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Overview
Monitoring and evaluation officers design, run and follow up monitoring and evaluation work for projects, programmes, policies, institutions or processes. They build methods, collect and clean data, analyse results and turn findings into reports or learning products.
In job descriptions, look for M&E frameworks, indicators, surveys, interviews, databases, statistical analysis, qualitative information, recommendation follow-up, stakeholder communication, confidentiality and capacity building.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Monitoring and evaluation work follows the life of a project, programme, policy or institution. The officer designs indicators and methods, gathers survey or interview data, cleans databases, analyses qualitative and quantitative information and reports findings for decisions.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes evaluation theory, M&E frameworks, statistical analysis, survey techniques, data quality processes, confidentiality and stakeholder communication. Some roles also train colleagues or partners in monitoring and evaluation methods.
Salary context
Pay context depends on the scale of programmes, data sensitivity, method design, reporting responsibility, stakeholder exposure and whether the role commissions evaluations or leads capacity building. Complex mixed-method evaluation usually differs from basic data entry follow-up.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior evaluation design, knowledge management, programme learning, data quality leadership, training on M&E frameworks or advisory work for partners using evidence from projects and policies.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name indicators, databases, surveys, interviews, statistical tools, recommendation follow-up and reporting products. Clear roles explain whether the officer mainly collects data, analyses evidence or advises decisions.
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This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Alternative labels
monitoring and reporting analyst
MEL officer
social impact assessment specialist
economic impact assessment officer
evaluator
M&E officer
monitoring and evaluation specialist
social impact assessment analyst
impact assessment manager
MEIL officer
research and evaluation officer
evaluation Officer
MEL Project Officer
Occupation group
Policy administration professionals (2422)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8213b4bc-60ce-4ffc-9e00-9758fb2003c6 |
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| ESCO code | 2422.10 |
| ISCO group | 2422 |
| Concept type | Occupation |