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name: monitoring-and-evaluation-officer
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'monitoring and evaluation officer' (also: monitoring and reporting analyst, MEL officer, social impact assessment specialist, economic impact assessment officer, evaluator, M&E officer). Use when the user asks for typical monitoring and evaluation officer work such as: typical monitoring and evaluation officer responsibilities"
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# Monitoring And Evaluation Officer

Monitoring and evaluation officers are responsible for the conceptualisation, design, implementation and follow-up of the monitoring and evaluation activities of projects, programmes, policies, strategies, institutions or processes, along the relevant programming cycle. They develop monitoring, inspection and evaluation methods and instruments needed to collect and analyse data, and report on results by applying structured M&E frameworks, theories, approaches and methodologies. M&E officers inform decision-making through reporting, learning products or activities and knowledge management. They can also engage in capacity development activities by providing training and capacity building support within their organizations or for clients and partners.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- adapt evaluation methodology
- apply organisational techniques
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- commission evaluation
- communicate with stakeholders
- create data models
- data protection
- define evaluation objectives and scope
- design questionnaires
- develop communications strategies
- engage with stakeholders
- ethics
- evaluation theory
- formulate findings
- gather data for forensic purposes

## Hot technologies

- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Word

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8213b4bc-60ce-4ffc-9e00-9758fb2003c6), O*NET 30.3 (11-9151.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*