Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Specialist

European Endowment for Democracy; Etterbeek; Sur place; EUR 469 000 - 569 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance (CIGNA)

Meal vouchers

Transport or bike allowance

13th month salary

Holiday allowance

Paid leave

Parental leave

Weekly teleworking

Annual training opportunities

Résumé du poste

European Endowment for Democracy (EED) seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist to strengthen how we monitor grants, improve reporting, and turn evidence into learning for better decisions. You will work across the organisation with data, research, and country teams to enhance MEL practices.

You will contribute to a culture of evidence-informed learning and collaborate with programme staff, consultants, and partners to deliver rigorous MEL outputs and insights for donors and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in development studies or a related field.
• At least two years in MEL within civil society or international development.
• Experience with logframes, results frameworks and donor reporting.
• Strong analytical and research skills (qualitative and quantitative).
• Excellent written English and donor reporting experience.
• Experience with PowerBI or similar data tools.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsabilités

• Strengthen MEL across the grant portfolio with the MEL Manager.
• Develop monitoring plans and review final grant assessments.
• Prepare donor logframes and maintain EU OPSYS reporting data.
• Review narrative reports for quality and consistency.
• Build dashboards and improve MEL data access with PowerBI.
• Explore how AI can enhance data analysis and learning.
• Conduct desk research for evaluations and case studies.
• Strengthen MEL capacity with country consultants and programme staff.
• Promote evidence-informed decision making across teams.

Connaissances

MEL experience

PowerBI

Logframes knowledge

Qualitative & quantitative

Donor reporting

English writing

Formation

Master's degree in development studies or related field

Outils

PowerBI

AI applications

Description du poste

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Starting: November 2026

Contract type: Two-year fixed-term contract (with posible extension)

Salary: Approx. €3,880 gross/month + benefits

Deadline: 20 September 2026 at midnight (Brussels time)

Turn evidence into better decisions for democracy.

Democracy support isn't just about what we fund. It's about understanding what works, why it works, and how we can do it better.

At the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), we support bold individuals and organisations working to defend democratic values in some of the world's most challenging political environments. Measuring that work is rarely straightforward. Success isn't always immediate, linear, or easily captured in numbers.

We're looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist to help us make sense of complexity. You'll work across the organisation to strengthen how we monitor our grants, improve reporting, generate insights, and turn evidence into learning that shapes future decisions.

This is a role for someone who enjoys combining analytical rigour with curiosity – someone who can move comfortably between data, research, systems and people.

What You'll Do

Working closely with EED's MEL Manager, you'll help strengthen monitoring, evaluation and organisational learning across our grant portfolio. Your work will include:

• Supporting programme teams in developing monitoring plans and reviewing final grant assessments
• Helping prepare donor logframes and maintaining reporting data in EU OPSYS
• Reviewing narrative reports and ensuring the quality and consistency of monitoring information
• Building dashboards and improving access to MEL data through PowerBI and other digital tools
• Exploring how AI can improve data analysis, reporting and organisational learning
• Conducting desk research to support evaluations, learning reviews and case studies
• Helping strengthen MEL capacity across EED, including with country consultants and programme staff
• Contributing to a culture where evidence informs decisions and learning is shared across teams

What You Bring

You have:

• A Master's degree in development studies, economics, political science, sociology, European affairs or a related field
• At least two years of professional experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning within civil society, democracy support or international development
• Experience working with logframes, results frameworks and donor reporting
• Strong analytical and research skills, including both qualitative and quantitative methodologies
• Excellent written English and confidence drafting reports for donors
• Experience using digital tools such as PowerBI, AI applications or similar data management platforms
• A strong eye for detail and the ability to work accurately across multiple priorities

You are:

• Curious and motivated by evidence rather than assumptions
• Comfortable translating complex information into practical insights
• Organised, independent and highly reliable
• Collaborative and confident working across different teams
• Discreet, professional and able to handle sensitive information with care

Good to have:

• Experience working with democracy support organisations
• Knowledge of the political context across the EU neighbourhood
• Fluency in additional languages relevant to EED's work, such as Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish or Western Balkan languages

Why Join Us?

• Purposeful work: Help strengthen democracy support by improving how we learn from our work and demonstrate impact.
• People-first culture: We believe our greatest strength is our people. We value different backgrounds, perspectives and ways of thinking, and work hard to create an environment where everyone can contribute and grow.
• Benefits that matter: Our package includes complementary health insurance (CIGNA), meal vouchers, public transport or bike allowance, 13th month salary, holiday allowance, paid leave, parental leave, weekly teleworking, and annual training opportunities.