About the role

  • Consultant for monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning for ACTIVATE project in Ghana, focusing on adaptive management and qualitative analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, methodology development, data analysis, and reporting of the Annual Outcome Survey.
  • Support enumerator training (with recruitment and field coordination led by the WUSC ACTIVATE team).
  • Produce a comprehensive analytical report detailing progress against outcome indicators and stakeholder feedback on implementation strategies.
  • Apply the MSC methodology to collect twelve (12) significant change stories annually (four per quarter) from participants, partners, and staff.
  • Generate qualitative evidence explaining how and why change occurs.
  • Analyze emergent changes in behaviors, relationships, policies, and practices to support adaptive management.
  • Develop and apply standardized DQA tools and checklists.
  • Conduct structured DQAs of WUSC and partner MERL systems to assess data validity, reliability, and consistency.
  • Produce a DQA report with findings, recommendations, and capacity-strengthening actions aligned with donor and best-practice standards.
  • Plan, facilitate, and document biannual Pause and Reflect learning sessions with staff, partners, and stakeholders.
  • Review the project learning agenda and integrate findings from learning questions.
  • Develop learning products (e.g., briefs, knowledge notes, presentations).
  • Identify recommendations and support the development of action plans to promote adaptive management.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) and/or research within international development programs
  • Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing outcome surveys, including quantitative and mixed-methods approaches
  • Strong background in qualitative research methodologies, including the Most Significant Change (MSC) approach
  • Proven experience conducting Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) in development or donor-funded programs
  • Demonstrated expertise in facilitating Pause and Reflect sessions or similar adaptive learning and reflection processes
  • Experience applying systems-based approaches to MERL
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) considerations into MERL design, implementation, and analysis
  • Strong interpersonal, analytical, and facilitation skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; knowledge of Ghanaian languages will be considered an asset
  • Familiarity with Ghana’s TVET/ATVET sector is desirable
  • Familiarity with Mastercard Foundation shared measurement frameworks is an added advantage

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Consultant – Accelerating Change Through Innovation in Agricultural TVET

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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