Senior MEAL Specialist, SEA: Impact & Learning

Habitatig; Cebu City, Manila, Makati; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a Senior Specialist, MEAL to lead senior technical MEAL expertise for TCIS across Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia. You will support regional programmes, ensure standards, and promote evidence-informed programme improvement.

The role focuses on developing theories of change, monitoring systems, data quality, and evaluations, with collaboration across multiple countries and offices in Cebu, Manila and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, social sciences, economics, statistics, monitoring and evaluation or related field; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive MEAL experience across multiple countries or regional programmes.
• Strong ability to develop theories of change, results frameworks, indicators and MEAL plans; proficient in qualitative and quantitative methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and application of theories of change, results frameworks, MEAL plans, indicators for projects across the region.
• Provide senior MEAL support, coaching and guidance to programme teams; promote consistency across countries.
• Integrate MEAL requirements into project management, reporting and systems throughout the project cycle.
• Design and review monitoring, data-collection, reporting and data-quality approaches; ensure reliable evidence.
• Lead internal evaluations, assessments and applied research; coordinate with external evaluators as required.
• Analyse evidence across projects to identify trends, risks and learning; translate findings into practical recommendations.

Skills

Analytical

Project management

Facilitation

Communication

Data visualization tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Postgraduate qualification preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a Senior Specialist, MEAL to lead senior technical MEAL expertise for TCIS across Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia. You will support regional programmes, ensure standards, and promote evidence-informed programme improvement.

The role focuses on developing theories of change, monitoring systems, data quality, and evaluations, with collaboration across multiple countries and offices in Cebu, Manila and beyond.