15/10/2026
JOB CIRCULAR
Position: Monitoring Officer (MO)
Project: Enhancing Child Education in Tea Gardens (ECETG)
Duty Station: Sylhet, Bangladesh
Employment Type: Project-based / Contractual
Contract Duration: 14 Months
Application Deadline: 29 October 2026
Institute of Development Affairs (IDEA) is a non-partisan, non-governmental, and non-profit development organization committed to promoting equitable and sustainable development through education, human development, and community empowerment.
IDEA invites applications from qualified, competent, and motivated candidates for the position of Monitoring Officer (MO) under the Enhancing Child Education in Tea Gardens (ECETG) Project.
Job Purpose
The Monitoring Officer will support effective project implementation through systematic monitoring, data collection, analysis, documentation, and reporting. The position will ensure that project activities in supported tea garden schools are implemented according to approved plans, targets, quality standards, and expected outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project monitoring plans, tools, checklists, and indicator-tracking systems.
- Conduct regular field visits to project-supported tea garden schools to assess implementation progress, activity quality, and compliance with project plans.
- Monitor key interventions, including teacher training, student groups, co-curricular activities, School Management Committee (SMC) meetings, parent engagement, H/H/N activities, learning materials distribution, and school improvement initiatives.
- Collect, verify, analyze, and maintain accurate quantitative and qualitative project data.
- Track output and outcome indicators, identify implementation gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
- Monitor teaching-learning practices, teacher attendance and engagement, student participation, school environments, and the effective use of learning materials.
- Support school monitoring, home visits, parent-teacher meetings, and SMC activities, documenting findings and follow-up actions.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly monitoring reports, field visit reports, progress updates, and indicator-tracking reports.
- Verify activity-related documents, including attendance sheets, photographs, training records, meeting minutes, and activity reports.
- Maintain an organized monitoring database and ensure the timely availability of reliable data for reporting and decision-making.
- Document success stories, case studies, good practices, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Coordinate with project staff, teachers, parents, SMC members, community representatives, and tea garden stakeholders.
- Ensure the effective use of monitoring findings to improve project quality, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making.
Educational Qualifications
A Bachelorâs degree in Social Science, Development Studies, Education, Statistics, Economics, or another relevant discipline from a recognized university. A Masterâs degree in a relevant field will be considered an added advantage.
Additional training or certification in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), project management, research methods, or data management will be preferred.
Required Experience
- Minimum 2â3 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring, project implementation, M&E, education, or development programmes.
- Experience working with national or international NGOs, particularly in education, child development, or community-based projects, will be preferred.
- Previous experience in school monitoring, field-level data collection, indicator tracking, and preparation of analytical reports is desirable.
- Experience working with marginalized communities, tea garden populations, or hard-to-reach communities will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to verify project data, identify implementation gaps, and provide practical recommendations.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Good knowledge of monitoring tools, data collection methods, indicator tracking, and reporting.
- Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to analyze data, prepare reports, and maintain accurate project records.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
- Good command of Bangla and English, both written and spoken.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a project team.
- Willingness and physical ability to undertake frequent field visits to tea garden schools and remote communities.
- Strong commitment to child rights, inclusive education, child protection, gender sensitivity, and quality education.
- High standards of confidentiality, accountability, professionalism, and integrity.
Terms and Conditions
- The appointment will be contractual for a period of 14 months, subject to project requirements and organizational policies.
- Salary and other benefits will be offered in accordance with IDEAâs approved project budget and HR policies.
- The selected candidate must be willing to travel frequently to project locations and tea garden communities.
- IDEA reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning a reason.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment and interview.
Application Procedure
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit the following documents by email:
- An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- A motivation letter explaining their suitability for the position.
- Contact details of at least two professional referees.
Application Deadline: 29 October 2026
Email: [email protected]
Email Subject: Application for the Position of Monitoring Officer (MO) â ECETG Project
IDEA is an equal opportunity employer. Women and candidates with experience working with marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
