About the Job

The Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning provides strategic leadership, technical direction, and oversight of all monitoring, evaluation, learning, and data systems at ICRHK.

This role is central to ensuring that high-quality, timely, and actionable evidence informs programme design, adaptive management, and policy engagement. The Head of MEL will position ICRHK as a leader in evidence-driven programming by strengthening integrated data systems, advancing learning agendas, and enhancing the organization’s visibility and influence through credible research and analytics.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Institutional Positioning

• Lead the development and implementation of ICRHK’s MEL strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, national health agendas, and donor requirements
• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on programme design, performance, and impact based on data and emerging evidence
• Position ICRHK as a thought leader in evidence generation and use within the SRHR and broader health sector
• Contribute to organizational strategy, annual planning processes, and resource mobilization efforts

2. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Systems

• Oversee the design, standardization, and implementation of robust MEL frameworks across all programmes and research projects
• Ensure development and tracking of high-quality indicators, logical frameworks, and performance measurement plans
• Lead the design and execution of evaluations, assessments, and operational research
• Institutionalize learning processes, including after-action reviews, learning briefs, and adaptive management practices
• Ensure that programme teams actively use data to inform decision-making and improve performance

3. Data Systems, Quality Assurance & Governance

• Provide oversight of integrated data systems, ensuring effective data collection, storage, analysis, and reporting across programmes
• Establish and enforce data quality assurance protocols, standard operating procedures, and data audits
• Strengthen data governance frameworks, including data protection, confidentiality, and ethical use of data
• Promote the use of digital tools, dashboards, and real-time reporting systems to enhance efficiency and accessibility of data

4. Research, Analytics & Knowledge Management

• Provide technical leadership on study design, sampling methodologies, and evaluation approaches
• Oversee data analysis, interpretation, and synthesis to generate actionable insights
• Lead the development of high-quality reports, policy briefs, and scientific publications
• Promote knowledge management systems to ensure effective documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices

5. Team Leadership & Capacity Strengthening

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing MEL team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Identify capacity gaps and design targeted training and mentorship for programme and research staff
• Promote cross-functional collaboration between MEL, research, programme, and IT teams
• Manage team performance, work planning, and professional development

6. Donor Engagement & Compliance

• Ensure all MEL systems and outputs meet donor requirements and international best practices
• Contribute to proposal development, including design of MEL frameworks, results frameworks, and evaluation plans
• Serve as a key technical focal point for donor engagement on MEL and evidence-related matters
• Support timely and high-quality donor reporting

Position Attributes / Details

Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, or data systems within the health or development sector

Demonstrated experience leading MEL functions in complex, multi-donor programmes

Proven track record in designing and managing evaluations, research studies, and learning agendas

Experience working with major donors (e.g., bilateral, multilateral, or philanthropic organizations)

Academic Qualifications

Qualification Name Level

Master’s degree or PhD in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field Masters

Skill Qualifications

Skill Level

• Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills Expert
• Advanced technical expertise in MEL frameworks, research methodologies, and data analytics Expert
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for decision-making and policy influence Expert
• Excellent communication and scientific writing skills Expert
• Strong understanding of digital data systems and data use ecosystems Expert
• High level of integrity and commitment to ethical data practices Expert

• Lead the development and implementation of ICRHK’s MEL strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, national health agendas, and donor requirements
• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on programme design, performance, and impact based on data and emerging evidence
• Position ICRHK as a thought leader in evidence generation and use within the SRHR and broader health sector
• Contribute to organizational strategy, annual planning processes, and resource mobilization efforts
• Oversee the design, standardization, and implementation of robust MEL frameworks across all programmes and research projects
• Ensure development and tracking of high-quality indicators, logical frameworks, and performance measurement plans
• Lead the design and execution of evaluations, assessments, and operational research
• Institutionalize learning processes, including after-action reviews, learning briefs, and adaptive management practices
• Ensure that programme teams actively use data to inform decision-making and improve performance
• Provide oversight of integrated data systems, ensuring effective data collection, storage, analysis, and reporting across programmes
• Establish and enforce data quality assurance protocols, standard operating procedures, and data audits
• Strengthen data governance frameworks, including data protection, confidentiality, and ethical use of data
• Promote the use of digital tools, dashboards, and real-time reporting systems to enhance efficiency and accessibility of data
• Provide technical leadership on study design, sampling methodologies, and evaluation approaches
• Oversee data analysis, interpretation, and synthesis to generate actionable insights
• Lead the development of high-quality reports, policy briefs, and scientific publications
• Promote knowledge management systems to ensure effective documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing MEL team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Identify capacity gaps and design targeted training and mentorship for programme and research staff
• Promote cross-functional collaboration between MEL, research, programme, and IT teams
• Manage team performance, work planning, and professional development
• Ensure all MEL systems and outputs meet donor requirements and international best practices
• Contribute to proposal development, including design of MEL frameworks, results frameworks, and evaluation plans
• Serve as a key technical focal point for donor engagement on MEL and evidence-related matters
• Support timely and high-quality donor reporting

• Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills
• Advanced technical expertise in MEL frameworks, research methodologies, and data analytics
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for decision-making and policy influence
• Excellent communication and scientific writing skills
• Strong understanding of digital data systems and data use ecosystems
• High level of integrity and commitment to ethical data practices

• Master’s degree or PhD in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, or data systems within the health or development sector
• Demonstrated experience leading MEL functions in complex, multi-donor programmes
• Proven track record in designing and managing evaluations, research studies, and learning agendas
• Experience working with major donors (e.g., bilateral, multilateral, or philanthropic organizations)