Senior MEL & Impact Lead — Cocoa Resilience

External Posting; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid work flexibility

Career development opportunities

Work-life balance programs

Job summary

Rainforest Alliance is seeking an experienced Senior MEL & Impact Manager to design, implement, and continually improve MEL systems. You will collaborate with diverse teams, external partners, and field staff to ensure robust data collection, analysis and reporting that informs strategic decisions and program outcomes.

You will lead cross-functional teams across multiple countries, oversee data collection and quality, and deliver high-quality MEL outputs while traveling approximately 30%

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field and strong experience in monitoring, evaluation & learning.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and international field operations.
• Proven ability to design MEL frameworks, indicators, data collection, analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee MEL implementation across programs, including planning, data analysis, QA and stakeholder coordination.
• Develop detailed workplans and manage risks to ensure timely delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams across multiple countries and field staff.
• Coordinate data collection, training of enumerators, and data quality control.
• Prepare clear, actionable reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage MEL budgets and ensure resource accountability.

Skills

MEL design

Data analysis

Team management

Stakeholder coordination

Statistical methods

Power BI

Education

Master's degree in agriculture, environmental management, natural resources, economics, data science, or related field

Tools

Stata

R

SPSS

Power BI

Job description

Rainforest Alliance is seeking an experienced Senior MEL & Impact Manager to design, implement, and continually improve MEL systems. You will collaborate with diverse teams, external partners, and field staff to ensure robust data collection, analysis and reporting that informs strategic decisions and program outcomes.

You will lead cross-functional teams across multiple countries, oversee data collection and quality, and deliver high-quality MEL outputs while traveling approximately 30%