Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager - Digital Tool Lead

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Street Child is hiring a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager – Digital Tool Lead in Lagos, Nigeria, on a contract basis. The role focuses on leading digital M&E systems, especially the LEAF tool, ensuring high-quality data collection, reporting, and partner capacity building across education, child protection and livelihoods programmes. Candidates need a relevant degree or master’s, strong MEAL experience, and skills in digital tool adoption and education programming.

• Contract role based in Lagos with field monitoring trips
• Leads rollout and support of the LEAF digital M&E tool
• Focus on education, child protection and livelihoods programmes
• Requires degree or master’s in a related field plus MEAL experience
• Involves partner training, data quality assurance and reporting

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Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager - Digital Tool Lead at Street Child ⏲ Jul 31, 2026, 6:12 AM ⋕ View all NGO & Humanitarian / Nonprofit Organizations jobs Street Child is a UK charity working to protect vulnerable children and improve access to education: in some of the poorest communities in the world. We work in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nepal and since November 2016, Street Child has been involved in the Humanitarian response in North East Nigeria. Street Child works in the fields of education, child protection and livelihoods, working to deliver sustainable solutions and create maximum impact. Our work combines counselling, family mediation, business support, school building, teacher training and child protection. We were a key player in the Ebola crisis and led the global response for children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We deliver all our programmes through local partners and, since 2008, together we have built/renovated over 200 schools and are now helping to educate over 40,000 young people. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager - Digital Tool Lead Location: Lagos Employment Type: Contract Description 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. The M&E Manager will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the programme’s digital monitoring and evaluation systems. Key Responsibilities: Commitment to Safeguarding and Child protection practises which matter in every part of the role. 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). Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness in line with programme requirements: and external verification protocols. 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. Oversee the collection, validation, and analysis of consortium data on key programme metrics, including school placement, attendance, retention, and learning outcomes. Monitor digital tool usage analytics and address any gaps in data quality or user engagement. Lead the rollout, training, and ongoing support for the LEAF digital M&E tool across all participating schools and programme staff. Conduct regular field monitoring trips and work closely with Street Child’s national partners to ensure excellent programme quality 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. Experience: and Knowledge: Experience: training and supporting staff and partners in digital tool adoption. Strong understanding of education: programming and approaches. Field experience: in international development, with a commitment to locally led development. Experience: in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), ideally within education: or development programmes. Experience: using digital data collection and analysis tools. Experience: working with local partners and strengthening their capacity. Experience: designing and implementing MEAL systems and approaches. Experience: in grant and budget management. Skills and Abilities: Commitment to data quality, safeguarding and inclusion. Experience: meeting donor reporting requirements. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Proven capacity-building and coaching skills. Experience: using AI and automation to improve data collection, analysis and reporting. Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multicultural teams. Experience: with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI). Strong understanding of MEAL frameworks, methodologies and systems. Ability to analyse data and generate actionable learning and insights. Experience: with digital data collection platforms (e.g. KoboCollect, CommCare, SurveyCTO). How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online View all Jobs in Nigeria Lagos State