Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality research and evaluation studies—formative, monitoring, and impact evaluations—primarily in Kenya, Ethiopia and Nigeria ensuring methodological rigor, strong data quality, and clear, actionable analysis.
• Provide technical review of tools, protocols, sampling frames, ToR for research partners, and analysis plans.
• Partner with the Development and Communications team to strengthen Girl Effect’s funding pipeline by ensuring timely access to relevant, credible evidence for proposal development and donor engagement. Serve as a thought partner on how evidence should shape programme adaptation, scale pathways, and donor positioning. 
• Support teams to deliver high-quality media reach and service uptake data by working closely with country teams to refine and strengthen existing data collection and reporting processes.
• Identify gaps in evidence generation, data use, and organisational learning and proactively lead solutions that strengthen coherence across global and country teams as well as maintaining and enhancing the Evidence and Insights Knowledge Management System to expand the breadth and use of available evidence across teams within GE and externally through more publication of knowledge products.
• Develop, refine, and promote a standardised Evidence and Insights toolkit, drawing on recent projects, best practices, and team learnings to support consistent, high-quality MERL delivery.

Who You Are

Technical skills 

• Strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience of applying a wide range of MERL approaches, including qualitative and quantitative methods to programme MERL.
• General expertise in defining and reporting media reach measurement across a wide range of platforms, including digital, social media, TV, Radio, and in-person events 
• Extensive experience conducting research with girls or youth on one or more of our core thematics; economic empowerment, SRH, child marriage, teen pregnancy, mental health Strong credibility in research ethics and oversight, including navigating sensitive topics with adolescents.
• An understanding of behavior change theory and practical application across diverse contexts, with a track record of delivering measurable outcomes with youth and gender-focused audiences. 
• Interest and experience applying digital and mobile technologies to SBCC and measurement.
• Experience in adaptive programming and/or human centered design demonstrating innovative approaches to programming, including developing new approaches/frameworks for driving change especially in complex programmes.
• Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to consolidate multiple existing projects into coherent guidance and practical tools and systems for the E&I team and the wider organisation.
• Strong emotional intelligence, collaborative style, and ability to inspire, mentor, and motivate teams delivering in fast-paced environments across time zones and cultural contexts.

Minimum experience required

• Post-grad degree(s) in social sciences; monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL); public/global health, international development, gender or a related field. 
• 10+ years of relevant experience in research, public health or international development
•  Strong communicator; both written and verbal
•  Experience working in international development or non-profit sector.