Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager

About Palladium

Palladium is a
global group working to create positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of
people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and
infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions
and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural
world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,000 talented,
motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender
identities. We embrace five core
principles in everything we do:

• We are One
  Palladium. We are all accountable, we take
  responsibility for our actions and celebrate the positive impact we
  create.
  
• Our
  business grows when our people grow. We seek out opportunities to develop ourselves, each other, and
  Palladium.
• Our
  strength lies in our differences. We harness our unique strengths by listening to and respecting each
  other.
  
• Making
  mistakes is part of learning. We admit our mistakes early, help to
  make things right, and learn from the experience together.
  

• We don't
  exist without results. We're driven by the outcomes we achieve
  and stay focused on what matters.
  We are searching for an experience.

GGF Programme
Background

The UK-Tanzania Green
Growth Facility (GGF) provides flexible, demand-led, technical assistance to
the Government of Tanzania, businesses, investors, financial institutions, and
associated organisations to support the country's private sector development
goals, specifically to improve systems for investment finance, carbon and
climate finance, and high value crops. GGF's ultimate aims are to create jobs,
increase incomes, and leverage international climate finance to improve
Tanzania's climate resilience, increase the use of sustainable land practices
and protect the country's ecosystems.
GGF is a component of
the British High Commission's Productivity for Prosperity (P4P) Programme, a
sustainable economic transformation programme that aims to increase labour
productivity and climate-resilience in Tanzania through private sector
development and business environment reform.

Job Details

Contract type: Fixed
Term Employment Contract, for candidates with ability work in country
Contract duration: Twelve months, renewable
annually
Location: Based in Dar es Salaam,
with occasional travel to other sites in Tanzania
Starting Date: 01 April
2025

Position Profile

The Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager will be responsible for developing,
implementing and maintaining GGF's MEL system. The MEL Manager will work under
the direct supervision of the GGF Team Leader, with remote technical
backstopping support from DevLearn, a UK based consulting firm specialising in
implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and communications for inclusive
economic growth.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop approaches to inform the MEL system, including attribution, additionality, systemic change, and value for money.

• Design, implement and manage MEL system and tools, including the logframe, database, indicator reference sheets, learning and adaptation tracker and policy tracker
  

• Reporting, both to the BHC donor and to Palladium's Our Global Impact system.
  

• Undertake evaluative and quality assurance activities, including interviewing Programme partners and producing regular evaluation notes
  

• Assist in learning exchange and communications, both internal and external
  
  Qualifications

Experience, knowledge and technical skills
Required

• At least 5 years of experience in a MEL or related role;
  

• At least 2 years of leadership experience in MEL for a private sector development programme;
  

• Experience working on donor-funded programmes (e.g., FCDO, USAID, EU, World Bank);
  

• Demonstrated ability to track private sector engagement, investment impact, and systemic change;
  

• Demonstrated ability to engage with donors on reporting and MEL system management;
  

• Experience in data collection and analysis (both qualitative and quantitative) and report writing.
  

• Ability to work in Tanzania
  

• Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken);
  

Desirable

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent experience in economics, business, finance, the natural sciences or other fields relevant to GGF;
  

• Familiarity with market systems development;
  

• Experience in primary data collection for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) or applied research;
  

• Familiarity with GGF-relevant sectors, including investment, climate finance or agriculture markets;
  

• Certifications in M&E, data analysis, or impact evaluation;

• Knowledge of statistical tools (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R, Power BI, or Excel).
  

• Experience working on FCDO-funded programmes.

General
competencies

• Willingness to conduct periodic field visits within and outside Dar es Salaam;
  

• Fine attention to accuracy, detail and quality;
  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collect information from external stakeholders with discretion and political sensitivity;

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team;
  

• Excellent organizational skills;
  

• Willingness to work
  under pressure and in a timely and efficient manner during periods of tight
  deadlines.
  

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.