Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. In close partnership with decision makers - the policymakers, practitioners, investors, and donors working with the poor around the world - IPA designs and evaluates potential solutions to poverty problems ...
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Advisor, Right Fit Evidence
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience2 - 5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldProject Management  , Research 
Technical capability strengthening (60%):
- Collaborate with partners through project teams to develop and strengthen their Theories of Change (ToCs) and plans for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL).
- Offer continuous technical guidance, coaching, and trainingto partners on various aspects of MEL, including data collection methods, survey instrument creation, data management, analysis, and evidence-based decision- making.
- Prepare and present advisory and analytical deliverables, ensuring clear and efficient communication while maintaining high standards of quality.
- Detailed quality checks on deliverables
- Manage portions of project workplans and administration (such as note-taking, file storage, etc.)
Stakeholder Engagement and Partner Management (20%):
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, including direct interaction with leadership staff from partner organizations.
- Successfully collaborate across IPA teams, including with country offices, policy, and research teams.
- Accompany and provide feedback on data collection design and implementation as needed, such as coaching partners on prototyping activities in the field or designing action- oriented process evaluations
New Project Design Support (20%):
- Contribute to the development of new RFE engagements by participating in scoping meetings, designing methodologies, and crafting concept notes or proposal documents.
- Contribute to IPA impact potential through proactive reflection on lessons learned to suggest systematic improvements in current and future engagements
Qualifications
Required
- 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.
Preferred
- Experience living and working in developing countries.
- Prior experience in consultancy or provision of similar professional services
- Expertise in international development and/or humanitarian work
- Appreciation for the strengths and limitations of various data collection and evaluation methods and the ability to match the appropriate method(s) to a variety of circumstances
- Familiarity with randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
- Professional proficiency in Spanish, French, and/or Portuguese.
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) on workforcenow.adp.com to apply
