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.