MEAL Manager
The Earth · Dhaka
MEAL Manager needed in Dhaka to lead monitoring, evaluation, and learning across programs.
Overview
Position Purpose The MEAL Manager for the Dhaka Office provides strategic leadership and oversight of MEAL functions across all programs and operational areas. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality, evidence-based programming, fostering a strong culture of learning and accountability, and leading the integration of data-driven decision-making within program design and implementation. The postholder will lead and manage a team of MEAL professionals, including the MEAL Officer and Research & Learning Consultant, ensuring alignment with The Earth MEAL standards and sector best practices. The MEAL Manager will also be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive MEAL strategy, strengthening internal MEAL systems, ensuring compliance with donor and organizational requirements, and fostering a learning culture across the various projects operated by The Earth. The role requires excellent leadership, analytical, and coordination skills to navigate the complex operating environment and drive impactful change. Role Dimension This is a senior leadership role requiring collaboration with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including The Earth interdepartmental members, the Head Office, Programme Team, HR, Finance, Hub/Area Offices, Partners & Counterparts, Advisors, donors, and technical working groups. The MEAL Manager will represent The Earth in external MEAL-related forums and lead efforts to enhance the organization’s credibility in research, learning, and evidence-based programming. Expected End Results 1. Strategic Leadership & MEAL System Strengthening: • Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive MEAL strategy for The Earth Country Program, ensuring alignment with The Earth’s country MEAL framework and best practices. • Provide technical leadership and oversight on all MEAL activities, ensuring strong evidence-based programming across all thematic sectors. • Ensure MEAL systems and processes are standardized, robust, and user-friendly, enabling effective data collection, analysis, and reporting. • Ensure a culture of accountability and learning is embedded across all program activities. • Develop and oversee MEAL mechanisms and frameworks, adapting approaches to the dynamic operational context inside The Earth Country Program. • Oversee the design and implementation of the project’s MEAL system in coordination with Technical Advisors and the MEAL Team in the Head Office and at Area/Hub Office level, including key performance indicators, targets, tools, and appropriate MEAL responsibilities across the project. • Oversee responsibilities for needs assessments, baseline and external midterm and final evaluations, including coordination of external processes such as drafting ToR and selection of firms, in alignment with The Earth’s procurement policy. • Develop and disseminate relevant MEAL tools, ITT, IPTT, DIP, Log-frame, MIS, and relevant reporting formats, and lead the provision of MEAL-specific technical training. • Oversee data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and audit-worthy. • Ensure MEAL teams are compliant with The Earth MEAL system. • Ensure appropriate training and supportive supervision of all partners in monitoring and evaluation procedures, data-collection tools, and data-management practices in alignment with MEAL best practices. • Support partners in establishing their internal MEAL systems, M&E plans, and data-quality management. • Strengthen staff and partners’ capacity in qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation techniques through comprehensive staff training, mentoring, and/or coaching. • Contribute to climate- and youth-focused programme implementation by promoting environment-friendly qualitative methodologies. • Contribute to programme updates for the Senior Management Team and internal information sharing. 2. Data Management, Quality Assurance & Evidence Generation: • Ensure
Requirements
• Strategic leadership of MEAL functions. • Develop and implement MEAL strategy. • Oversee data collection, analysis, and reporting. • Ensure accountability and learning culture. • Manage MEAL team. • Represent organization externally. • Capacity building of staff and partners. • Ensure compliance with policies.
Frequently asked questions
What is the salary for the MEAL Manager position at The Earth?
The MEAL Manager role at The Earth in Dhaka offers a salary of BDT 0 – 0 per month.
Is the MEAL Manager job at The Earth remote, hybrid, or on-site?
This MEAL Manager position at The Earth is a On-site role based in Dhaka.
Is the MEAL Manager role at The Earth full-time, part-time, contract, or internship?
MEAL Manager at The Earth is a Full-time position in the Education & Research category.
How much experience is required for the MEAL Manager role at The Earth?
Candidates are expected to have Senior level of relevant experience to apply for this MEAL Manager position.
What qualifications are needed to apply for the MEAL Manager job at The Earth?
Applicants should hold Not specified in Not specified. Full requirements: • Strategic leadership of MEAL functions. • Develop and implement MEAL strategy. • Oversee data collection, analysis, and reporting. • Ensure accountability and learning culture. • Manage MEAL team. • Represent organization externally. • Capacity building of staff and partners. • Ensure compliance with policies.
What is the application deadline for the MEAL Manager job at The Earth?
Applications for this MEAL Manager role at The Earth close on September 4, 2026.
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MEAL Manager needed in Dhaka to lead monitoring, evaluation, and learning across programs.