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Conduct desk review and MEL planning consultations with key staff
Tailored MEL frameworks with donor-aligned logframes, indicators, and reporting tools, ideal for INGOs, donor-funded programs, and project teams seeking structured, audit-ready monitoring systems that support learning, compliance, and strategic decision-making.
What You Gain
- ✅ Donor-aligned MEL tools including logframes, indicators, and disaggregated data protocols.
- ✅ Ready-to-use MEL templates and reporting formats to reduce setup time.
- ✅ Tailored outputs based on program size, sector, and evaluation needs.
- ✅ Expert support in defining targets, setting baselines, and structuring learning loops.
- ✅ Digital integration-ready MEL systems that support both field and HQ-level use.
Delivery Process / Methodology
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Draft MEL framework aligned to EU, SDC, or other donor formats
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Develop indicators using SMART criteria with disaggregation guidance
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Share drafts via collaborative docs for team input and donor alignment
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Host virtual feedback sessions to review indicators and logframe logic
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Integrate feedback and finalize MEL calendar, formats, and flowcharts
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Package the final MEL toolkit for reporting, proposal, or startup use
- New project start-ups needing MEL design
- Proposal development for donor calls
- Program scale-up and expansion planning
- Audit or compliance response preparation
- Cross-site or multi-donor harmonization of MEL
- Design Theory of Change based on goals and stakeholder input (if required)
- Develop logframe with outputs, outcomes, indicators, and assumptions
- Define indicators with disaggregation and data collection frequency
- Draft MEL calendar outlining timelines, roles, and reporting cycles
- Structure data flow protocols and reporting templates per donor needs
- Conduct validation reviews and two feedback cycles for the MEL toolkit
- Apply QA checks to ensure SMART indicators and logframe coherence
- National
- Multi-country programs (remote + in-person formats available)
- MEL Specialist
- Data Manager
- Graphic Designer (for visual deliverables)
- Mid-level MEL package ideal for growing programs
- Includes 2 feedback cycles
- All frameworks reflect ethical and inclusive design.
- Output formats aligned with EU/SDC templates
MS Excel
MS Word
PowerPoint
Results Framework Templates
SPSS (optional)
MEL Logframe (Excel/Word)
Indicator Matrix with definitions and disaggregation
M&E Calendar (quarterly/monthly)
Reporting formats and flowcharts (Word/PDF)
Theory of Change graphic (PowerPoint/Visio)
Slide deck for donor presentation
MEL digital tracker (Excel/Power BI optional)
Pricing Structure
Individual Clients
Range Cost: 1,920 – 2,112 (Negotiable)
Organizational Clients
Range Cost: 2,400 – 2,640 (Negotiable)
Pricing Logic
Pricing varies by indicator count, ToC inclusion, design, and number of stakeholder consultations.
Sample Size
1 Project
Duration
2–4 weeks, depending on scope and number of stakeholders
Staff Time
~16 hours
👥 Team Composition
- MEL Specialist
- Data Manager
- Graphic Designer (for visual deliverables)
🧑💼 Lead Consultant Profile
Led by a MEL Systems Architect with 15+ years of experience designing logframes and indicator systems for major donors, including EU, SDC, USAID, and UN agencies. Expert in ToC, indicator design, and M&E reporting flows.
Afghanaid Climate Change Adaptation & Rural Livelihood (CARL) Project
Developed MEL toolkit across 4 provinces aligned with EU and SDC standards. Delivered logframe and calendar in under 4 weeks. Framework adopted by Afghanaid and validated by EU/SDC during proposal and implementation phase.
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