Senior Expert, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), National Security

UK, London | Full-time, conditional position

The Senior Expert, MEL will join Integrity’s Services Team and play a key technical and management role in the design and delivery of our MEL portfolio. UK national security will be a primary thematic focus, including cybersecurity, countering information manipulation, economic security, resilience and preparedness, and emerging technology governance.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in technical design and delivery of MEL projects and proposals. The Senior Expert will develop and apply appropriate, innovative, and proportionate MEL approaches and methodologies in response to client needs, drawing where relevant on Integrity’s wider expertise in research, evidence, and analysis, and data analytics.

We are looking for someone with experience and expertise that include:

• At least 7 years’ experience in MEL and research, including experience working with UK Government clients.
• Proven experience designing complex MEL bids, preferably for UK Government clients, including developing technical approaches and methodologies, work and resource plans, and commercially viable budgets.
• Strong understanding of the UK national security policy and institutional context, and the implications for the design and delivery of MEL.
• Strong expertise in MEL design including developing theories of change, results frameworks, indicators and wider monitoring and learning systems.
• Strong project and relationship management skills, including experience managing complex projects and working effectively with clients, partners, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong applied research and analytical skills and experience of assuring the quality of MEL, research, and evaluation.