The consultant will support ongoing MLE Strategy work across Africa Safe Water programs while helping to design, test, and integrate MLE redesign efforts into the broader MLE approach.
This consultancy will support project management and execution for MLE Strategy activities for Africa Safe Water programs, including work plan development, milestone tracking, and documentation of findings to promote consistency across geographies.
The consultant will be expected to design and execute pilots to test MLE redesign approaches, in coordination with MLE strategy team members and regional MLE teams.
The consultant will track and synthesize learnings from pilots to assess what is working and inform decisions about broader integration.
The consultant will coordinate with regional MLE, program, and country teams to ensure alignment and quality across MLE activities and support data quality and assurance processes, flagging issues and contributing to resolution.

You have 3-5 years experience developing M&E frameworks and plans, conducting implementation research, and designing M&E activities including sampling design, survey protocols, and data collection tools (some experience in WASH or water program monitoring and evaluation preferred)
You have experience developing or piloting new approaches from scratch and can contribute effectively to iterative redesign processes
You have data analysis skills with experience in exploratory analysis, comfortable working with incomplete information to surface insights and inform decision-making
You have the ability to manage complex and interdependent work plans and projects, prioritize effectively, and adapt plans as needed while managing multiple priorities simultaneously
You collaborate effectively across teams and departments in a global, matrixed environment, and are able to work variable hours to overlap with colleagues across time zones
You are skilled at proactively synthesize inputs from multiple stakeholders to identify a path forward and can work independently to drive progress in ambiguous situations.

MLE Consultant

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