Good Neighbors (1991) is an international humanitarian, development and non-governmental organization with membership in General Consultative Status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC). Winner of MDG 2 award 2007 and UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development 2024, Good Neighbors Bangladesh (GNB) is operating 17 Community Development Projects (CDP) and 1 Project with Specific Program (PSP) in 13 districts for child protection, education, health, women empowerment, income generating activities, DRR and Rohingya emergency response activities. Good Neighbors Bangladesh (GNB) intends to recruit suitable personnel for the following positions:

Project Location: Taltali Upazila, Barguna and Kalapara Upazila, Patuakhali

Project Name: “Coastal Harmony: Resilient Ecosystems, Thriving Communities (CHRETC)”

Project Duration: Above 3 years

1. The purpose of the position:

• To provide strategic leadership in the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems tailored to partnership-based projects.
• To ensure effective tracking and evaluation of project interventions in alignment with organizational and donor standards, while fostering evidence-based decision-making, learning, and accountability.
• To ensure strengthening M&E frameworks, building staff and partner capacity, maintaining robust data systems, and delivering high-quality reports.
• To ensure data integrity, facilitating participatory learning processes, and supporting external evaluations to demonstrate collective impact and assess partner performance.

2. Basic Requirement:

• Education: Master's Degree preferably in Social Science, Development Studies, Development Economics, Environmental Science and Disaster Management.
• Age: Maximum age 40 years (as on 30 June 2025)
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of working experience in M&E sector in INGOs, including at least 2 years in partnership-based projects. (experience with only evidence and relevance will count)
• Knowledge: Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative M&E methodologies and have proficiency in data collection and analysis tools;
• Communication: Excellent writing, speaking and presentation skill in both Bangla and English is essential. Excellent communication, training, and facilitation skills;
• Budgeting & Financial Management: Experience in project budgeting, resource allocation, and reporting.
• Compliance & Reporting: Knowledge of regulatory and partnership compliance, monitoring and reporting skills.
• Leadership Skill: Ability to lead teams and to work with the marginalized community people for their capacity enhancement
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical skills and ability to resolve project challenges effectively.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment; Ability to collaborate with local authorities, non-profit organizations, and community groups.
• Office Culture & Environment: Ability to work in a multi-national and multi-cultural office environment. Positive attitude towards social service and adaptability to organizational vision and values

Preference: Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

3. Contract Information:

Salary and Others: Consolidated Remuneration Tk. 70,000 (per month). Plus 15 days paid leave (after probation period) excluding public holidays and training opportunities for career development.
Probation Period: 6 months (Job confirmation/ extension of probation period /Job discontinuation based on performance evaluation of the probation period.)

4. Job Assignment in Brief:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strategic planning and system development: Develop and implement M&E frameworks and systems tailored to multi-partner project approaches;
• Program Design and Oversee: Design and oversee project logframe, theory of change, and results frameworks in collaboration with partner teams;
• Compliance and Strategic Alignment: Ensure alignment of project M&E systems with organizational and donor standards and global best practices.
• Technical Guidance & Capacity Strengthening: Provide technical support to project staff in M&E planning, tools, methodologies and data management.
• Training and Facilitation: Conduct training sessions on M&E frameworks, data collection tools, reporting and learning.
• Partners Empowerment & Data Use: Build partners’ capacity to collect disaggregated data, track indicators, and use evidence in decision-making.
• Data Quality & Reporting Oversight: Ensure timely, accurate, and complete data submission and support quality assurance processes.
• Data Analysis & Communication: Analyze data and prepare donor reports, internal reports, and presentations that reflect collective project achievements and learning.
• Quality Assurance & Risk Mitigation: Ensure M&E practices meet donor and organizational standards for quality and compliance.
• Evaluation Management & Stakeholder Engagement: Provide leadership in supporting external evaluations and audits. Contribute to the assessment of implementing partners to ensure accountability, performance monitoring, and alignment with organizational and donor standards.
• Safeguarding and PSEA Compliance: Maintain and promote safeguarding principles and the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
• Monitoring & Reporting: Track project progress, prepare regular reports, and present outcomes to management and stakeholders.
• Networking and partnership buildup: Maintaining efficient networking and partnership with community resource, local government and non-governmental organizations.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Field Monitoring & Verification: Conduct field visits to monitor project activities and validate reported data.
• Tools and System Maintenance: Develop and maintain data collection tools, dashboards, and database for tracking program performance across partners.
• Learning & Adaptation: Facilitate learning reviews, participatory evaluations, and knowledge-sharing events to promote program adaptation and innovation.
• Community Feedback Integration: Facilitate bottom-up feedback from communities into project strategies and improvements.
• Communication and Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration with national and international research partners to conduct needs assessments, mid-term evaluations, and impact assessments that generate credible evidence and foster shared learning.
• Administrative Support: Handle day-to-day administrative tasks related to project operations.
• Documentation & Record Keeping: Ensure accurate documentation of project activities, decisions, and outcomes.

Submission of Application: If this sounds like your kind of thing, you should definitely apply by 19 July 2025. We are requesting you to download the prescribed format http://gnbangla.org/jobs/  from GNB website and send to the email address recruitment@gnbangla.org

[Must mention basic information of yourself, age, total years of experience, education with major subject, expected and current salary amount, possible date of joining, two references (one should be current/last supervisor) in your CV]

Applications without required information, proper subject in email or incomplete application will not be considered.

Please mention the position name “M&E Manager” in the email subject line.

Call for interview: If your CV is selected then a recruiter will invite you over phone/email, followed by a couple of written/oral tests as applicable for the recruitment of the position. (Please provide your active email address, mobile number, and/ or contact information)

Only short-listed candidates will be called for assessment.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Address:
Good Neighbors Bangladesh, House 5, Road 2, Block A, Swadesh Shornaly Abashan, Purbachal Express Highway, Barua, Khilkhet, Dhaka 1229, IP phone: +88-09613858585

Website: www.gnbangla.org

*Unwanted telephone calls/contacts (before or after recruitment test) will result to disqualification.
Good Neighbors Bangladesh is concerned about the rights of child and women and has “Zero Tolerance” policy for any kind of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.