Advisor, Right Fit Evidence at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

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.