Location: Dhaka (WAVE Foundation, Head Office)

Job Summary: The Assistant Director, MEAL is a strategic role responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of the MEAL system across WAVE Foundation's Agri-Food System Transformation and Microfinance programs. Reporting directly to the Executive Director (ED) and Deputy Executive Director (DED), the incumbent ensures program efficacy through a rigorous blend of qualitative and quantitative methodologies across agriculture, livestock, fisheries, natural resource management, agroecology, and microfinance/financial inclusion interventions. The role is pivotal in fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making and collaborative teamwork, translating technical agricultural and financial data into strategic insights for internal management, international donors, financial institutions, and government stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Designing Frameworks & Methodology

• Design and standardize comprehensive MEAL Frameworks, Theories of Change (ToC), and Logical Frameworks (Logframes) for all Agri-Food and Microfinance interventions.

• Apply mixed-methods approaches, integrating Quantitative data (yields, income, loan repayment rates, savings mobilization, adoption rates) with Qualitative insights (behavior change, financial inclusion outcomes, community perceptions, and case studies).

• Develop scientific and financial indicators to track technical progress, such as food system and agroecological transition scores, soil health improvements, climate adaptation indices, portfolio-at-risk (PAR), and household income/savings growth.

2. Data-Driven Decision Support & Executive Reporting

• Strategic Reporting: Prepare and present high-quality, evidence-based reports directly to the ED and DED to facilitate informed, data-driven decision-making regarding program strategy and resource allocation across agriculture and microfinance portfolios.

• Lead the development of technical reports for international donors and microfinance regulatory/funding bodies, ensuring strict adherence to compliance standards and indicators.

• Bilingual Communication: Produce content, research briefs, and impact stories in both English and Bengali to ensure high visibility across local and international platforms.

• Evidence-Based Advocacy: Synthesize field and financial data into policy briefs to support WAVE's advocacy efforts in the national agriculture and financial inclusion sectors.

3. Digital Data Systems & Database Management

• Architect and oversee advanced Mobile Data Collection systems using KoboCollect, ODK, or SurveyCTO for real-time field monitoring of agriculture and microfinance activities.