CARE USA MEAL Lead Jobs in Kenya

CARE USA MEAL Lead Jobs in Kenya

CARE is seeking an experienced and creative monitoring, evaluation, adaptation and learning lead to join the management team of a unique, high-visibility, five-year digital inclusion program that will be launched in October.

Successful candidates will bring a clear track record of building creative, cost-effective, multi-country measurement and learning systems that support decision making and performance monitoring. You will have experience and comfort with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis as well as with measurement approaches ranging from action research to experimental designs.

You will have experience with complex gender and social norms programming and an understanding of effective tools or tactics for measuring change in these domains.

You will be an excellent communicator, able to convert MEAL outputs into language and formats that engage people and enable effective management decision making. Familiarity with ICT4Development, digital inclusion/digital divide research and practice, and feminist technology and capabilities-based approaches are a huge advantage.

Responsibilities:

Lead the development and management of the program MEAL System for the five-year global program inline with the program theory of change and learning priorities

Develop and/or define key performance indicators and impact metrics, drawing on existing, tested tools as much as possible

Develop data collection instruments and systems to support responsible data management and timely reporting

Recruit and manage regional MEAL consultants and/or firms to support the delivery of the program MEAL system

Manage and/or generate routine reports, drawing on MEAL system to assess program progress, identify emerging lessons and illustrate opportunities for improvement

Supervise longitudinal studies of participants and their communities, including mixed-methods baseline and endline data collection and potential direct participant communication

Help articulate an evidence base / criteria for inclusion for gender digital divide programs

Extract insights from previous programming to inform impact assessments

Create learning products for Communities of Practice and reports

Connect with KM colleagues across CARE and the consortium to

share data and findings

Represent program with internal and external audiences

Qualifications:

7-10 years of relevant experience with international development/financial inclusion/social impact organizations

Creative and impact-driven ideas about MEAL in the context of digital inclusion

Ability to take the lead/self-start based on the needs of the larger program

Confidence to bring a greater voice to MEAL and make substantive program recommendations

Mixed-method expertise, with depth in participatory and emancipatory MEAL approaches

Strong cross-cultural communication skills, including experience working with globally distributed teams in disparate countries and time zones

International work and lived experience, preferable in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or South Asia

An entrepreneurial mindset, comfort with ambiguity and a commitment to going beyond the status quo

Excellent measurement tool development/use across large-scale multi-country research

Experience or familiarity with the digital inclusion, economic empowerment and/or financial inclusion data and tools

Experience measuring gender norms and/or change gender-focused programming

Experience delivering MEAL capacity building to support others to execute monitoring and evaluation tasks

Direct line management and/or consultant management experience

Exemplary critical thinking and reasoning skills to break down complex problems and find practical solutions

Fluent English speaker and writer

Effective communicator, able to convert complex data and information into engaging reports, analysis, and insights

Commitment to gender equality, localization and decolonization of aid

Knowledge/use of digital data collection services - ODK, Kobo, and participatory-focused data/reporting/feedback systems

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; CARE USA MEAL Lead Jobs in Kenya

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