Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

• Excellent opportunity to deepen skills in monitoring and results measurement for economic growth and business innovation in Sri Lanka
• 1-year fixed term contract, with possibility of ongoing extension
• Flexible work arrangements available

About MDF

The Market Development Facility (MDF) is a multi-country initiative which promotes sustainable economic development, through higher incomes for women and men, in our partner countries across the Indo-Pacific.

We support partners from business and government to identify and grow commercial opportunities that are profitable, scalable and deliver social and of environmental value.

MDF is funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) and co-funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. It is implemented by Palladium in partnership with Swisscontact.

About the Opportunity

Are you a highly curious analyst with rigour in evidence-based measurement? If so, we'd like to hear from you! This is a unique opportunity for a mid-level monitoring and evaluation professional to build skills and capabilities in monitoring and results measurement in a pioneering portfolio of work. The Market Development Facility is an impactful program which enables private sector development and business innovation in Sri Lanka.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (internally known as RIMI - Research, Impact Measurement, and Inclusion) is responsible for monitoring and results measurement (MRM) for an assigned portfolio of investment interventions. This key position measures the results of MDF's work in Sri Lanka to determine if we are achieving the desired objectives with tangible and credible results measurement. You would join a small team of other RIMI Specialists in the following areas:

• Support the review of all MRM documentation such intervention guides, results chains, research plans, attribution strategies, concept notes, intervention agreements and value for money calculations.
• Support planning of all MRM work for assigned portfolio to ensure timely completion of fieldwork, analysis and data presentation.
• Ensure integration of MRM documentation and data into MDF's Management Information System.
• Ensure that projections and results are accurately aggregated for planning, reporting and learning purposes, providing insights into progress against key headline and intermediary indicators.
• Support the production of the Annual Report, case studies, Annual Strategic Plans and Guidance Notes.eIWMc8c R6xE8
• Contribute to analysis of economic sectors and markets to identify their potential for pro-poor growth, constraints to growth, and innovative solutions and opportunities to unlock this growth potential.
• Help to ensure that information gathered through the QI system informs the strategic and implementation decisions and MDF's learning agenda.
• Provide recommendations to improve market system strategies and intervention concept notes.
• Help country team staff to understand and integrate MDF's inclusion strategies in their work.
• Contribute to learning through lessons sharing, reflection, evidence gathering, in-house trainings.

About You

We are seeking an individual who brings:

• Experience and skills in qualitative and quantitative research, preferably applied in monitoring and results measurement of economic or private sector development.
• Capabilities in analysing complex data sets, including complex field research, and conveying findings into simple, clear and actionable content.
• Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written, plus spoken proficiency in either Sinhalese or Tamil language.
• Willingness to travel regularly in Sri Lanka.
• Familiarity with Market Systems Development or knowledge of the DCED Standard for Measuring Results in Private Sector Development, is desirable but not essential.
• A degree in research, economics, business, international development or related fields, is desirable.

If you are someone who enjoys monitoring, aggregating, analysing data, results and research measurement, combined with the experience of diverse field trips to gather real time information and data, then this role is for you.

For full details on role requirements, please refer our Terms of Reference: https://marketdevelopmentfacility.org/positions/monitoring-evaluation-specialist-2/

How to Apply

Please submit your application online and attach your cover letter and CV, addressing how you meet the requirements of this role.

Closing date: Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis until suitable candidate(s) are found.

This position is open to nationals and permanent residents with authority to live and work in Sri Lanka. Rates of pay are based on local labour standards.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include (but are not limited to): socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Safeguarding

We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who we encounter in our work are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including a rigorous due diligence process.