL data as required.
  • Provide the Project Manager with management information she/he may require.
  • Check that monitoring data are discussed in appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussions to fill any gap.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Education: Master’s in statistics, economics, sociology, psychology or related field. Advanced certificate in MEAL, statistics or economics preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in a MEAL position responsible for implementing MEAL activities of national /international development projects.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and operating project MEAL systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
• Experience in designing and managing monitoring and database systems.
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, and developing MEAL and performance monitoring plans.
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, mixedmethod, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Experience in planning and managing surveys.
• Experience in developing and refining data collection tools esp. digital data collection tools like kobocollect etc.
• Experience with data quality assessments and oversight.
• Experience in managing and providing training to partners and staff
• Ability to facilitate and serve as project liaison for externally-managed evaluations.

Competencies:

• Good knowledge of programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation techniques and practices.
• Familiarity with impact assessment an advantage
• Good moderation, facilitation and training skills.
• Ability to perform a variety of conceptual analyses required for the formulation, administration and evaluation of projects.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a team and good interpersonal skills.
• Good computer applications skills.
• Ability to build on relevant knowledge within and outside the organisation as well as actively share her/his experience and expertise with colleagues and partners.

 

Interested candidates may submit resume (indicating their motivation to apply) to dos@glraindia.org, by mentioning the position applied in the subject line, along with the current CTC, latest by 15th January 2026. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience and qualification

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