Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) Manager

The M&E Manager will provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for FIT’s monitoring, evaluation, learning, and data systems across FIT’s program activities. The role is responsible for ensuring high-quality data management, analysis, reporting, and use of evidence to support program performance, accountability, and learning. The M&E Manager will supervise M&E staff, work closely with program, research, and operations teams, and serve as a key focal point for data-related coordination with donors, government counterparts, and partners.

• M&E systems, data governance, and quality assurance
  • Lead the design, strengthening, and continuous improvement of FIT’s M&E systems across programs
  • Oversee the development, maintenance, and optimization of data collection tools, databases, and codebooks
  • Develop, update, and enforce policies, SOPs, and standards for data management, data security, and ethical use of data
  • Ensure data quality through routine data quality assessments, validation processes, and corrective actions
  • Maintain centralized and secure archives of program and research data
• Data management, analysis, and use
  • Oversee routine data cleaning, integration, and management across multiple data sources and platforms
  • Lead the development and maintenance of dashboards, data visualizations, and analytical products to support decision-making
  • Conduct or supervise advanced data analyses to inform program performance, learning, and strategic planning
  • Promote the use of data for adaptive management and evidence-based decision-making across FIT
• Reporting and accountability
  • Lead and oversee the preparation of routine and ad hoc program and donor reports
  • Develop and standardize reporting templates and presentation materials to support consistent, data-driven reporting
  • Ensure timely and accurate responses to donor, partner, and internal data requests
  • Support audits, evaluations, and verification exercises as required
• Research, learning, and evaluation
  • Provide technical oversight for monitoring, evaluation, and learning components of programs and operations
  • Oversee the preparation of high-quality datasets for reporting, research and evaluation purposes
  • Conduct or supervise advanced statistical analyses for reporting, research and dissemination
  • Support or contribute to development of technical reports and dissemination of findings
  • Support documentation of lessons learned and best practices across programs
• Team leadership and capacity building
  • Serve as line manager for M&E Officers and other M&E staff, including supervision, mentoring, and performance management
  • Build the capacity of M&E and field teams through training, coaching, and supportive supervision
  • Coordinate refresher trainings on electronic data collection tools and M&E best practices
  • Foster a culture of data quality, accountability, and learning within FIT
• Coordination and stakeholder engagement
  • Coordinate closely with program, research, and operations teams to align M&E activities with implementation needs
  • Support collaboration with government counterparts, academic partners, and other stakeholders on data and reporting matters
  • Represent FIT on M&E- and data-related topics in technical meetings, as required
• Other responsibilities
  • Travel to FIT offices and project sites as required to support M&E oversight and coordination
  • Perform other monitoring, evaluation, learning, and data-related tasks as assigned by FIT management