Monitoring and Evaluation Manager – Research, Impact Measurement, and Inclusion

About Market Development Facility (MDF)
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. We connect individuals, businesses, governments, and NGOs with each other, and with markets at home and abroad. This enhances investment and coordination and allows partnerships to flourish, strengthening inclusive economic growth.
MDF is funded by the Australian Government and the New Zealand Government. It is implemented by Palladium in partnership with Swisscontact. MDF currently operates in Fiji, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka and has expanded into Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
A team of local and international staff implements MDF in each country. Many of MDF’s technical staff are Market Systems Development (MSD) practitioners, and each country has staff responsible for operations, as well as communications.
MDF also has staff in each country team responsible for monitoring, results measurement, evaluation, and inclusion. Other development programs typically incorporate such functions under the umbrella of MRM, M&E or MERL. In MDF, these functions come under what we call ‘Quality and Inclusion’. This work is divided into two areas (a) Quality – which includes monitoring and results measurement; and (b) Inclusion – which includes cross-cutting issues such as climate change, gender equality and disability.
Role
MDF is looking to recruit an experienced Monitoring & Evaluation professional for a key technical position titled Research, Impact Measurement, and Inclusion (RIMI) Manager. This technical role is based in Fiji, to oversee Monitoring & Evaluation for MDF activities in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. This role would lead and manage a team of 4-6 Fiji-based RIMI staff, and liaise with other technical staff in the Pacific region.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
Quality – Monitoring and results measurement

Drive, or contribute to the development and review of, all documentation wholly or partially focused on MRM. This includes intervention guides, results chains, research plans, attribution strategies, concept notes, intervention agreements and value for money calculations.
Maintain, under the oversight of and in collaboration with the RIMI Director, a results measurement system for responsible countries in line with the DCED Standard, DFAT guidelines, and MDF guidance on cross-cutting issues like Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE).
Using a research calendar, manage planning of all MRM work for relevant countries to ensure timely completion of fieldwork, analysis and data presentation.
Ensure that projections and results from responsible countries are accurately aggregated for planning, reporting and learning purposes, providing insights into progress against key headline and intermediary indicators.
Lead or 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.

Inclusion – Climate change, gender equality and disability

Help country teams to understand and integrate MDF’s inclusion strategy (Women’s Economic Empowerment, climate change, environment, disability inclusion, geographic and ethnic inclusivity) in MRM-related activities, including, but not limited to intervention guides, monitoring, impact assessments and concept notes.

Other duties

Lead and manage a team of RIMI staff, including recruitment, training, capacity building, performance management, allocation of tasks, and other aspects of human resources management.
Contribute to content development and delivery of MDF’s learning agenda for the MDF team, DFAT and broader global development community. This includes lessons learning and reflection, evidence gathering, in-house training, preparation of documents, presentations and participation in events.

Requirements
Essential Criteria

Proven qualitative and quantitative research skills and experience in Market Systems Development (MSD) or a related development approach, in areas such as productivity, poverty, social norms, sustainability and resilience.
Strong hands-on experience in analysing large, complex data sets and ensuring using the data for decision-making, and reviewing MRM-related documents, including but not limited to results chains, intervention guides, research plans, attribution strategies, and value for money calculations.
At least a bachelor’s degree in research, economics, business, international development, or related fields.
Experience in project management, and able to deliver complex tasks withing deadline in a fast-paced environment.
Skills and experience in project cycle management, with strong leadership and management skills, and able to deliver complex tasks within the deadline.
Willingness to travel to and within MDF countries, especially Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

Desirable Criteria

Experience with the DCED Standard for Results Measurement or other standards for Results Measurement.

Application Requirements
Please submit your CV and cover letter outlining your suitability and experience in line with the requirements of the position. Applications without cover letter will not be accepted.