Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, Senior Consultant
About Triple Line 
For over 20 years, Triple Line has worked with governments, financial institutions, the private sector, foundations, and civil society to deliver an expanding portfolio of development assistance in countries across Africa, Asia, and the rest of the world.
Climate change, loss of biodiversity, growing poverty, entrenched inequality, unemployment, access to decent work, shifting demographics – these are just some of the complex problems standing in the way of the global sustainable development goals. We are helping to address many of them at both a policy level and on the ground. By combining innovative thinking with practical solutions, we aim to help meet today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our ultimate goal is to create opportunities for people, protect the environment, and generate prosperity in responsible ways that create lasting value, unleash innovation, and build inclusion and equity. For more information on our office locations and an introduction to our team please see www.tripleline.com

About the role
The initial focus of this position is to join the Triple Line team providing monitoring, evaluation and learning support to a large multinational Foundation and their delivery partners in Kenya working on employment creation, financial inclusion, MSME development and agricultural programmes. The Senior MEL expert will be responsible for providing technical support to partners reporting impact and learning to the Foundation and will be the primary point of contact for larger and more complex programmes. In addition to working with partners, you will also be expected to contribute to broader thematic reviews, learning papers and evaluations within the economic and private sector development portfolio.
In addition to this exciting client-facing delivery role you will also be a valuable team member of the growing Triple Line team in Kenya, and the Inclusive Growth & Resilience technical team that spans all offices. As a member of the private sector development (PSD) team, we are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting the role of the private sector and markets in creating jobs, increasing incomes, and providing critical goods and services to poor and disadvantaged people in the developing world.
You will join a team of committed international development specialists delivering consultancy services and proposals for a diverse range of projects and clients. For more information on our work in the region please see here.

Responsibilities
Project Delivery & Technical Input
The candidates primary responsibility for at least the first 12 months will be as the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager on the recently initiated monitoring and evaluation project based in Nairobi, moving onto other projects within the Private Sector Development field in future.

In this position we would expect the following tasks and activities:
• Work at programme/fund level and one-to-one with fund grantees to develop results measurement systems, review results reports and provide feedback (including technical advice on how to improve reporting), verification of data, and collating and reporting results at an aggregate level.
• Support in the preparation, design and facilitation of client and grantee workshops, capacity building and learning events. This would include theory of change workshops, facilitating insight generation and sharing, and other stakeholder engagement;
• Participating in thematic reviews and learning papers by providing insights from the portfolio, undertaking desktop research, and managing primary data collection (including surveys, focus groups and site visits);
• Support the dissemination and uptake of findings through clearly written reports, case studies and presentations to clients and other stakeholders;
• Involvement in a range of large evaluation, learning and research consultancies in the private sector development field, including methodology development, theory of change and results framework design, data gathering tool design and testing, collection of quantitative and qualitative data, and data synthesis and analysis;
• Support the effective management of projects to ensure that they are delivered by the team on time, to budget and to required quality standard; and
• Maintain effective and professional working relationships with clients and other project stakeholders. 

Business Development
• Support business development by preparing capability statements, references, and drafting inputs for expressions of interest and technical and financial proposals, working closely with colleagues across the Triple Line group. 
• Proactively develop client relationships and look for opportunities for follow on work with existing clients.
• Contribute to increasing the visibility of Triple Line through attending conferences, networking, producing lesson learning materials and/or publications, and supporting Triple Line hosted events, etc. in order to promote the high quality of our services and expertise, develop reputation and attract new clients. 

Qualifications and Experience
• Essential
• 5+ years’ experience in a technical, hands-on M&E role
• Experience working within the development or humanitarian sector in Kenya
• Knowledge of standard MEL tools (e.g.: theory of change, results chains, indicator design), and demonstrated experience in setting up MEL frameworks for projects/programmes.
• Experience in collating and analysing reporting data and verifying results (including through beneficiary engagement).
• A high degree of initiative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage workload effectively and independently.
• Excellent standard of written and spoken English, with demonstrated experience in producing high quality technical reports.
• A University degree in a relevant academic discipline.
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite (e.g. MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel)
• Right to live and work in Kenya

Desirable
• Experience to include 2+ years of M&E experience specifically related to private sector development i.e. employment creation, MSME development and/or agriculture.
• Experience of working with, or for, an international consultancy firm, and experience working in the east African region
• Experience in providing MEL capacity building support.
• Experience in learning and insight generation as part of a MEL framework, and in collating data across projects to understand impact and learning more broadly
• Demonstrable experience of facilitating workshops and/or giving presentations.
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant academic discipline
• Experience using statistical packages (e.g. Stata) and/or advanced proficiency in Excel
• Fluent in Swahili

Recruitment Process
Interested candidates should submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter to Hannah.swan@tripleline.com referencing the title of the position in the subject line. The cover letter (max 2 pages) should include an explanation of how your experience and qualifications qualify you for this position, reference to availability, salary expectations, and any additional information related to your application that you would like us to consider.
Triple Line is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We have a zero tolerance approach to discrimination within our recruitment process and actively encourage applications from a range of backgrounds.

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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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