SR. MEAL ADVISOR, DIGITAL INCLUSION

As the Senior MEAL Advisor for this effort, you will lead the definition of the initiative learning agenda and define the measurement tools and systems we will deploy across all program investments to monitor performance and generate insights and learning. You will ensure the development of evidence and learning that will propel the impact evaluation framework of WiDEF (Women in the Digital Economy Fund). You will build partnerships and manage contracts to support the consistent collection, management, and analysis of data from across the program’s investment portfolio. You will coordinate the consolidation of program results, performance and lessons for a wide range of audiences, and you will serve as a leading external voice, sharing and socializing WiDEF insights with a wide range of stakeholders. As a member of the program senior leadership team, you will have significant influence on the WiDEF program strategy and annual workplans.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and Manage MEAL Systems for the Wi-DEF program
• Manage data collection approaches and data management vendors in two regions
• Training and capacity building
• Represent program with internal and external audiences

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in statistics, data science, science and technology or other relevant field, or the equivalent combination of education and work experience
• At least 0 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