In recent years, FRIDA has undergone significant organisational transformation as we advance the implementation of FRIDA’s Strategic Plan 2020-2030 and Strategic MEL Framework. With continued shifts in the philanthropic ecosystem and a growing need to strengthen our resource mobilisation efforts, it is  critically important for FRIDA to collect,analyse, and learn from the data and insights shared by  our community of  grantee partners. Doing so allows us to be accountable to our work, and to communicate clearly and boldly the impact that FRIDA and our grantee partners have on the philanthropic sector and the wider global social justice movement.

To do this, FRIDA is looking to design and maintain monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems and structures that facilitate data collection, management,  and analysis across teams. The systems should be robust enough to be utilised long term across the organisation, adaptable to the ever changing nature of our work, and supportive of all teams across FRIDA to fulfill impact-driven reporting requirements, amplify the critical work of FRIDA’s grantee partners, and allow for internal reflections and learnings on organisational strengthening. 

The MEL Manager will hold a strategic and operational leadership role, with the responsibility of managing and coordinating the development, implementation,  and maintenance of MEL systems to support effective data collection, management , analysis and interpretation across teams. 

The suitable candidate will manage a small MEL team responsible for the maintenance of FRIDA’s  monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems, as well as theorganisation’s overall data management and analysis functions. The position will lead all aspects of data  oversight, ensuring efficient, accurate, and impactful reporting; tracking programmatic progress; and generating insights that strengthen FRIDA’s advocacy and fundraising processes and functions.. The MEL Manager is also responsible for implementing FRIDA’s MEL framework, ensuring that the day-to-day operational practices are aligned with the strategic priorities and learning objectives outlined in the framework. 

This position requires strong,  effective cross-team collaboration and shared decision-making, as the collection, analysis, and reporting of grantmaking data,impact stories, and organizational strengthening and cross-movement insights involves a complex process  that spans across multiple teams at FRIDA.

The MEL Manager may also represent FRIDA in key forums, and contribute to FRIDA’s strategic planning, development and administration. 

The MEL Manager will be supervised by one of the Co-Executive Directors and will closely work with all teams at FRIDA. 

This position is a part time position requiring three working days per week within FRIDA’s work week (Monday- Thursday).  The location of the position is flexible, where the applicant is legally able to reside.