Evidence and Insights Manager(Kenya)

Context of the Role

• The Evidence & Insights team within Girl Effect conducts formative research, monitoring & evaluation to support the organisation in designing and developing our work to create the greatest impact for girls. We also work closely with the programmes and social behaviour change (SBC) teams to measure and evaluate our work against our specific objectives and demonstrate our impact to existing and potential donors as well as other stakeholders such as governments and community partners. The team plays a key role in ensuring we are a learning organisation, collecting and using data and insights to understand how we can maximise our reach & impact, and feeding that learning back into the organisation.
• As Girl Effect continues its implementation in Kenya, across Sexual reproductive health and Economic empowerment, we have an exciting and varied portfolio of research, monitoring and evaluation planned in Kenya. So we are looking for an experienced monitoring, evidence, research and learning manager to join our team and to manage the delivery of this range of work in Kenya.

What you’ll do

• Working with the local and global team, implement the market research and knowledge building strategy that effectively informs, monitors and evaluates the design and delivery of the Kenya program portfolio.
• With support from the Evidence and Insights team, lead research projects across Girl Effect Kenya product portfolio, including tool design, data collection, data management and analysis, and report writing.
• Work closely with programmes, SBCC and create managers and communications teams throughout the research process to ensure MERL meets their needs and that findings are shared in engaging and impactful ways.
• Manage the research budget and prioritise resources to maximize the value of research and evidence generation activities
• Support the commissioning of research projects and manage research agencies to conduct research activities; write requests for proposals and Terms of Reference for studies, review research tools, advise on sampling strategies and methodologies, and review analysis and reporting.
• support with quality assurance during fieldwork, with on-site visits' or something, as I think this will be a key aspect of the role
• Provide technical expertise to research, monitoring and evaluation projects, working alongside our global MERL team as required. You will advise on fit-for purpose designs suggesting qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies or other approaches (e.g. using digital methods or secondary data sources) as appropriate.
• Ensure that Girl Effect’s ethical and safeguarding standards are upheld, and that field implementation is conducted to the highest standards, through training and oversight of field research partners.
• Ensure that research outputs are accessible, readily understandable and useful, ensuring they are utilised as much as possible.
• Develop research partnerships with local and international research organisations to maximise opportunities for cost-sharing and joint learning

Who you are

• Substantial experience (minimum 5 years) in applied research and/or monitoring and evaluation in Kenya or a postgraduate degree in a relevant field and at least 4 years of work experience
• Passionate about working with adolescent girls and young women and truly supporting them thrive in challenging environments.
• Demonstrated experience in implementation of high quality qualitative and quantitative research design, fieldwork, data analysis and reporting.
• Experience of commissioning and managing research agencies throughout projects, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and meeting the organisational needs.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills; proficient with digital adaptations.
• Demonstrated experience in uncovering new insights and translating these into exciting, engaging reports and research outputs.

Experience in strategic planning and knowledge management

• Strong communication skills; able to work effectively across functions and countries.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills; able to develop and drive research processes and timelines.
• Strong cultural awareness and sensitivity about the cultures within which Girl Effect operates.
• Creative and inquisitive mindset with strong communication and organisational skills.
• Commitment to realising the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl Effect.

Desirable

Expertise working with girls on sensitive issues in Kenya with experience in participatory engagement approaches

• Technical/theoretical knowledge in one or more of Girl Effect’s thematic areas (e.g. gender, sexual and reproductive health, mental health or economic empowerment)
• Experience working with digital analytics data (e.g. META analytics, Google Analytics etc)
• Background in evaluating programmes that relate to women and girls
• Hands-on experience of applied research in emerging markets or developing contexts.
• Experience in training and mentoring others in research methods, data analysis and reporting.
• Fluent in English, with a high level in writing as well as speaking