Consulting and StrategyFull-TimeMid-level(3-5 yrs)
Job Description
About the Role
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)’s Right-Fit Evidence (RFE) Unit has supported more than a hundred partners across the development sector to embed evidence and learning into their work. We are seeking an Advisor to play a key role in delivering evidence- and data-driven Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) advisory services to implementers and funders, helping them transform how they use data for decision-making.
As an Advisor, you will report to an RFE Manager and work closely with peer RFE Advisors, other RFE Directors and Managers, and IPA colleagues more broadly. This role offers the chance to grow professionally within IPA through mentorship, feedback, and stretch opportunities that broaden your experience and amplify your impact.
Key Responsibilities
Strengthening MEL Capabilities
Collaborate with partners and project teams to develop and refine Theories of Change (ToCs) and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) frameworks.
Provide hands-on technical guidance, coaching, and training on MEL design, data collection, survey development, analysis, and the use of evidence for decision-making.
Prepare and present high-quality analytical and advisory deliverables that communicate findings and recommendations clearly.
Conduct quality reviews of deliverables and contribute to project management tasks such as documentation, note-taking, and work plan tracking.
Design and adapt workshop content and materials to meet partner needs.
Plan and facilitate workshops, training sessions, and collaborative learning events.
Coordinate logistical aspects of project activities and workshops.
Strategic Advisory and Learning Support
Serve as a strategic thought partner to foundations, NGOs, governments, and businesses, helping them unpack complex programmatic and strategic questions and identify actionable insights.
Stakeholder Engagement
Build strong, trust-based relationships with partners and internal teams to ensure alignment, learning, and shared success.
Maintain close, collaborative relationships with key external stakeholders, including direct engagement with staff from partner organizations.
Work effectively across IPA teams, country offices, policy, and research, to promote coordination and shared learning.
Contribute to knowledge exchange within RFE and across IPA by sharing insights, lessons, and good practices.
Business Development
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.
Strategy and Team Development
Support the growth and development of a diverse team of over 30 staff based in over ten countries.
Take a proactive role in knowledge management of RFE products.
Support at least one goal within RFE's annual strategic plan.
Encourage a positive work environment rooted in IPA values.
Qualifications and Requirements
Required:
A Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, public policy, international development, social science, or related fields.
2-5 years of relevant work experience in MEL, data analysis and management, consulting, project management, or 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.
Preferred:
A Master's degree in any of the disciplines noted above.
Prior experience in consultancy or provision of similar professional services.
Expertise in international development and/or humanitarian work.
