Consultant, MLE Strategy

Summary

Join Evidence Action's MLE Strategy team as a Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) Consultant for a 6-month contract (approximately 20 hours/week). This role supports global MLE efforts for the Vouchers for Safe Water (VSW) program pilot and scoping activities in Liberia and Nigeria. You will coordinate MLE support and execution for pilot implementation teams, contribute to MLE designs for data collection, conduct analysis, and report on pilot MLE activities and research findings. The position requires 1-3 years of experience in coordinating M&E activities, designing quantitative and qualitative analysis frameworks, and conducting formative research. An advanced degree with significant coursework in quantitative courses is needed, along with proficiency in statistical software. The role can be performed remotely.

Requirements

• You have 1 to 3 years of demonstrated experience developing M&E frameworks and plans, conducting implementation research, M&E concepts
• You hold an advanced degree with significant coursework in quantitative courses (e.g. in economics, statistics, global health)
• You have a knowledge of M&E design concepts and methodologies, and experience designing and managing M&E plans
• You are proficient in using statistical software like Stata, R, and Excel; experience managing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• You are willing to work variable hours to overlap with colleagues located in other Evidence Action geographies
• You are a team player, with the ability to collaborate within and between teams

Responsibilities

• Coordinate MLE support and execution for pilot implementation teams, including all MLE and data collection activities
• Maintain MLE workplan for the pilot, updating and making adjustments weekly
• Ensure implementation of MLE activities (field data collection, analyses, reporting) occurs according to the workplan through collaboration with MLE-S, MLE-D, program teams, and data collection partners
• Identify expected changes to timelines or pilot design and implementation, notify relevant stakeholders, and troubleshoot as necessary
• Completed Pilot MLE workplan with status updates, completion of activities, and linked reports
• Completed Pilot MLE reports for each individual activity and a summary report for pilot MLE results
• Support the design and implementation of MLE activities, conduct analysis and report on pilot MLE activities
• Contribute to and develop MLE designs for data collection activities and reporting structures
• Support the MLE-D team and data collection partners in translating designs into training and implementation
• Contribute to and develop quality assurance mechanisms to ensure high-quality data from the pilot
• Conduct routine and ad hoc analyses on MLE activity data, including high-frequency checks, quality assurance, and results analysis
• Completed design notes and protocols for all pilot MLE activities, integrating changes and course corrections throughout the pilot
• Replicable and clear analysis plans and/or scripts for analysis and results generation
• Completed Pilot MLE reports for each individual activity and a summary report for l pilot MLE results
• Coordinate MLE support and execution for VSW formative research, including support design and implementation of MLE activities, conduct analysis, and report on research findings
• Develop and maintain MLE workplan for the formative research, updating and making adjustments weekly
• Ensure implementation of MLE activities (field data collection, analyses, reporting) occurs according to the workplan through collaboration and coordination with MLE-S, MLE-D, program teams, and data collection partners
• Contribute to and develop MLE designs for data collection activities and reporting structures for formative research
• Support the MLE-D team and data collection partners in translating designs into training and implementation
• Completed formative research MLE workplan with status updates, completion of activities, and linked reports
• Completed design notes and protocols for all pilot MLE activities, integrating changes and course corrections throughout the pilot
• Replicable and clear analysis plans and/or scripts for analysis and results generation

Benefits

While the organization has an office in Washington, D.C., this role can be done in a remote setting