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About the Role

Pure Earth seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager to support and strengthen organization-wide MEL systems, processes, and practices during a period of significant growth. In this new role, you will serve as a thought partner and hands-on manager to headquarters and country program teams, helping design and refine practical approaches for MEL, implementation support, and reporting. The MEL Manager will play a critical role in cultivating a strong culture of inquiry, reflection, and learning from successes and failures across Pure Earth’s projects.

Responsibilities

Advise on the continued development of Pure Earth’s organizational MEL systems, processes, and tools to support major new projects and capture progress, key results, insights, and lessons learned.
In collaboration with the MEL Director, Grants Manager, and external consultants, advise on the design of a program-aligned database and MIS to streamline the collection, management, analysis, reporting, and storage of project data.
Advise on the design and implementation of external evaluations, including developing scopes of work, evaluation materials, and guiding the process to ensure evaluation standards are met.
Build MEL knowledge among Pure Earth staff and strengthen their ability to integrate learning and evaluation practices into planning, implementation, and reflection.
Design methodologies for learning spaces and mechanisms that promote cross-learning, reflection, and decision-making, and train and support teams to use them effectively.
Synthesize insights and emerging findings from assessments of Pure Earth’s programmatic work for internal and external learning.
Facilitate and document learning and reflection processes; co-develop knowledge products that guide program strategy and contribute to the sector-wide evidence base.
In collaboration with Technical Support, Research, Programs teams, and external consultants, support the development of learning agendas and evaluation priorities for countries and major projects.
Integrate reflection and learning into Programs team practices; create opportunities for strategic learning, including workshops and learning events.
Support the development of a learning and governance plan that defines how findings are reviewed, acted on, and incorporated into future country engagements.
Support the development of proposals and concept notes aligned with Pure Earth’s Programmatic Logic.
Support the design and implementation of funder-compliant project MEL plans that align with Pure Earth’s Programmatic Logic.
Support effective and efficient data collection for project and global indicators, including training staff on data collection tools and methods as needed.

Requirements

A degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
At least 7 years of experience designing and implementing MEL systems, preferably in international nonprofit or NGO sector.
At least 3 years of experience designing and operationalizing Management Information Systems (MIS) for MEL to support data management and analysis.
Successfully built collaborative learning practices that surface internal knowledge and insights from across departments and translate them into program improvements.
Able to translate MEL data into user-friendly formats for internal and external audiences, making complex information accessible to non-technical users.
Can navigate complexity well, balancing attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture and translate big ideas into practical tools, processes, and plans.
Bring strong data management and analysis skills, including developing systems and processes to collect, manage, analyze, and communicate qualitative and quantitative data for program learning, strategy, fundraising, and communications.
Coaching, training, and supporting virtual teams to integrate MEL practices.
Can guide and moderate discussions productively, helping groups work through different perspectives toward clear outcomes.
Strong interpersonal and active listening skills, along with openness, curiosity, and humility; you adapt well to different working styles and cultural contexts.
Highly organized, anticipate workflows, clarify priorities, and deliver high-quality work with attention to detail and deadlines.
Demonstrated expertise with statistics, including sampling techniques.
Fluency in Spanish, Swahili, or another language used in countries where we work.
Work authorization for the United States is required.
Pure Earth will not sponsor visas for this role.

Skills

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems
Data management
Data analysis
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Programmatic Logic
Statistics
Sampling techniques
Interpersonal skills
Active listening
Adaptability
Organization
Attention to detail
Meeting facilitation
Training
Coaching

Location

New York City

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-Time
Remote (U.S.-based with travel)

Experience Level

7+ years of experience designing and implementing MEL systems
3+ years of experience designing and operationalizing MIS for MEL

Education Level

Degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and professional experience

Salary/Compensations

$80,000 to $96,900

About the Company

Pure Earth is a growing international nonprofit addressing toxic pollution and its impacts on human health in low- and middle-income countries.
They specialize in preventing exposure to lead and other toxins, embedding solutions into government systems.
With substantial multi-year funding through 2033, Pure Earth is leading a large effort to end childhood lead poisoning.
They scale proven interventions across dozens of countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, partnering with governments, multilateral organizations, philanthropies, and frontline organizations.
Pure Earth holds top ratings from Charity Navigator and Candid.
Their work has been featured on the TED mainstage and across major news and global health outlets.
At Pure Earth, you'll join an agile, mission-driven team that translates science and innovation into measurable impact, with the resources, partnerships, and ambition to deliver change at scale.

Equal Opportunity

It is the policy of Pure Earth to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender or gender identity, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.