Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Job Description

Job Type: Part-time

Duration: 10 months (Project-based)

Location: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, with frequent travel to Sudur Paschim Province and other project sites

Reports to: Project Lead and Executive Director

About the organization

Women Leaders in Technology (WLiT) is a women-led non-profit working towards the vision of technology that is accessible for all people, regardless of background or identity, and creating equitable access and knowledge for everyone to develop technology that is timely and relevant to the needs of their communities. WLiT’s mission is to empower people from diverse communities to create and lead technology. WLiT builds inclusive tech leadership, advances digital rights and online safety, and delivers feminist tech programming shaping Nepal’s digital future.

About the project:

WLiT is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation & Knowledge Management Officer for the programme “Promoting Leadership of Future Generation Peacebuilders and Changemakers in Nepal”, supported by UN Women Nepal.

The programme strengthens the leadership, solidarity, and collective agency of youth with intersecting identities, especially young women, women with disabilities, and male allies, in advancing advocacy for digital safety and security, thereby contributing to sustainable and inclusive peace under the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. Delivered over 10 months at the national level and in Sudur Paschim Province, the programme combines leadership development, digital safety and online protection, gender-responsive governance, and youth-led advocacy to build a new generation of inclusive peacebuilders and changemakers.

Position Summary

The Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will lead the design and operation of the project’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems and manage the generation, usage, and dissemination of knowledge across the programme. The role ensures that the programme is evidence-driven, and that learning is systematically documented and used to strengthen programming. The Officer reports to the Project Lead and Executive Director and works closely with the partner, consultants, and donor focal points.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Statistics, Gender Studies, Public Policy, or a related field

• 3+ years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), and/or knowledge management within development, gender, or digital rights programmes

• Demonstrated experience designing and operating MEL frameworks, logframes/results frameworks, and indicator tracking systems

• Familiarity with donor-funded projects and UN/UN Women reporting and RBM is an advantage.

• Experience on gender equality, digital safety/rights, youth, peacebuilding, or GEDSI-focused programmes.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong command of MEL methodologies, theory of change, and indicator design

• Quantitative and qualitative data collection, management, analysis, relevant tools

• Skilled in data visualization and translating data into clear, accessible insights

• Strong writing and documentation skills, including case studies, learning briefs, and reports

• Knowledge of inclusive and feminist practices

• Strong coordination, interpersonal, and organizational skills with attention to detail

• Effective verbal and written communication in English and Nepali, multi-tasking, organizational, and prioritization skills are necessary

• Women, people with disabilities and people from marginalized communities are encouraged to apply

Key Responsibilities

1. Monitoring and Evaluation

• Develop and operationalize the MEL framework, results/logframe, theory of change, and indicator tracking matrix; design baseline, midline, and endline measurement plans and tools, integrating GEDSI approaches.

• Design MEL tools and protocols (surveys, interviews, FGDs); coordinate periodic data collection across project sites; and consolidate and standardize data for the overall project.

• Clean, analyze, and conduct data quality assurance; maintain a secure, well-organized project database and MEL records.

• Lead and manage baseline and endline studies, including reviewing reports, methods, and tools, and outputs to ensure credible findings and recommendations.

2. Reporting, Accountability & Compliance

• Prepare timely progress and indicator reports aligned with provided templates and timelines; track performance and flag variances, risks, and corrective actions.

• Operate a participant feedback and complaints mechanism, and support reviews, spot checks, and evaluations.

• Ensure compliance with donor visibility, accountability, and data-protection requirements; maintain audit-ready documentation.

3. Knowledge Management, Learning and Documentation

• Build and manage the KM system and ensure project knowledge is handed over for institutional memory at project close

• Facilitate reflection and learning sessions with the team and partners, and design and document learning/dialogue events.

• Produce learning briefs, case studies, success stories, and good-practice notes; document participant journeys, success stories, and advocacy outcomes with consent and GEDSI sensitivity, working with communications to make evidence accessible.

4. Coordination & Capacity Building

• Coordinate MEL/KM with the team, consortium partner(s), and UN Women focal points, including meeting agendas and action tracking.

• Support work-planning and reporting with evidence and analysis.

How to Apply

WLiT strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, Dalit, Janajati, sexual and gender minorities. WLiT is committed to a fair, accessible, safe, and non-discriminatory process.
Please indicate any accommodation needs in your application.

Interviews may be held on a rolling basis; early application is encouraged. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Submit a current CV and a cover letter to wlitnepal@gmail.com with the subject line “Application: MEL & KM Officer.”