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Monitoring evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator

  • Company

    SEWA Bharat

  • Location

    Bihar

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Functional Category

    Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

  • Experience

    6 - 7 years

  • Date Posted

    11-Oct-2025

About SEWA Bharat

The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is a labour union of poor self-employed women workers in the informal economy. Since its inception in 1972 by Smt. Ela Bhatt in Gujarat, SEWA has actively employed women with no employer or fixed employer-employee relationship. These women are often not represented by traditional trade unions, and their methods of organisation cannot be employed in a sector in which the work and employers are not recognised. SEWA was born in the shape of a confluence of three movements: labour, cooperative and women. The rapid progress made by SEWA in organising women in Gujarat lead to a demand for creation of similar organisations in other states too. SEWA Bharat was thus set up in 1982 in response to this demand. Its main aim is to facilitate the formation of new member organisations across the country and to promote their growth and development. SEWA Bharat is, therefore, a federation of SEWA member organisations, with the mandate to highlight issues concerning women working in the informal sector, and to strengthen the capacity of the organisations that serve the interests of these women. Presently nine such SEWA member organisations are working in 50 districts of Nine states, and together they accounted for a total membership around 13 lakhs and counting.

Overview of the Role

The Project MEL Coordinator will play a critical role in systematically tracking and evaluating project outcomes to generate actionable insights that strengthen programme delivery and impact. They will oversee the design and use of a robust Management Information System (MIS) for efficient data collection, monitoring of key indicators, and real-time analysis, while supporting digital capacity building to ensure programme teams are equipped to manage and interpret data effectively. By capturing the multidimensional impacts of the project including improvements in child growth, nutrition, maternal well-being, and women’s economic participation the MEL Coordinator will inform adaptive strategies, support evidence-based decision-making, and enhance accountability. They will work closely with programme teams to build analytical skills, translate data into user-friendly insights, and facilitate a culture of learning that drives programme improvement, advocacy, and scaling.

Job Description

1. Monitoring and Evaluation
a. Design and finalize the MEL Plan, in coordination with the project core teams and the state
teams
b.(i) Capacity building and training of field teams in monitoring and reporting project
activities and targets as per the MEL Plan, which includes training on data
collection, reporting and data maintenance.
(ii) Support the state teams in organizing and conducting semi-structured interviews
with women in project sites across the states depending on the activity to be
monitored.
c. (i) Monitor the ongoing delivery and management of monitoring systems to track
progress on indicators annually, and ensure timely implementation and reporting of
the monitoring and evaluation plan, and coordinate with all SEWA teams to ensure
timely collection and reporting of data.
(ii) Coordinate with the project and state team members to ensure timely analysis,
reporting and re-strategizing, if needed.
d. Design (with learning partner, as applicable) and commission specific surveys/ studies and
managing their delivery.
e. (i) Ensure the availability of up-to-date information on all critical issues in the project
area and update information on the MIS system
(ii) Conduct regular documentation and reporting of program interventions, conduct
analysis of program data regularly and collaborate with the project team on
submitting reports to the funder as required.
(iii)Ongoing management of monitoring systems to track progress on indicators
annually.
f. Coordinate with the MIS software agency (as applicable) to ensure up-to-date information
is readily available.
g. (i) Onboard, manage external evaluation partner/ learning partner and support
external consultant, as applicable;
(ii) Support in design and execution of internal and external evaluations including
developing instruments, analytical frameworks, and schedule for data collection and
reports as per project requirement.

2. Reporting and Knowledge Management
a. Identify and report any implementation challenges in the projects and design strategies to
mitigate the same
b. Monitor trends and knowledge generated in the sector relevant to the projects, and adapt
key learnings into the project monitoring systems
c. Collaborate with technical and field staff to ensure MEL systems are responsive to
community realities and inclusive of voices from the ground, particularly from vulnerable
populations.
d. Identify trends and gaps in programme data to inform adaptive programming, while also
supporting efforts to strengthen data quality and consistency
e. Liaising with the Project Coordinators to generate monthly, quarterly, and annual results.

3. Communication and Advocacy
a. (i) Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing of the program at relevant
forums, and with relevant stakeholders
(ii) Organizing dissemination events based on the lessons learnt/ results of the project.
b. Lead training and ongoing support on digital tools and platforms for data management,
visualization, and reporting.
c. Support the development of user-friendly dashboards, visualizations, and learning products
that translate complex analyses into actionable insights, enabling field teams and leadership
to make informed, timely decisions.
d. Contribute to a culture of evidence and reflection by embedding data use in programme
cycles, helping the teams link evidence to planning, implementation, and impact tracking.

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

● Strong understanding of and commitment to women’s economic empowerment and a passion for
bringing about real, sustainable, large-scale change for women in India’s most marginalised communities;
● Strong qualitative skills and quantitative social research techniques

Education

Post Graduate preferably in Public Policy, Development Studies, Economics and other relevant disciplines

Experience

● Experience of developing research protocols, sampling, developing MEL indicators and measures ● Preferably 6-7 years of work experience in a similar role, handling MEL components