Senior Manager (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning)

About Lend A Hand India

Established in 2006, Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is one of India's leading organizations working at the intersection of education and livelihoods. With over 20 years of field experience, LAHI integrates skill education into mainstream schooling, making learning engaging and connected to future employment opportunities. Operating across 20+ states and UTs, LAHI supports government systems through technical expertise, policy implementation, innovation, and project management, reaching more than 15 lakh students through over 15,000 schools.

Job Description

Lend A Hand India is looking for an experienced Senior Manager (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) to lead the organization's MEL strategy and strengthen its evidence-based impact systems. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this leadership role offers the opportunity to shape how impact is measured across large-scale skill education programs while driving innovation, research, technology integration, and policy influence as LAHI expands its reach to one million students annually by 2028.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and lead the organization's Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning strategy while designing comprehensive M&E frameworks for multi-state skill education programmes.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of 15+ MEL professionals across Quality Monitoring, MIS, Evaluation and Outcomes.
• Programme Oversight: Ensure data quality, ethical data use, impact assessments, evaluations and research initiatives while driving technology-enabled monitoring solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Present impact insights to founders, board members, donors and government agencies while representing LAHI at national and international forums.
• Innovation: Lead AI integration, develop scalable MEL systems and pioneer innovative methodologies for measuring employability, income growth and systemic change.

Requirements

• Education: Master's degree in Development Studies, Economics, Statistics, Social Research or a related discipline.
• Experience: 10–12 years of experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, including at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Technical Skills: Expertise in MIS management, data analytics tools (R, Python, SPSS) and visualization platforms such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead diverse multi-location teams and translate strategic vision into operational excellence.
• Sector Knowledge: Strong understanding of skill education, vocational training, youth development and government systems.
• Communication: Excellent presentation and stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leadership and external partners.
• Preferred: Experience in donor-funded programmes, evaluation design, research methodology, budget management and technology-enabled monitoring systems.

Why Join Lend A Hand India?

• Lead the MEL function for an organisation targeting one million students annually by 2028.
• Direct reporting to the Executive Director with high visibility and strategic influence.
• Build thought leadership in India's skill education and development sector.
• Work alongside governments, research institutions and international partners.
• Access cutting-edge AI, technology and evaluation methodologies.
• Opportunity to create scalable solutions with nationwide impact.
• Continuous learning, innovation and leadership development opportunities.