Senior MERLA Advisor, Africa

Job description

This position may work remotely from any of the following countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya/Alliance locations, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia. Compensation for this position will be determined by the prevailing market rate in the employee's country* and the applicable statutory laws, in addition to Ipas's own pay philosophy and other factors, such as the employee's experience level and expertise. Job Summary: The Senior MERLA Advisor, Africa acts as a steward of Ipas’s global monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, and adapting (MERLA) framework for Ipas’s global strategic plan. This role works closely with Ipas network nodes across Africa to provide context-specific technical support, facilitate collaboration between nodes, and support MERLA skill strengthening initiatives. Specifically, this role primarily supports Ipas’s African country nodes to o Including in-person and remote support to: build MLE plans, develop research and evaluation protocols, develop and test indicators and new data collection tools, train data collectors, liaise with other Program Evidence and TEX staff to expand project capacity - Onbo...