The Global Growth & Opportunity (GGO) division works to catalyze sustainable transformative change in the face of inequities and market failures, to realize the potential of untapped markets, and to see the economic and social benefits of including everyone. We focus on the areas of Agricultural Development; Financial Services for the Poor; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; and Gender Equality. We seek solutions that are sustainable, transformative, and inclusive with an eye toward applying technology innovations as well as data evidence to drive change in the world’s developing countries.
The goal of the foundation’s Agricultural Development (AgDev) program is to support country-led inclusive agricultural transformation across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The program focuses on four strategic goals that help drive agricultural transformation and that ensure this transformation is inclusive: increasing agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers (SHF); increasing SHF household income; increasing equitable consumption of safe, affordable, and nutritious diets year-round; and increasing women’s empowerment in agriculture. We invest in this sector and in these ways because increasing productivity in agriculture has proven to be more effective at lifting people out of poverty than growth in other sectors.
This position sits within the Director’s Office under the management of the Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning, and Management. You will work in close collaboration with a Senior Program Officer for Impact (SPO).
This is an interim backfill role to cover for an employee who will be out on parental leave. The duration of the assignment is targeted for 18 months starting in December 2019. However, the start and end dates may change.
- Develop a new series of investments designed to achieve our evaluation strategy goals.
- Partner with external organizations to advance the foundation’s global knowledge and expertise on evaluation in agricultural development.
- Provide technical support related to the implementation of our evaluation strategy across the AgDev team.
- Assist in the development and design of multiple impact evaluations conducted by grantees through technical input.
- Provide support to the Program Officer responsible for launching a new monitoring mechanism called MPACT.
- Execute the process for investment scoring and provide end-of-year analysis on the performance of investments by body of work.
- Assist with collating lessons learned for strategy review inputs.
- Liaise and partner with all portfolios on the team to inform their learning agendas and evaluation strategies.
- Participate actively and collaboratively as a member of the Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group.
- Provide ongoing research, background information, and analytical support for portfolio management, including: interpretation of relevant data from evaluations within agriculture, staying current on emerging evidence for impact.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience on evaluation methods and design; preferably in agricultural development or related fields.
- Proven grant management experience with an exceptional track record of grantee partnerships.
- Understanding of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia contexts.
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods and concepts, including strong analytical skills.
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working with a range of clients, colleagues, consultants, and others with a broad exposure to multi-sector stakeholders.
- Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic, and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behavior with a diverse range of people.
- Team player who can operate independently coupled with a proven ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, and diplomacy in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to travel up to 40% of time as necessary.
- Undergraduate degree in a related field required. Master’s degree preferred.