Monitoring and Evaluation and Research Manager

Our client, an NGO that works tirelessly across developing nations to strengthen education systems, ensuring access, equity, and excellence in learning for all is looking to hire a Monitoring and Evaluation and Research Manager to join their team. The Monitoring and Evaluation and Research Manager will be responsible for leading the team of M & E and Research staff and oversee and coordinate their activities. He / She will work closely with the programme team in the country and at global office.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead the M & E and Research team to ensure strong M &E and research systems and activities for all programmes in Zambia, in collaboration with the Education Manager and Strategic Advisors.
• Easily navigate between M & E, research, planning and strategic operations, ensuring that we collect and use qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions about the programmes, while establishing effective feedback and learning mechanism within the organization.
• Provide expert leadership and guidance on how and when M & E and research activities (including impact evaluations) should take place to strengthen the programmes.
• Support the M&E and Research team to plan, allocate and prioritize tasks to execute data collection, analysis and dissemination for cross-cutting learning and specialized projects on specific topics of interest, both through regular programme monitoring and evaluation as well as rigorous research.
• Guide the team to deliver research activities with high quality, while ensuring IRB compliance and adhering to research ethics protocols.
• Provide strong leadership (on-the-job mentoring, work-planning coaching, capacity development, change management) for your direct reports, supporting a positive organizational culture. Mobilize the M & E and Research team and keep them on track to meet deliverables with high quality.
• Foster good relationships with a range of stakeholders (in the Ministry, in donor and partner organizations, and in survey firms) to ensure that their needs and limitations are fully understood and incorporated into learning activities as far as possible, securing their cooperation and support.
• Promote the organization as a reliable partner and represent the organization towards external stakeholders in the field.

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How to Apply

Please visit our job portal to apply before 24th September 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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