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  • Accountability Officer →
    AI-Assisted Accountability Officer Uses AI
  • M&E Specialist →
    AI-Enabled M&E Specialist Integrates AI
  • Data Analyst →
    M&E AI Agent Developer Builds AI
  • Evaluation QA Specialist →
    AI Evaluation QA Specialist Governs AI
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M&E Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 12

AI-enhanced · Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist AI-Enabled M&E Specialist Designs and runs the monitoring and evaluation system for one or more programmes, so that managers, donors and partners know whether activities are delivered and whether… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Senior M&E Specialist AI-Enabled Senior M&E Specialist Acts as the technical lead for monitoring and evaluation across a country office, a large multi-donor programme or a thematic portfolio, setting methods and standards… Integrates AISenior / Advisor AI-enhanced · M&E Officer AI-Assisted M&E Officer Collects, checks and reports monitoring data for one programme or a set of field sites, keeping indicator records accurate and up to date. Uses AI tools to automate… Uses AIOfficer AI-enhanced · M&E Manager AI-Enabled M&E Manager Manages the M&E function for a country programme or a large multi-project portfolio, including the team, the M&E budget and the systems that produce performance data… Integrates AIManager AI-enhanced · M&E Coordinator AI-Enabled M&E Coordinator Coordinates monitoring across several projects, field offices or implementing partners so that data arrives on schedule, in consistent formats, and is consolidated into… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · M&E Director Director of AI-Enabled M&E Leads monitoring, evaluation and learning for the whole organization, setting its M&E strategy, policies and quality standards and representing it to boards, donors and… Integrates AIDirector AI-enhanced · Monitoring Specialist AI-Powered Monitoring Specialist Focuses on the monitoring side of M&E: tracking whether activities are being implemented as planned, reaching the right people and running into problems. Uses AI to… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Evaluation Specialist AI-Assisted Evaluation Specialist Designs and conducts evaluations of programmes, projects and strategies, answering questions about relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. Uses… Uses AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Evaluation Manager AI-Enabled Evaluation Manager Manages an organization's evaluation portfolio, commissioning and overseeing evaluations conducted by internal teams or external consultants so they are credible, useful… Integrates AIManager AI-enhanced · Programme Performance Specialist AI-Driven Programme Performance Specialist Analyses whether programmes are on track to meet their targets and budgets, and forecasts where they are likely to fall short so managers can correct course in time… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Results-Based Management Specialist AI-Enabled Results-Based Management Specialist Supports results-based management across a country programme, agency or government ministry, making sure results frameworks are coherent and that results are tracked… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Performance Measurement Specialist AI-Powered Performance Measurement Specialist Measures and reports organizational or departmental performance through key performance indicators, such as service delivery, reach, efficiency and operational KPIs… Integrates AISpecialist

MEAL, Accountability and Learning 10

AI-enhanced · MEAL Specialist AI-Enabled MEAL Specialist Designs and runs the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) system for a programme, so that performance data, community feedback and lessons feed… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · MEAL Officer AI-Assisted MEAL Officer Carries out the day-to-day MEAL work of a project: collecting and checking monitoring data, summarising community feedback, and preparing the tables and reports the… Uses AIOfficer AI-enhanced · MEAL Manager AI-Enabled MEAL Manager Leads the MEAL function for a country programme or multi-project portfolio, managing the team, budget and systems that produce performance data, run accountability… Integrates AIManager AI-enhanced · MEAL Coordinator AI-Enabled MEAL Coordinator Coordinates MEAL activities across several programmes, field offices or partners so that data collection, feedback management and reporting follow one schedule and one… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Accountability Officer AI-Assisted Accountability Officer Runs the day-to-day operation of a project's accountability to affected people work: logging and classifying community feedback, tracking responses and making sure… Uses AIOfficer AI-enhanced · Community Feedback and Response Officer AI-Powered Community Feedback Analyst Manages the intake and analysis side of a community feedback and response mechanism that receives feedback through many channels, such as hotlines, SMS, WhatsApp, help… Integrates AIOfficer AI-enhanced · Programme Learning Specialist AI-Enabled Programme Learning Specialist Makes sure lessons from a programme or portfolio are captured, synthesised and used, by extracting lessons from reports, combining evidence across projects and turning… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Knowledge Management Specialist AI-Powered Knowledge Management Specialist Builds and runs the organization's AI-ready knowledge system: the repositories, searchable databases and knowledge assistants that let staff find past evaluations… Builds AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Adaptive Management Specialist AI-Enabled Adaptive Management Specialist Advises programme leadership on when and how to adapt plans, by analysing implementation data, identifying emerging risks and setting out scenarios with their likely… Integrates AISenior / Advisor AI-enhanced · Organizational Learning Advisor AI-Enabled Organizational Learning Advisor Advises senior leadership on how the organization learns from its work across countries and programmes, by synthesising evidence, identifying recurring implementation… Integrates AISenior / Advisor

Research, Impact Evaluation and Evidence 12

AI-enhanced · Research Analyst AI-Assisted Research Analyst Supports research and evaluation teams by finding, reading and summarising studies, extracting data from reports and running straightforward analyses of research… Uses AIOfficer AI-enhanced · Research and Evaluation Specialist AI-Enabled Research and Evaluation Specialist Designs and carries out research and evaluation studies across their full cycle, from evaluation questions and methodology through data collection and analysis to… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Impact Evaluation Specialist AI-Assisted Impact Evaluation Specialist Designs and runs counterfactual impact evaluations that estimate how much of an observed change can be attributed to a programme, using experimental and… Uses AISenior / Advisor AI-enhanced · Impact Assessment Specialist AI-Powered Impact Assessment Specialist Assesses the outcomes and impacts of programmes, portfolios and investments by analysing impact data, tracking trends and synthesising evidence from stakeholders, often… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Quantitative Research Analyst AI-Enabled Quantitative Research Analyst Runs the quantitative side of research and evaluation studies, building reproducible statistical workflows that clean data, test relationships, develop predictive models… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Qualitative Research Analyst AI-Enabled Qualitative Research Analyst Analyses qualitative data from interviews, focus groups, case studies and open-ended responses, building codebooks, identifying themes and comparing narratives across… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Mixed-Methods Research Specialist AI-Enabled Mixed-Methods Research Specialist Leads the design and integration of mixed-methods studies, bringing survey, administrative and qualitative evidence together so that findings converge, explain each… Integrates AISenior / Advisor AI-enhanced · Survey Research Specialist AI-Powered Survey Research Specialist Designs and runs surveys for monitoring, baselines and evaluations, from questionnaire development and sampling through data collection to analysis and reporting. The… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Evidence Synthesis Specialist AI-Powered Evidence Synthesis Specialist Leads systematic reviews, rapid evidence assessments and evidence gap maps that tell decision-makers what the body of research says, how reliable it is and where… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Evaluation Researcher AI-Assisted Evaluation Researcher Supports evaluation teams by preparing evaluation research, reviewing programme documents, analysing transcripts and datasets and drafting sections of design and… Uses AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Baseline and Endline Assessment Specialist AI-Enabled Baseline and Endline Analyst Designs and analyses baseline, midline and endline studies so that changes in programme indicators can be measured reliably over time and compared with targets or… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Development Evaluation Consultant AI-Enabled Evaluation Consultant Designs and delivers independent evaluations for donors, UN agencies, governments and NGOs, usually as team leader or senior evaluator, and advises clients on how AI can… Integrates AISenior / Advisor

M&E Data, Information Management and Technology 14

AI-enhanced · M&E Data Analyst AI-Enabled M&E Data Analyst Turns raw monitoring, survey and administrative data into clean datasets, indicator calculations and findings that M&E and programme teams can use. The role exists… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Senior M&E Data Analyst Senior AI-Enabled M&E Data Analyst Leads the analytical work of an M&E or research unit, setting analysis standards, designing advanced analytical workflows and building predictive models for programme… Integrates AISenior / Advisor AI-enhanced · MEAL Data Analyst AI-Powered MEAL Data Analyst Analyses the accountability and monitoring data that come from community feedback mechanisms, post-distribution monitoring and satisfaction surveys, and turns them into… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Data Management Specialist AI-Enabled Data Management Specialist Manages how programme data moves from collection tools to databases, analysis and dashboards, so that the right people can find and use consistent, well-documented data… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · M&E Information Management Specialist AI-Powered M&E Information Management Specialist Designs and runs the information systems that let programme teams find, share and reuse operational information: who is doing what where, partner reports, assessments… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · M&E Database Administrator AI-Enabled M&E Database Specialist Keeps the databases behind M&E systems secure, available, well-structured and fast, from beneficiary registries to indicator warehouses. The role exists because M&E data… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Data Quality Assurance Specialist AI-Enabled Data Quality Specialist Makes sure that monitoring and survey data are complete, accurate and credible before they are analysed or reported, by designing validation rules, running checks and… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Data Visualization Specialist AI-Powered Data Visualization Specialist Turns analytical results into charts, maps, infographics and visual reports that help decision-makers understand M&E findings quickly and correctly. The role focuses on… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · M&E Dashboard Developer AI-Enabled Dashboard Developer Builds and maintains the interactive dashboards that give managers, donors and field teams current indicator figures, including the data models, refresh pipelines… Builds AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Statistical Analyst AI-Assisted Statistical Analyst Applies statistical methods to M&E, survey and research data: estimating indicators with correct survey weights and standard errors, testing relationships and building… Uses AISpecialist AI-enhanced · GIS and Monitoring Specialist AI-Enabled Geospatial Monitoring Specialist Uses GIS, satellite imagery and location data to monitor where programmes operate, what has changed on the ground and which areas are not being reached. The role exists… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · Digital Monitoring Specialist AI-Powered Digital Monitoring Specialist Sets up and runs the digital platforms through which programme activities are monitored: mobile data collection, case management apps, SMS and chat surveys, call centres… Integrates AISpecialist AI-enhanced · M&E Systems Specialist M&E AI Systems Specialist Configures, connects and runs an organization's M&E system end to end, from data collection tools and databases to automated reporting and analysis, with AI components… Builds AISenior / Advisor AI-enhanced · Information Management Officer AI-Enabled Information Management Officer Carries out the day-to-day handling of programme information: collecting, extracting and classifying information from reports and submissions, maintaining knowledge… Integrates AIOfficer

AI Agents, Automation and Intelligent Systems 8

From · M&E Systems Developer M&E AI Systems Architect Designs the overall technical architecture through which an organization's M&E data, AI models, dashboards and reporting tools connect, and sets the integration… Builds AISenior / AdvisorPivot to an AI-building role From · M&E Automation Officer M&E AI Automation Specialist Builds and maintains scheduled workflows that automate routine monitoring work: pulling data from collection platforms, cleaning and merging it, updating indicator… Builds AISpecialistPivot to an AI-building role From · Data Analyst M&E AI Agent Developer Builds AI agents that carry out multi-step analytical work for M&E teams: cleaning a dataset, running defined analyses through code tools, checking results and drafting… Builds AISpecialistPivot to an AI-building role From · Research Assistant AI Research Agent Specialist Builds AI agents that support research and evidence work: searching literature databases, screening abstracts, extracting data from studies and evaluation reports into… Builds AISpecialistPivot to an AI-building role From · Reporting Officer AI Reporting Automation Specialist Develops automated reporting systems that assemble data and narrative inputs, extract and summarise findings, and produce draft reports in donor and management templates… Builds AISpecialistPivot to an AI-building role From · Knowledge Management Officer AI Knowledge Assistant Developer Builds and maintains organizational AI assistants that search evaluation reports, lessons-learned documents and programme files and answer staff questions with citations… Builds AISpecialistPivot to an AI-building role From · Information Systems Specialist Multi-Agent M&E Systems Specialist Designs and develops systems of several collaborating AI agents that each handle one part of the M&E cycle, such as data collection follow-up, analysis, quality… Builds AISenior / AdvisorPivot to an AI-building role From · Decision Support Analyst AI Decision Support Specialist Develops AI systems that analyse programme performance data and present managers with structured decision-support insights: which sites or activities are off track… Builds AISpecialistPivot to an AI-building role

AI Ethics, Governance and Quality Assurance 7

From · Evaluation Quality Assurance Specialist AI Evaluation Quality Assurance Specialist Checks that the analysis, findings and reports produced in AI-supported evaluations are accurate, complete and traceable to evidence before they are used or published… Governs AISenior / AdvisorNew AI-focused specialism From · Evaluation Ethics Specialist Responsible AI and Evaluation Specialist Makes sure that AI is used in evaluations in ways that respect participants' rights, avoid harm and stay transparent to commissioners, communities and the public. The… Governs AISenior / AdvisorNew AI-focused specialism From · Data Governance Specialist AI Data Governance Specialist Sets and maintains the policies, roles and controls that decide which M&E data can be used with AI tools, by whom and under what safeguards. The role exists because… Governs AISenior / AdvisorNew AI-focused specialism From · Evaluation Auditor AI Evaluation Auditor Provides independent assurance that AI-assisted evaluation and monitoring processes are reliable, transparent and subject to effective human oversight. The role exists… Governs AISenior / AdvisorNew AI-focused specialism From · Impact Assessment Specialist AI Impact Assessment Specialist Assesses the social, economic and developmental effects of AI systems and AI-enabled interventions, such as advisory chatbots for farmers, AI triage in clinics or… Governs AISenior / AdvisorNew AI-focused specialism From · Risk Management Specialist AI Risk and Accountability Specialist Identifies and rates risks from AI use across M&E and programme work, evaluates potential harms, and puts in place safeguards and clear accountability for AI-supported… Governs AISenior / AdvisorNew AI-focused specialism From · Programme Compliance Specialist AI Compliance and Governance Specialist Monitors whether teams and partners follow AI governance requirements, data protection rules and organizational standards in day-to-day M&E and programme work. The role… Governs AISpecialistNew AI-focused specialism

Sector-Specific M&E Positions 10

AI-enhanced · Health M&E Specialist AI-Enabled Health M&E Specialist Monitors and evaluates health programmes, such as maternal and child health, immunisation, HIV, TB, malaria or primary care, using routine HMIS data, surveys and… Integrates AISpecialistHealth AI-enhanced · Education M&E Specialist AI-Powered Education Evaluation Specialist Measures whether education programmes improve enrolment, attendance, retention and, above all, learning, using learning assessments such as EGRA and EGMA, school records… Integrates AISpecialistEducation AI-enhanced · Humanitarian MEAL Specialist AI-Enabled Humanitarian MEAL Specialist Runs monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for humanitarian responses in cash, food, shelter, health, protection or WASH, in settings where needs, access… Integrates AISpecialistHumanitarian AI-enhanced · Climate Change M&E Specialist AI Climate Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Monitors and evaluates climate adaptation and mitigation programmes, combining climate and environmental datasets with programme data to show whether communities… Integrates AISpecialistClimate change AI-enhanced · Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist AI-Assisted Gender Analysis Specialist Analyses whether programmes reach and benefit women, men, girls, boys, people with disabilities and other marginalised groups fairly, using sex-, age- and… Uses AISpecialistGender and social inclusion AI-enhanced · Food Security Monitoring Specialist AI-Powered Food Security Analyst Monitors household food security, markets and early warning signals to show where people cannot meet their food needs now or soon will be unable to, and whether food… Integrates AISpecialistFood security AI-enhanced · Agriculture M&E Specialist AI Agricultural Monitoring Specialist Monitors and evaluates agricultural development programmes in extension, inputs, irrigation, climate-smart agriculture and value chains, to show whether farmers adopt… Integrates AISpecialistAgriculture AI-enhanced · Governance and Accountability Specialist AI-Enabled Governance and Accountability Specialist Monitors governance, public service delivery and social accountability programmes, tracking whether citizens can access services, hold officials to account and influence… Integrates AISpecialistGovernance and accountability AI-enhanced · WASH M&E Specialist AI-Enabled WASH Monitoring Specialist Monitors water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes, tracking whether water points keep working, whether water is safe and whether households move up the JMP… Integrates AISpecialistWASH AI-enhanced · Environmental Evaluation Specialist AI Environmental Impact Monitoring Specialist Evaluates environmental and natural resource programmes, such as protected areas, forest conservation, land restoration, watershed management and environmental… Integrates AISpecialistEnvironment
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