Position title: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Unit: Agriculture, Resilience & Water
Reports to: Sr. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Director

Position Description:
This position will be responsible for designing and implementing MEL frameworks, systems, and processes to track USAID Agricultural Transformation progress, assess impact, and facilitate adaptive management. This role involves coordinating data collection efforts, conducting evaluations, generating evidence-based recommendations and ensuring timely reporting to stakeholders. The MEL Manager will collaborate with the USAID Agricultural Transformation teams to strengthen MEL capacity, promote learning, and support continuous improvement in implementation.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation, and update of the MEL plan, including identifying and setting indicators, setting targets, and determining data collection, documentation, and verification methods, tools, and reporting formats.
• Coordinate across the units to design, align, lead, and integrate M&E and CLA best practices across the activities, grants, reporting, and planning, including communications and knowledge management as well as documenting evidence and learning to inform sequencing, layering, and integration with complementary donor programs.
• Support data collection, management, analysis and visualization, and reporting progress towards indicator targets and results.
• Ensure that all required and applicable USAID and FTF MEL requirements are met on a timely basis.
• Support the building of the MEL technical capacity of the staff, partners, and key stakeholders to ensure compliance and high-quality reporting.
• Support the facilitation, documentation, and follow through of outcomes of Pause and Reflect sessions.
• Support private sector partners to ensure consistent application of high-quality MEL and data collection activities and provide support and assistance as needed.
• Lead in conduction of annual performance monitoring survey as part of outcome monitoring. 
• Assist Sr. MEL Director and/or Home Office in conducting internal DQA and related assessments as needed.
• Coordinate with GIS and Data Expert in data upload at DIS.
• Participate in Winrock’s internal MEL Community of Practice.
• Liaise with Winrock Home Office AGILE staff for guidance and support as needed. 
• Ensure a safe and equitable workplace, create opportunities, and offer support to women and those from disadvantaged groups.
• Carry out other duties assigned. 

Qualifications and Requirements:

Education: Bachelors with equivalent experience required. Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.

Required Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience managing and implementing MEL systems.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, testing, and managing both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Experience integrating GESI considerations into MEL systems and processes.
• Strong training design, delivery, and facilitation skills, experience with capacity building in MEL preferred.
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft 365.

Language: Fluent Nepali is required. Advanced English is required.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA): 
Winrock International seeks to cultivate an environment where all candidates relish equal employment opportunities devoid of discrimination, misconduct, fraud, and abuse. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and Localization guides our practices not just in hiring, but also in staff retention, growth, and policy implementation. This commitment signifies that we value diversity in all its forms including age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, and cultural background. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, recognizing the rich tapestry of the communities in which we live and work.

Disclaimer:
Winrock does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (resume submission, interview, processing). Any canvassing during the application and recruitment process will result in disqualification.