Overview
The REALM Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Research, Evidence, Accountability, Learning and Monitoring (REALM) function within Save the Children Cambodia. The role ensures the Country Office has a robust, integrated and future-ready REALM architecture that generates high-quality evidence, strengthens programme performance, ensures accountability to children and communities, and promotes continuous learning and adaptive programming.
Key Responsibilities
- Leads the design and implementation of country-wide REALM systems aligned with Save the Children’s Quality Framework, MEAL procedures, Technical Competency Framework, and global PQI standards.
- Ensures that monitoring, research, evaluation, accountability mechanisms, and knowledge management systems generate actionable insights that inform programme quality, advocacy, innovation, and strategic decision-making.
- Leads the portfolio-level intelligence and evidence agenda, including strategic monitoring of the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), oversight of PRIME and IPTT governance, Quality Benchmark monitoring, Data governance and ethical evidence generation, evaluation governance and ethical evidence generation.
- Oversees the development and institutionalization of Young Voices AI+, a child-centered digital evidence and participation platform that supports Child Rights Situation Analysis (CRSA), youth-led innovation, and child participation.
- Ensures evidence and learning are systematically used to strengthen programme effectiveness, influence policy and drive impact at scale for children.
Required Experience
- At least 8 years of experience in MEAL / REALM systems.
- Demonstrated experience managing research and evaluation processes.
- Experience in programme monitoring and performance analysis.
- Strong understanding of accountability systems and community feedback mechanisms.
- Experience managing technical teams.
- Experience with economic analysis, SROI or Value for Money approaches (desirable).
- Experience managing digital data platforms (desirable).
- Experience supporting evidence-based advocacy and policy engagement (desirable).
- Knowledge of child participation and child rights programming (desirable).
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Policy, Economics, Statistics or related field.
