Organisation: Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) Partner: Social Development Direct Location: Blantyre, Malawi Position: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead (1 Position) Closing Date: 23 October 2026

About the Organisation

WOLREC and Social Development Direct, with funding from the Embassy of Ireland in Malawi, are implementing a 5-year project aimed at preventing early and unintended pregnancies in Zomba and Mulanje Districts. To this end, the programme seeks to recruit a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead.

Position: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead

Duty Station: WOLREC Offices in Blantyre

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead is responsible for managing all monitoring and evaluation issues in the project, with support from the Programme Co-Directors.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain and manage the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) workplan and database, ensuring that data is accurate, complete, up to date, secure, and readily available for reporting and decision-making.

• Lead the team to conduct the baseline, mid-term project review and final evaluation, including quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, documentation, and coordination with relevant stakeholders and evaluators.

• Support project progress reporting, including the preparation of periodic reports and the provision of accurate M&E data and analysis.

• Monitor project activities, expenditures, and implementation progress, ensuring that activities are delivered according to approved plans, budgets, timelines, and expected outputs.

• Track and assess progress towards project results, identifying implementation gaps, emerging challenges, and areas requiring corrective action.

• Provide relevant data, statistics, analysis, and other M&E information to support the preparation of project and project reports.

• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops, providing M&E findings.

• Conduct performance reviews for directly supervised project staff, provide regular feedback, identify development needs, and support staff to improve their performance.

• Perform any other duties assigned by Management from time to time, as required to support the effective delivery of the project and achievement of organizational objectives.

Qualifications, Minimum Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree in social science, statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, or its equivalent, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation managerial work. A master’s degree will be an added advantage.

Skills

• Quantitative data management and analysis.

• Self-starter/motivated.

• Able to work under minimum supervision.

• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Computer skills.

• Experience with digital data collection and analysis tools (e.g. Kobo Collect and PowerBI) is an added advantage.

How to Apply

All applications should be sent to:

The Executive Director Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) P.O. Box 31472 Chichiri Blantyre 3 Malawi

Telephone: +26 •••••• 60 / 897 •••••• 42

Email:

• re•••••••••@••••••.org

• wo•••••••••••••••@••••••.com

Or hand-delivered to:

WOLREC Offices, Naperi, Kenyatta Drive, Plot SW 8/517/3&4.

Closing Date: 23 October 2026