Monde is a Chief Research Specialist in the Human and Social Development (HSD) research programme of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in Pretoria, and a Research Associate at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. He holds a PhD in Demography from the University of the Witwatersrand. His undergraduate studies were in Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science. He also lectured undergraduate and graduate students at Walter Sisulu University. In addition, he has held two fellowships: one at Harvard University and another at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of research interest include: intergenerational relations, social security and migration. His publication record includes a number of international and national conference presentations and authoring a number of journal articles.