Senior Manager, Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation
- Company
Evidence Action
- Location
New Delhi(Delhi)
- Employment Type
Full-Time
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Functional Category
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
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Experience
10 - 11 years
About Evidence Action
Global impact starts with asking the right questions: How far can a dollar go to improve a person’s health? How can we learn if our strategies are working? How can we ensure that they will continue to work? At Evidence Action, we leverage rigorous research and iterate constantly to scale low-cost health interventions at life’s most critical stages, including pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. We always follow the data to ensure maximum value for every dollar and maximum impact for every individual. Our programs have reached over 515 million people by pairing proven interventions with creative new implementation models tailored to local contexts. As we mark our 10-year anniversary, we reaffirm our commitment to expanding access, improving cost-effectiveness, and utilizing evidence to inform every decision.
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Overview of the Role
The Senior Manager, MLE plays an integral role in advancing the organization's monitoring, learning, and evaluation capabilities through focused project execution and cross-functional collaboration. In this position, you will drive operational excellence across research initiatives while ensuring seamless coordination between teams, partners, and stakeholders. Reporting to the Principal Manager, you will take ownership of specific MLE projects and workstreams within the Safe Water program, with responsibility for end-to-end project delivery. Your expertise will be essential in managing data collection processes, building strong vendor partnerships, and maintaining rigorous quality standards throughout project lifecycles. Success in this role requires proactive monitoring of project health, resource optimization, and early identification of risks to ensure consistent delivery against program objectives. This role is designed for a hands-on operational leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and can balance technical precision with collaborative teamwork to drive the organization's mission forward through high-quality research and evaluation.
Job Description
Technical Delivery
• Implement MLE initiatives and execute assigned result-based strategy, framework, and key performance indicators to deliver high-quality, timely data for decision making and recommend corrective action
• Assist with AI strategy implementation and pilots of AI integration into our programs and function
• Manage third-party partners and ensure timely execution of contracts, set high standards of data quality, and process integrations
• Stay current on technical knowledge, including Jal Jeevan Mission guidelines and latest research, share developments with teams, and support scientific publications for information dissemination
• Support new research areas and collaborate with global Evidence Action team to ensure strategies align with organizational priorities and program needs
• Develop concept notes for government interactions to facilitate alignment with system reporting and strengthen the data management processes
Program MLE-related Delivery
• Ensure timely delivery of accurate MLE data to leadership, donors, partners, and stakeholders for actionable decisions and program-level engagement
• Provide support to fill strategic gaps on MLE support to program teams to manage risks or seize opportunities
• Support the annual MLE planning and budgeting process for programs and collaborate with other teams as necessary
• Identify appropriate partnerships for technological options best suited for our programs and execute necessary transitions, including the use of appropriate AI use cases
• Promote data synthesis and sharing across programs, generate reports for stakeholders, and support organizational representation in meetings and conferences
Cross-Functional Project & Organizational Strategy
• Coordinate activities across internal teams, ensuring consistent communication and collaboration to enhance overall program effectiveness
• Anticipate and address operational challenges by leveraging resources, providing support for leaders throughout all project phases—from milestone planning to execution
• Foster team effectiveness by mentoring MLE members, modeling organizational values, and strengthening collaborative culture across internal team
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
• Strong project management skills and prior experience in completing projects (with openness to iterations and design adaptations) on tight deadlines.
• Experience in handling large-scale datasets with strong command of quantitative software (PowerBI, Stata, SPSS), qualitative analysis tools (MAXQDA, AtlasTi, NVivo), and CAPI-based surveys using SurveyCTO
• Experience in working with government partners at the national and state departments across sectors, (especially with the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation)
• Proven ability to work effectively in diverse teams, collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders, while successfully managing and mentoring team members
Education
Advanced degree in statistics/economics/public health/social and/or gender studies/climate studies, or related field. A master's degree in business administration is a plus.
Experience
Must have 10+ years of work experience with excellent knowledge and understanding of quantitative and qualitative research designs, approaches, and analytical skills in the context of program monitoring and evaluation of large-scale programs.