Role Purpose and OverviewThe M&E Manager will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the programme’s digital monitoring and evaluation systems. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality, timely, and accurate data collection and reporting across all programme components, with a particular focus on the effective use of the LEAF digital tool as well as in-house consortium tools. The M&E Manager will work closely with programme staff, implementing partners, LASUBEB, Bridges Outcomes and external evaluators to support accurate report, evidence-based decision-making and adaptive programme management. Key Responsibilities: Lead the rollout, training, and ongoing support for the LEAF digital M&E tool across all participating schools and programme staff. Oversee the collection, validation, and analysis of consortium data on key programme metrics, including school placement, attendance, retention, and learning outcomes. Conduct regular field monitoring trips and work closely with Street Child’s national partners to ensure excellent programme quality Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness in line with programme requirements and external verification protocols. Monitor digital tool usage analytics and address any gaps in data quality or user engagement. Collaborate with external evaluators and programme partners to facilitate independent verification and reporting. Produce regular M&E reports and contribute to annual and final programme reporting as required. Lead on reviewing local partner MEAL systems with the aim of significantly improving MEAL capabilities and systems. Support the programme’s learning agenda by sharing insights, lessons learned, and best practices in digital M&E. Ensure compliance with EOF requirements, data protection, safeguarding, and confidentiality standards. Represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally in-person and in writing (reports and general requests). Commitment to Safeguarding and Child protection practises which matter in every part of the role. RequirementsExperience and Knowledge Experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), ideally within education or development programmes. Experience designing and implementing MEAL systems and approaches. Experience using digital data collection and analysis tools. Experience training and supporting staff and partners in digital tool adoption. Experience in grant and budget management. Experience working with local partners and strengthening their capacity. Strong understanding of education programming and approaches. Field experience in international development, with a commitment to locally led development. Skills and Abilities Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to analyse data and generate actionable learning and insights. Strong understanding of MEAL frameworks, methodologies and systems. Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multicultural teams. Proven capacity-building and coaching skills. Commitment to data quality, safeguarding and inclusion. Experience with digital data collection platforms (e.g. KoboCollect, CommCare, SurveyCTO). Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI). Experience using AI and automation to improve data collection, analysis and reporting. Experience meeting donor reporting requirements. Education / Qualifications Degree or equivalent qualification in International Development, Education, Statistics, Social Sciences, Information Systems, or a related field. Master's degree in a relevant discipline. Relevant professional qualifications or specialist training in MEAL, research, data analysis or project management. Other Desirable AttributesAwareness of safeguarding and Child Protection policy Excellent written and spoken English. Proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach. Strong organisational and interpersonal skills. Additional language skills spoken in Lagos. Knowledge of Lagos State and surrounding areas. Experience working with Lagos SUBEB and/or the state education system. Knowledge of delivering payment-by-results programmes.
Role Purpose and Overview
The M&E Manager will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the programme’s digital monitoring and evaluation systems. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality, timely, and accurate data collection and reporting across all programme components, with a particular focus on the effective use of the LEAF digital tool as well as in-house consortium tools. The M&E Manager will work closely with programme staff, implementing partners, LASUBEB, Bridges Outcomes and external evaluators to support accurate report, evidence-based decision-making and adaptive programme management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the rollout, training, and ongoing support for the LEAF digital M&E tool across all participating schools and programme staff.
- Oversee the collection, validation, and analysis of consortium data on key programme metrics, including school placement, attendance, retention, and learning outcomes.
- Conduct regular field monitoring trips and work closely with Street Child’s national partners to ensure excellent programme quality
- Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness in line with programme requirements and external verification protocols.
- Monitor digital tool usage analytics and address any gaps in data quality or user engagement.
- Collaborate with external evaluators and programme partners to facilitate independent verification and reporting.
- Produce regular M&E reports and contribute to annual and final programme reporting as required.
- Lead on reviewing local partner MEAL systems with the aim of significantly improving MEAL capabilities and systems.
- Support the programme’s learning agenda by sharing insights, lessons learned, and best practices in digital M&E.
- Ensure compliance with EOF requirements, data protection, safeguarding, and confidentiality standards.
- Represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally in-person and in writing (reports and general requests).
- Commitment to Safeguarding and Child protection practises which matter in every part of the role.
Requirements
Experience and Knowledge
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), ideally within education or development programmes.
- Experience designing and implementing MEAL systems and approaches.
- Experience using digital data collection and analysis tools.
- Experience training and supporting staff and partners in digital tool adoption.
- Experience in grant and budget management.
- Experience working with local partners and strengthening their capacity.
- Strong understanding of education programming and approaches.
- Field experience in international development, with a commitment to locally led development.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to analyse data and generate actionable learning and insights.
- Strong understanding of MEAL frameworks, methodologies and systems.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multicultural teams.
- Proven capacity-building and coaching skills.
- Commitment to data quality, safeguarding and inclusion.
- Experience with digital data collection platforms (e.g. KoboCollect, CommCare, SurveyCTO).
- Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI).
- Experience using AI and automation to improve data collection, analysis and reporting.
- Experience meeting donor reporting requirements.
Education / Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent qualification in International Development, Education, Statistics, Social Sciences, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
- Relevant professional qualifications or specialist training in MEAL, research, data analysis or project management.
Other Desirable Attributes
- Awareness of safeguarding and Child Protection policy
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach.
- Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Additional language skills spoken in Lagos.
- Knowledge of Lagos State and surrounding areas.
- Experience working with Lagos SUBEB and/or the state education system.
- Knowledge of delivering payment-by-results programmes.
Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 250,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 25,000 families to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children.
Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis.
We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Since 2008 we have helped over 250,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 25,000 families to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children.
