Global MEL Systems & Learning Lead (Remote-Eligible)

Comunidade Metodista; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

HIAS is seeking a Global Technical Advisor, MEL to lead strategy development, system design, and support for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning across country offices and HQ. The role focuses on harmonizing MEL frameworks, ensuring data quality, and enabling evidence-based decision making.

Based at HQ in Silver Spring, MD or NYC, with remote options for applicants outside commuting distance, this role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and international travel up to

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• 5–8+ years of progressive MEL experience with strategic guidance.
• Experience supporting MEL systems internationally and domestically.
• Leadership in developing MEL frameworks and multi-country systems.
• Proven experience training distributed international teams.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative MEL methods, data systems, and visualization tools.
• Excellent English; Spanish and/or French desirable.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 30%.
• Commitment to safeguarding, ethical standards, and diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, adaptation, and harmonization of global MEL standards and frameworks.
• Oversee MEL systems for planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and research.
• Define approaches for indicator selection, baselines, targets, and results tracking.
• Ensure data quality and consistency across projects and sites.
• Track activities against work plans and report delays for corrective action.
• Generate monitoring reports and support donor/partner reporting.
• Foster use of MEL data for adaptive management and dashboards.
• Champion learning culture and disseminate lessons learned.
• Ensure data protection and ethics in all MEL activities.
• Represent HIAS in MEL-related external forums and working groups.

Skills

MEL strategy

Data quality

Training & capacity-building

Stakeholder collaboration

MEL systems design

Education

Advanced degree in a relevant field

Tools

Data visualization platforms

Job description

HIAS is seeking a Global Technical Advisor, MEL to lead strategy development, system design, and support for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning across country offices and HQ. The role focuses on harmonizing MEL frameworks, ensuring data quality, and enabling evidence-based decision making.

Based at HQ in Silver Spring, MD or NYC, with remote options for applicants outside commuting distance, this role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and international travel up to