Learning, Evidence and Impact Lead at Amref Kenya

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Learning & Impact Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of a programme-wide Learning, Impact and Adaptation Framework, aligned with programme objectives and donor requirements.
• Ensure learning is systematically embedded across the programme lifecycle - from design and implementation to scale.
• Guide the use of evidence to inform decision-making, course correction, and innovation across countries.
• Lead the design and application of gender-transformative and inclusion-focused analytical tools, including a Gender Transformative Marker, to track and strengthen gender integration across the programme lifecycle.

MEL Oversight & Quality Assurance

• Provide technical oversight to country-level MEL systems to ensure consistency, quality, and comparability across countries.
• Provide technical oversight for baseline, mid-term, and end-term evaluations, including coordination with government counterparts, independent evaluators, External Reference Groups, and country teams.
• Guide the design and implementation of participatory institutional, service mapping, and facility readiness assessments to identify gaps and inform targeted capacity strengthening and service improvements.
• Set standards for data quality, ethics, inclusion, and safeguarding in data collection and use.
• Support the design and implementation of impact assessments, evaluations, and learning studies.

Data Use, Sense-Making & Knowledge Translation

• Lead structured learning and reflection processes e.g. learning reviews, after-action reviews, pause-and-reflect sessions.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences, including programme teams, partners, and donors.
• Ensure insights are effectively communicated through appropriate knowledge products such as dashboards, publications, briefs, presentations and learning notes.
• Guides the strategic use of evidence to inform decision-making, course correction, and innovation across countries.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Engage donors, government counterparts, and partners to align learning priorities and manage expectations and strengthen the use of evidence for decision making.
• Facilitate cross-country and cross-partner learning communities to promote knowledge exchange and shared problem-solving.
• Promote co-creation of learning with implementing partners and communities, ensuring that learning processes are inclusive and contextually grounded.

Capacity Strengthening

• Strengthen MEL and learning capacity across partners and country teams through coaching, practical tools, and ongoing technical guidance.
• Foster a culture of learning, reflection, and accountability across the programme.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Development Studies, Data Science, or related field.
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in learning, impact measurement, MEL, or adaptive management in complex programmes.
• Proven experience leading MEL/learning across multi-country or multi-partner programmes.
• Strong understanding of complex systems, adaptive programming, and data-informed decision-making.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including donors, governments, NGOs, and communities.