MEL Coordinator in Exeter

We are looking for an exceptional MEL Coordinator to help us make a difference to our planet. The job may be suitable for hybrid working, where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non‑contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. There is the opportunity for international travel as part of this role, and a willingness to travel internationally is desirable. Whilst this is a fixed‑term position until 31st March 2028, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position subject to future funding.

Our MEL Coordinator will support the expanding delivery of MEL activities for international development projects at the Met Office, notably our Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) programmes in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia Pacific Regions. With support from the WISER MEL team – consisting of the Strategic MEL Manager and another MEL Coordinator – you will facilitate and support results reporting, learning and knowledge sharing across WISER. You will closely collaborate with partner organisations and associated programme and project stakeholders at the local, national, regional and international levels to track and share progress, identify lessons learned and strengthen cross‑regional and thematic bridges between projects and WISER programmes. The role will also focus on using a range of evidence to support influencing policy and strategic planning in line with WISER’s aims and share learning from WISER with other initiatives and associated programmes that WISER is linked to.

Key duties:

• Implement a range of MEL tools and approaches, working with stakeholders in‑person and virtually.
• Provide targeted MEL support to partners, including in the development of project proposals and ongoing monitoring.
• Contribute to the planning, facilitation, documentation and dissemination of lessons learned through WISER’s learning and knowledge exchanges.
• Report on project and programme performance using different types of evidence to demonstrate impact.
• Help share WISER impact and learning at conferences, workshops and events.

Benefits and rewards:

Our total reward package can be up to £60,268 annually, which includes:

• An outstanding Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days after five years, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year.

Essential criteria, skills and experience:

• Experience using a range of monitoring and evaluation tools and approaches to demonstrate impact and aid learning, including Theory of Change, results frameworks, Stories of Change and Value for Money.
• Experience working on large programmes with a complex set of stakeholders, ideally in international development or the weather and climate information services sector.
• Strong analytical and influencing skills with the ability to understand, gather and synthesise data from multiple sources.
• A strong track record of effective stakeholder engagement and written and oral communication skills, including using a range of communication channels to develop dialogue across diverse groups, including at senior level.
• Experience of planning, facilitating and designing methods and tools for different types of learning and sense‑making in a leading role.
• A willingness and ability to travel internationally, with a strong understanding of working overseas and in different cultural settings.

How to apply:

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. Closing date: Sunday 26 April at 23:59. First‑stage interviews commence from 11 May 2026. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

Equal opportunities and security clearance:

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal‑opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code. Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Security clearance is required; candidates need to have resided in the UK for at least three of the last five years (with two of those years immediately preceding the application). Full security clearance must be achieved within the first six months of employment.