The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the national voice of municipal governments, representing the interests of cities and communities with the federal government.

Position

Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation

Department

G&D - GMF - Community Efficiency and Leverage Programs

Classification

Level 6

Salary

Our salaries generally range from $83,342 to $94,730, and are based on qualifications and experience

Languages

Bilingual English required and French asset

Term

Permanent Full-Time - New net position

Location

Hybrid (Ottawa)

Why GMF is the place for you

At the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), we create change where it matters most—in Canada’s municipalities. As the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ flagship program and backed by a $2.4 billion endowment from the Government of Canada, GMF helps Canadian municipalities, big and small, invest in their future by supporting homegrown sustainability and resilience projects that work for Canadians by creating jobs, lowering costs, and strengthening local economies.

Through our unique mix of funding, resources and training, GMF is enhancing the quality of life for people in Canada by accelerating a transformation to sustainable and resilient communities.

Since 2000, GMF has invested over $1.6 billion in local projects helping communities avoid 2.9 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, while also contributing $1.24 billion to the national GDP and creating more than 13,000 person-years of national employment.

You in this role

The Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation helps demonstrate the impact of programs that advance community efficiency, climate mitigation and adaptation, and private-sector investment. Reporting to the Director, Community Efficiency and Leverage Programs, this role leads performance measurement, monitoring, and evaluation across GMF’s Community Efficiency and Leverage Programs (CELP) portfolio and the Financing Adaptation stream (Track 3) of the Local Leadership in Climate Adaptation (LLCA) program.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys turning data into insight and insight into action. The Advisor ensures that strong, reliable data is collected, analyzed, and translated into clear reporting, practical learning, and compelling impact stories that support program improvement and accountability.

A key part of the role is helping build the measurement approach for Financing Adaptation (Track 3), an emerging area focused on helping communities advance climate adaptation projects and attract private-sector financing.

Working closely with program and impact teams, the Advisor ensures that data is credible, actionable, and aligned with reporting requirements, supporting better decisions today and strengthening the foundation for future investment. By advancing evidence-based storytelling, continuous improvement, and responsible data stewardship, the role helps position the portfolio for greater scale, stronger partnerships, and lasting impact.

What you’ll be doing

Monitoring, Evaluation and Data Stewardship

• Leads the development, refinement, and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for CELP and Financing Adaptation (Track 3), ensuring alignment with GMF and LLCA performance measurement approaches.

• Updates and operationalizes the Financing Adaptation (Track 3) logic model and develops the associated Performance Measurement Framework (PMF), indicators, and data collection approaches.

• Serves as the focal point for monitoring and evaluation systems across CELP and Financing Adaptation, ensuring that tools, dashboards, and databases are consistently applied and effectively used.

• Implements and oversees the full data lifecycle, including data collection, validation, cleaning, documentation, storage, and analysis, to ensure data quality, integrity, and usability. This includes working with data through third party sources such as EnerGuide.

• Works with internal teams and corporate systems (e.g., CRM365, Power BI, Excel-based portfolio reporting) to ensure interoperability, appropriate data governance, and alignment with privacy and data-sharing requirements.

Reporting, Evaluation and Accountability

• Leads, in collaboration with the Impact and Verification team and the Performance Management and Reporting team, the preparation of program-level results and impact reporting, including quarterly and annual reports, governance materials, and contributions to GMF-wide reporting products.

• Ensures that monitoring and evaluation systems and data outputs support established reporting requirements and are adaptable to evolving program, funder, and private-sector co-investor expectations.

• Supports and, where appropriate, leads mid-term, summative, or external evaluations for CELP programs and Financing Adaptation, including the effective integration and use of third-party evaluation findings.

• Coordinates and manages external consultants engaged in evaluation, analysis, or tool development, including the development of terms of reference, oversight of deliverables, and quality assurance.

• Ensures compliance with approved reporting schedules, contribution agreements, data privacy obligations, and data-sharing agreements.

Impact Storytelling and Knowledge Support

• Leads the development of impact narratives and evidence-based storytelling, including impact stories and results snapshots that clearly articulate outcomes, trends, and sector-level influence over time.

• Contributes to the preparation of results-focused knowledge products and communications in collaboration with Capacity Development teams and other advisors.

• Supports (but does not independently lead) broader knowledge mobilization efforts by providing high-quality data, analysis, and insights to inform products, events, and external communications.

• Supports learning activities by providing data and results from the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system to inform lessons learned, learning processes, and the design of tools and knowledge products.

• Develops and maintains reports and other products to support MEL.

Collaboration and Organizational Contribution

• Works collaboratively with program staff, Capacity Development colleagues, LLCA Impact and Performance teams, and GMF advisors to integrate monitoring and evaluation into program design, delivery, and improvement cycles.
• Participates in cross-program and cross-department initiatives related to monitoring, evaluation, learning, and performance measurement, as required.

Your skills make us better

Need to have:

• University degree in a relevant field such as public or business administration, economics, statistics, evaluation, environmental studies, political science, or a related discipline.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring and evaluation, performance measurement, data analysis, or program management roles.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing performance measurement frameworks and monitoring and evaluation systems using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Experience managing data collection tools and platforms such as CRM systems, Power BI, and Excel-based reporting; experience working with energy or technical datasets is an asset.
• Experience supporting or leading program evaluations, including working with external consultants and integrating evaluation findings.
• Strong analytical, data interpretation, and synthesis skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and narratives.
• Strong project management, communication, and collaboration skills in a multidisciplinary, matrixed environment.
• Knowledge of or experience with ESG data and investment-related reporting is an asset.
• Knowledge of the Canadian municipal sector and public-sector or impact-focused financing programs is an asset.
• The ability to work in both official languages (English and French) is an asset.

Why working here rocks

We prioritize work-life balance with our flexible model:

• When we say flexible work model, we mean that in collaboration with your manager and based on what your team needs, you have the flexibility to determine when you work so that you can enjoy a healthy balance between work and personal demands.
• While you do need to live in Canada for this role, you can primarily work from home. Travel may be required to Head Office in Ottawa periodically. The majority of the GMF team operates from the National Capital Region.
• We do like to visit the areas we are impacting and it allows us to see unique and wonderful parts of our country. You may find yourself traveling nationally 10-15% of the time.

We don’t just talk about employee wellness, we live it:

• Summer hours between July 1 and Labour Day:
  • 7-hour workdays rather than 7.5
  • Every Friday off in the summer
• Flexible work arrangements to support productivity and well-being
• Commitment to employee development
• Competitive range of employee benefits and services
• Office facilities located in the Byward Market and Ottawa’s downtown core

We’re committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply

If this role speaks to you and the impact you want to make, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today.

The deadline to apply is May 17th, 2026, or until the position is filled.

The future of work here includes a hybrid work model; therefore, this role will be a combination of virtual and on-site work.

The future of work at FCM includes a hybrid work model; therefore, this role will be a combination of virtual and on-site work. The successful candidate is required live within 80kms of downtown Ottawa and be authorized to work in Canada.

For additional information on this posting, or for further information on FCM, access our website at www.fcm.ca. Learn more about the Green Municipal Fund at https://greenmunicipalfund.ca/