MEL Manager Breathe Cities

The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a MEL Manager for Breathe Cities to join their team in Delhi, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Bogota, Bangkok or Jakarta. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.   

The role is primarily focused on leading delivery of the Breathe Cities Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) strategy. This includes monitoring and evaluating the impact of interventions, generating and applying evidence to improve delivery, and strengthening MEL capabilities across the Breathe Cities team and partners to maximise impact and support scaling.

Around 10% of the role will support wider MEL strengthening across CAF, contributing tools, approaches and learning from Breathe Cities to inform organisation-wide practice and knowledge sharing.

 

What We’re Looking For

  • Extensive experience managing MEL frameworks (including Theories of Change and results frameworks) and implementation for large international projects and programmesThis may have been gained in a global philanthropy, air quality, and/or climate change or international development context. 

  • Exceptionally strong data analysis skills and experience, specifically in MS Excel.  

  • Demonstrable experience synthesizing learning from large volumes of data and communicating in a clear, practical, and structured manner. 

  • Experience creating a culture of - and mechanisms for - openness and learning across a team of multiple partners and geographies. 

  • Some experience of various MEL tools and approaches such as outcome harvesting, most significant changeparticipatory evaluation alongside experience/understanding of quantitative MEL tools and approaches. 

  • A strong understanding and experience of embedding equity in MEL approaches. 

 

For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description.

  • Closing date – 10th July 2026
  • Salary – In India- INR 4,000,000, in South Africa- ZAR 1,000,000, in Kenya- KES 5,000,000, in Columbia- COP 150,000,000, in Thailand- THB 1,500,000 and in Indonesia- IDR 525,000,000
  • Type of employment - full-time, fixed-term contract until June 2029

 

At Clean Air Fund, we’re guided by purpose and grounded in evidence. Our culture combines clear structures and rigorous frameworks with space for fresh thinking and collaboration across diverse perspectives. We value curiosity, openness and a shared commitment to making a measurable difference.

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups  to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. 



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