Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Position: Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (Contract)
Migrant Help have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to join our team!

Location:

Flexible (hybrid working)

Contract:

Permanent

Salary: £50,000

About us:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that was established in 1963 and delivers a range of support and advice services to people affected by displacement and exploitation across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable people, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

The Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning role:

Part of the Organisational Effectiveness Directorate, the Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning is a strategic and transformative role at Migrant Help. You will contribute to Migrant Help by driving our monitoring, evaluation and learning agenda and helping to build an outcome driven culture across the organisation.

If you have well-developed technical, communication and analytical skills and a proven ability to design and implement MEL processes for complex contracts, programmes and projects, and are looking for an exciting role that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities of our Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning:

Review and develop/create a robust methodology, approach and framework to MEL across all key activities within Migrant Help, including our strategy, key contracts and charity’s wider impact

Leading the delivery of our MEL strategy and driving a culture of outcomes and learning across the organisation

Use our approach to MEL as a mechanism for a step change across the organisation in how our impact is positioned and assessed at the outset of any activity and continuously for existing activity

Establish a robust, proactive internal stakeholder engagement approach to embed MEL at the heart of a range of activities and glean the strategic change we are seeking

Inspire, promote and raise awareness, at all levels of the organisation, of the importance of MEL and how it is pivotal to our activities – producing good practice guidance for use across the organisation

Report, analyse and audit performance of our approaches to MEL for the senior leadership team, board of trustees, external partners and interested bodies

The experience and skills you need to become our Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning:

Demonstrable experience in roles focused on designing and delivering monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks and approaches in large complex organisations.

Demonstrable experience of contributing to bid writing and funding applications from an MEL perspective

Technical skills and extensive experience developing Theories of Change, designing evaluation methodologies and quantitative and qualitative data analysis

Advanced computer literacy and experience of using survey design software and CRM systems

Ability to establish and leverage effective networks both internally and externally to help Migrant Help achieve its aims and be seen as a leader in its sector

An engaging leader with strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to influence key stakeholders.

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process therefore:

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This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

These are some of the benefits we offer:

Our working week is 35 hours per week offering flexibility and work life balance

Enhanced family friendly provisions

Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro-rata).

Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave

Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions.

Wellbeing support.

Migrant Help offers employees a non-contributory pension scheme Migrant Help pays 8% worth of employee salary into the pension scheme.

Closing Date: 13th March 2026

If you are interested in becoming our new Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, please click 'APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you!

We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job

Please note this vacancy may close early depending on applications received

As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help’s values:
Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence.

Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer