Global Head of MEL

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Design and implement activities that address the priority learning questions of Street Business School.

• Take the lead in developing the agenda for measuring impact at SBS.

• Expand the scope of impact measurement beyond just income and business ownership.

• Produce insights and evidence that encourage investment in micro-entrepreneurship.

• Assist SBS in creating knowledge and materials to demonstrate how our programs are functioning on the ground.

• Ensure decisions are made based on data analysis.

• Spearhead the design and support the execution of a comprehensive monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan for SBS.

• Create a unified framework for indicators, data collection, and reporting across all programs and partners.

• Oversee evaluation studies; manage timelines and budgets associated with these studies.

• Develop and enforce protocols for data quality and database management, including standardized reports and dashboards.

• Provide exceptional technical support to country and program teams regarding evaluation methodologies and MEL frameworks that comply with donor requirements.

• Collaborate with internal teams on designing MEL frameworks, theories of change, and evaluation methodologies.

• Produce high-quality MEL plans and reports for donor-funded initiatives.

• Synthesize findings and recommendations from various evaluations and research/learning activities to guide SBS programming and strategic decisions.

• Work together on the creation and timely delivery of various learning products.

⛳️ Requirements

• More than 8 years of demonstrated success in data monitoring, reporting, oversight, research, and effective data presentation in international development settings, preferably related to entrepreneurship.

• High proficiency in Excel, Stata, SAS, or relational databases. Familiarity with Power BI, Taroworks, and Salesforce is an advantage.

• Proven experience in data cleaning, manipulation, and analysis.

• Acknowledgment that 70% of data work involves preparation while 30% focuses on design, analytics, and visualization.

• Strong technical capabilities in developing, refining, and troubleshooting data collection, database management, quality control, and using common reporting tools.

• High ethical standards and integrity in managing monitoring and evaluation processes, ensuring robust methodologies that are appropriate, credible, reproducible, and transparent.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the capacity to convey information clearly and succinctly, as well as to process and assimilate information for diverse audiences.

• An advanced degree in a relevant field, such as Development, Economics, or Statistics.

• Proficiency in project management techniques to effectively coordinate and oversee processes, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management.

• Proven capability to work independently with a high degree of personal effectiveness.

• Experience in team management to guide, mentor, and oversee members of the MEL team as they are recruited.

• Commitment to continuous personal learning and improvement in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, keeping abreast of industry developments and emerging trends.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.