Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist

Position Overview:

The MEL Specialist will be responsible for supporting the delivery of results in line with the commitments we have made in the HICAS Project Performance Measurement Framework, which is nested within ICIMOD's  and institutional Results Framework. These institutional frameworks set out an ambitious agenda to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), enable adaptive management, and enhance delivery and accountability.’

The MEL Specialist plays a critical role in strengthening systems for results-based planning, monitoring, and reporting within the HICAS project, with a strong emphasis on adaptive learning, performance delivery, and the tracking of GESI-responsive and IPLC-relevant outcomes and impacts. Drawing on feminist methodologies, the MEL approach will ensure that gender and social power dynamics are captured through qualitative and intersectional analysis and are reflected in transformative changes for women and IPLCs. The role requires strong interactions with HICAS team members, the Country Project Focal Points, and partners in the HICAS countries.

This position requires relevant qualifications and experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, with demonstrated expertise in results-based management. The role also demands strong familiarity with human rights-based and feminist approaches to results, as well as experience working on gender equality and with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

Background

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist is being hired under the Integrated Climate Adaptation Solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (HICAS) project at ICIMOD, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) – Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). The project aims to improve climate-resilient, nature-positive livelihoods while strengthening the leadership and agency of rural women and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.

The project will be implemented through the adoption of gender-responsive and locally tailored climate adaptation solutions—grounded in feminist and human rights-based methodologies—that place the rights, agency, and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) at the centre. These evidence-informed Integrated Adaptation Solution Packages (IASPs) will combine springshed management, renewable energy technologies for powered irrigation systems, and agrobiodiversity practices. They will be complemented by capacity building and knowledge sharing to drive institutional policy and action, and to attract sustainable investments in climate action and development, particularly in the water, energy, and agrobiodiversity sectors, with a strong focus on women’s and IPLCs’ leadership.

The HICAS project will be implemented in two upazilas (sub-districts) in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh—Bandarban and Khagrachari Districts; two gewogs (blocks) in Bhutan—Paro and Punakha; and two municipalities in Nepal—Roshi and Dhankuta. Over its four-year duration, the project aims to benefit approximately 40,000 IPLCs and other vulnerable groups by reducing their exposure and sensitivity to climate change impacts, while fostering ecosystem health and climate mitigation outcomes.

While housed within ICIMOD’s newly established Strategic Results, Partnerships, and Business Development (SRPBD) Unit, this position will be fully dedicated to the HICAS project. The SRPBD Unit serves as a central body to strengthen institutional approaches, methods, and standards for results planning, coordination, partnerships, and resource mobilisation. Locating this position within SRPBD ensures adherence to institutional MEL quality standards while supporting day-to-day implementation of HICAS.

Method of application

Applicants are requested to apply online before August 3, 2025 (11:59 pm Nepal Standard Time UTC+05:45) through the .

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

(Project Position) - Project: Integrated Climate Adaptation Solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region – HICAS

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