AMREF Learning, Evidence and Impact Lead Jobs in Kenya
Principal Responsibilities
Strategic Learning & Impact Leadership
Lead the development and implementation of a programme‑wide Learning, Impact and Adaptation Framework, aligned with programme objectives and donor requirements.
Ensure learning is systematically embedded across the programme lifecycle – from design and implementation to scale.
Lead periodic validation and refinement of the programme Theory of Change.
Define and track outcome‑level impact pathways across countries.
Ensure learning informs scale‑up strategies and policy engagement.
MEL Oversight & Quality Assurance
Define and enforce minimum datasets required for decision‑making across programme levels.
Ensure evaluation findings are translated into strategic action plans.
Provide technical oversight to country‑level MEL systems to ensure consistency, quality, and comparability across countries.
Provide technical oversight for baseline, mid‑term, and end‑term evaluations, including coordination with government counterparts, independent evaluators, External Reference Groups, and country teams.
Guide the design and implementation of participatory institutional, service mapping, and facility readiness assessments to identify gaps and inform targeted capacity strengthening and service improvements.
Set standards for data quality, ethics, inclusion, and safeguarding in data collection and use.
Support the design and implementation of impact assessments, evaluations, and learning studies.
Data Use, Sense‑Making & Knowledge Translation
Institutionalise quarterly decision‑making forums based on programme data, structured learning and reflection processes, e.g. learning reviews, after‑action reviews, pause‑and‑reflect sessions.
Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences, including programme teams, partners, and donors.
Ensure insights are effectively communicated through appropriate knowledge products such as dashboards, publications, briefs, presentations and learning notes.
Guide the strategic use of evidence to inform decision‑making, course correction, and innovation across countries.
Track utilisation of learning products and decisions influenced.
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
Engage donors, government counterparts, and partners to align learning priorities, manage expectations and strengthen the use of evidence for decision‑making.
Facilitate cross‑country and cross‑partner learning communities to promote knowledge exchange and shared problem‑solving.
Promote co‑creation of learning with implementing partners and communities, ensuring that learning processes are inclusive and contextually grounded.
Capacity Strengthening
Develop and implement a structured MEL and learning capacity strengthening strategy.
Track improvements in partner and country‑level data use and learning maturity.
Strengthen MEL and learning capacity across partners and country teams through coaching, practical tools, and ongoing technical guidance.
Foster a culture of learning, reflection, and accountability across the
programme.
Qualifications – Education and Experience
Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Development Studies, Data Science, or related field.
Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in learning, impact measurement, MEL, or adaptive management in complex programmes.
Proven experience leading baseline, midline, endline evaluations and mixed‑methods research.
Experience with impact evaluation OR implementation research and MEL/learning across multi‑country or multi‑partner programmes.
Evidence of influencing policy, donor strategies, or programme design and producing high‑level knowledge products (briefs, publications).
Strong understanding of complex systems, adaptive programming, and data‑informed decision‑making.
Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including donors, governments, NGOs, and communities.
Skills and Competencies
Ability to connect data → insights → decision‑making → programme change, with strong Theory of Change development and validation skills.
Strong expertise in implementation research and adaptive programming in complex systems.
Technical understanding of gender‑transformative programming, adolescent health and harmful practice prevention.
Ability to analyse political economy and social norms influencing programme outcomes.
Ability to design and operationalise adaptive management frameworks and decision triggers.
Proven ability to translate evidence into policy and funding influence.
Experience with mixed‑methods analytics, real‑time dashboards, and data interpretation for programme decision‑making.
Integrated accountability and learning practice, including data quality assurance, ethical data governance and evidence standards.
Culturally responsive, inclusive and participatory data and learning practices, ensuring community voice shapes evidence.
Excellent communication, data storytelling and influence, translating complex data and evaluation findings into clear, compelling narratives for diverse stakeholders.
Data analytics and digital capability, including design of data systems, analytical interpretation, visualisation, and use of digital tools for real‑time learning and impact tracking.
Accountability for embedding safeguarding across all monitoring, evaluation, learning, and evidence‑generation processes, ensuring ethical and safe data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; AMREF Learning, Evidence and Impact Lead Jobs in Kenya
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