Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager

AgriculturePosted 1 mo ago

Location

Phnom Penh

Job Type

FULLTIME

Level

Lead

Work Mode

On-site

Industry

Agriculture

Languages

English, Khmer

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About the role

The MEL Manager is responsible for driving EWS-KT’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning strategy across countries.
This role requires a leader who can credibly measure impact, generate evidence, and influence program design and strategy.
The MEL Manager will embed a culture of data-driven decision-making and ensure that MEL systems produce actionable insights at scale.
The role functionally manages a team of 10 MEL Officers across multiple countries and works closely with the Data Specialist, Knowledge Transfer Managers, and program teams to strengthen implementation quality and impact.
Duties & Responsibilities: Global MEL Leadership & Impact Measurement: Lead and drive MEL strategy across all countries, positioning MEL as a core strategic function.
Design and strengthen robust impact measurement frameworks to assess changes in farmer productivity, incomes, adoption of practices, and market outcomes.
Ensure all MEL systems generate credible, evidence-based insights on how interventions address systemic constraints such as low productivity, market access, and input availability.
Align MEL practices with international standards (e.g., OECD-DAC) and ensure consistency across countries.
Team Leadership & Management: Lead, manage, and mentor a team of ~10 MEL Officers across countries.
Set clear goals, ensure accountability, and build a high-performing and collaborative team.
Strengthen the MEL staff’s technical and managerial capacity.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Knowledge Transfer Managers across countries to integrate MEL into program design and implementation.
Influence program teams to use data for adaptive management and continuous improvement.
Ensure strong coordination between the MEL, data, and program teams.
MEL Systems & Data Quality: Develop and standardize MEL frameworks, indicators, and monitoring plans across countries.
Strengthen digital monitoring systems (including KT App) to track trainings, outreach, and farmer-level changes.
Establish and enforce rigorous data quality assurance systems, including routine audits and verification processes.
Program Design & Impact Evaluation: Lead MEL inputs into proposal development, including logframes and theory of change.
Design and oversee impact evaluations and studies to quantify changes in yields, incomes, adoption of practices, and system-level outcomes.
Ensure integration of gender and youth inclusion in all measurement frameworks and analyses.
Learning, Insights & Reporting: Analyze and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to generate actionable insights.
Lead program reviews, evaluations.

Required Skills

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) StrategyImpact MeasurementEvidence GenerationProgram DesignStrategy DevelopmentData-Driven Decision-MakingActionable InsightsTeam LeadershipMentoringGoal SettingAccountabilityTeam BuildingCapacity BuildingCross-functional CollaborationAdaptive ManagementContinuous ImprovementCoordinationMEL Systems DevelopmentFramework StandardizationIndicator Development

About EAST-WEST SEED (CAMBODIA) COMPANY LIMITED

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Farming/Agriculture Industry 1,001-5,000 employees Founded in 1982 by Dutch seedsman Simon Groot, the 2019 World Food Prize Laureate, East-West Seed is one of the world’s leading vegetable seed companies in Asia and expanding rapidly in Africa and Latin America. The privately-owned company has played an important role in the development and improvement of tropical vegetable varieties that are adapted to tropical markets and growing conditions. Its mission is to provide innovative products and services that help to improve the livelihood of vegetable farmers. In addition, East-West Seed trains vegetable farmers in order to help maximize their yield and income through better knowledge on vegetable production and farming skills. In 2019 it ranked number 1 on the Access to Seeds Index for Global Seed Companies and number 1 for South and Southeast Asia Index. In 2020, it ranked #28 in Fortune’s Change the World list of companies that are doing well by doing good. East-West Seed has its headquarters in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The company employs about 2,800 people and has 20 R&D establishments in 9 countries. With exports to over 75 countries in tropical areas, East-West Seed serves nearly 23 million farmers around the world.

Employees

6 to 10

Industry

Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing

City

Phnom Penh

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