Principal Consultant | Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning at Triple Line

Roles & Responsibilities (specific task you are expected to undertake):

Project delivery and consultancy services (70%)

• Act as Team Leader or other senior team member on MEL focused projects and programmes, managing project teams and project partners and serving as the main company interface with clients and government counterparts on the projects you lead.
• Lead the design and delivery of MEL systems, evaluations and learning focused assignments, including methodology development; development of innovative approaches; theory of change and results framework design; development of learning and research agendas; data gathering tool design and testing; collection of quantitative and qualitative data; data synthesis and analysis; and generation of findings and recommendations. Apply innovative approaches and problem-solving skills across all these tasks.
• Ensure gender equality and social inclusion is mainstreamed into the design and implementation of MEL at all stages.
• Lead and support the preparation, design and facilitation of workshops and learning events with the client and delivery partners e.g. to develop theory of change, facilitate learning and reflection, co-create recommendations, explore and share learning; engage stakeholders in evaluation processes.
• Present analysis, findings and research clearly both in writing, visually and orally, through case studies, reports and presentations for the client and other stakeholders, to support uptake and sharing of findings.
• Ensure that programmes and programme components under your direction are managed and delivered on time, on budget, to an outstanding level of quality, and in compliance with key company and client policies and procedures, with major risks to project success properly mitigated.
• Demonstrate thought leadership, capture, disseminate and share the lessons from your work both with your colleagues and to our clients, partners and the wider global development community.

Business development and knowledge management (20%)

• Build, cultivate and manage relationships with a diverse range of clients across Kenya, develop our offer and demonstrate the value of our services in meeting their needs and addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the region. This may include representing Triple Line at relevant sector events and conferences.
• Develop and manage a pipeline of new business opportunities for East Africa and our global business, in liaison with colleagues in UK and Ethiopia, leading on the development and submission of high quality proposals and expressions of interest and managing bid teams across the company.
• Develop and cultivate a network of partner organisations and technical experts within the region who can be called upon to support the delivery and execution of our projects and programmes.
• Develop, document and communicate internal tools/methodologies used in the execution of assignments, contribute to thought leadership articles, case studies and other material for external publication.

Line management and staff development (10%)

• Line manage a growing team, develop and support existing team members in their professional development and identify and recruit new talent into your team as you build the business.

Work experience (Technical)

• 10+ years post-qualification experience in MEL.
• Established consultancy skills, and experience of successfully leading the technical delivery of MEL programmes or programme components (including development of approach and methodology) for international development clients and organisations.
• Strong experience with monitoring and evaluating project/programme results at the outcome and impact levels, using a range of quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g. theory-based, outcome harvesting, Most Significant Change method, contribution analysis etc.) and mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion.
• Experience designing and implementing MEL frameworks and methodologies for measuring system change.
• Thematic expertise in at least 2 of the following areas: agriculture, MSME development, market systems development, value chain analysis, financial inclusion, digital economy, education and/or gender equality and social inclusion (desirable: expertise in market system development approaches).

Work experience (Programme Management)

• Experience in the technical and operational management of international development programmes.
• Experience managing and overseeing the work of medium to large sized projects.
• Ability to manage projects or project components on time, within budget and to client satisfaction.

Work experience (Business Development)

• Excellent writing and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate findings and recommendations clearly, in plain English, to a range of audiences.
• A team player who is a highly experienced in what they do, always looking to learn new things, flexible , able to adapt to changing priorities, and able to work under pressure.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills, comfortability with innovating and trying out new approaches and methods.
• Desirable: proven experience of leveraging these relationship for repeat/new work.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent writing and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate findings and recommendations and able to adapt to changing priorities, and able to work under pressure.