Learning, Evidence and Impact Lead

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Future4Binti (F4B) programme which sits within the Programmes Division at the Amref headquarters is a 5-year programme in partnership with Plan International and select Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) that will be implemented in Kenya Ethiopia and Somalia.

Practices like female genital cutting and child marriage harm hundreds of millions of girls and women worldwide violating their rights and limiting their health and East Africa - especially Ethiopia Kenya and Somalia - these practices remain common because of deep-rooted traditions poverty and weak laws made worse by gender inequality and crises like conflict and climate shocks. Despite efforts to end them progress is slow due to systemic challenges and regional differences.

To address these challenges the Future4Binti (F4B) programme seeks to protect girls from harmful practices like female genital cutting and child marriage by challenging harmful social norms promoting positive behaviour change and improving care for those affected. Its goal is to create safer communities where girls can enjoy better health and reach their full potential.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Programme Director the Learning Evidence and Impact Lead will provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for learning evidence generation and use and impact measurement. The role ensures that data and insights are systematically generated shared and used to inform implementation support adaptive management and strengthen impact across diverse contexts and stakeholders.

This role also champions inclusive learning and ensures that the programme meets the expectations of donors partners governments and communities.

ABOUT YOU

You bring strong learning mindset seeing monitoring evaluation and learning not only as accountability tools but as mechanisms for reflection improvement and innovation. You are skilled at translating complex data into clear compelling insights and narratives that resonate with diverse audiences including donors senior leaders implementing partners and community stakeholders.

You value inclusion and collaboration actively seeking diverse perspectives and ensuring that learning processes reflect the voices and experiences of those most affected by the programme. You are confident engaging with senior stakeholders yet grounded and respectful when working with local teams and partners.

You are an enabler rather than a gatekeeper - someone who builds trust coaches others and fosters a culture where teams feel safe to reflect adapt and learn. You balance strategic oversight with practical support and are energized by supporting programmes to evolve and deliver lasting impact.

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.
• Guide the use of evidence to inform decision-making course correction and innovation across countries.
• Lead the design and application of gender-transformative and inclusion-focused analytical tools including a Gender Transformative Marker to track and strengthen gender integration across the programme lifecycle.

MEL Oversight & Quality Assurance

• 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

• Lead 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.
• Guides the strategic use of evidence to inform decision-making course correction and innovation across countries.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Engage donors government counterparts and partners to align learning priorities and 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

• 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

• Masters 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 MEL/learning across multi-country or multi-partner programmes.
• 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:

• Strategic systems-oriented leadership integrating learning agendas data strategy and evidence frameworks to guide organisational decisionmaking.
• Advanced facilitation and sensemaking enabling teams to interpret mixed-methods evidence and co-create actionable insights.
• 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 realtime learning and impact tracking.

Additional Information :

Please include a cover letter that highlights why you believe you are an ideal candidate for this role along with your CV showcasing your relevant skills and experience. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with the application deadline being January 30 2026.

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @ address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time