Advisor, Right-Fit Evidence at Innovations for Poverty Action
Application deadline: 6th June 2024
Location: This role is open to the following offices: Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.
About the role:
- The Advisor will play a crucial part in providing Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MEL) advice to inform effective policy-making.
- Collaborate with partners to develop and strengthen their Theories of Change (ToCs) and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) plans.
- Offer continuous technical guidance and training to partners on various aspects of MEL and evidence-based decision-making.
- Prepare and present advisory and analytical deliverables, ensuring clear communication and maintaining high standards.
- Contribute to the development of new projects by participating in scoping meetings, designing methodologies, and crafting concept notes or proposals.
Eligibility requirements:
- 2-5 years of relevant work experience, which includes, for example, work in MEL, data analysis and management, consulting and project management, and research and development
- Superior analytical, quantitative, and conceptual thinking skills
- Entrepreneurial self-starter mindset, highly adaptable, and versatile, with strong multi-tasking skills
- Ability to travel up to 20% of your time
- English language fluency
- Passion for making data-driven decisions a reality in the international development sector.
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (Master’s preferred) in economics, statistics, public policy, international development, social science, or related fields.