Job Purpose

Design, implement, and manage the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system for the Financial Inclusion Fund – SBDC Pilot Programme across Uasin Gishu, Nyeri, and Mombasa counties, ensuring high-quality data collection, analysis, and reporting across all programme phases. The role generates credible evidence on SME growth, employment creation, and business formalization, supports adaptive programme decision-making, and provides the impact data required for funder reporting and national scale-up of the SBDC model.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement the overall Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework, including theory of change, indicators, and reporting systems aligned to donor requirements.
• Lead baseline, mid-line, and endline assessments for 150 SMEs across the three counties, establishing and measuring programme impact on key outcomes.
• Manage ongoing data collection systems across all programme phases, including SME tracking, attendance, feedback, and performance monitoring.
• Build and maintain a central MEL database and dashboard, ensuring data integrity, accessibility, and real-time reporting for decision-making.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to generate insights, identify trends, and support adaptive programme management.
• Produce high-quality MEL reports, dashboards, and funder reporting outputs for LIF and the Financial Inclusion Fund.
• Lead the SeeChange monitoring component, including baseline profiling, follow-up assessments, and cohort-level reporting.
• Promote a strong culture of evidence-based learning by training field teams, conducting data quality checks, and supporting continuous programme improvement.

Qualifications

The post holder will be required to have and to demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related field; Master’s degree or MEL-related certification is an added advantage.
• At least 3 years of MEL experience in donor-funded programmes, with strong exposure to MSME development, financial inclusion, or enterprise support in Kenya or East Africa.
• Proven experience designing and implementing MEL frameworks, including theory of change, indicator design, and baseline/midline/endline assessments.
• Strong data management and analysis skills, including use of MEL databases, Excel, and tools such as SPSS, Stata, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Excellent reporting, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with ability to present data-driven insights and willingness to travel across the three counties.

• Design and implement the overall Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework, including theory of change, indicators, and reporting systems aligned to donor requirements.
• Lead baseline, mid-line, and endline assessments for 150 SMEs across the three counties, establishing and measuring programme impact on key outcomes.
• Manage ongoing data collection systems across all programme phases, including SME tracking, attendance, feedback, and performance monitoring.
• Build and maintain a central MEL database and dashboard, ensuring data integrity, accessibility, and real-time reporting for decision-making.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to generate insights, identify trends, and support adaptive programme management.
• Produce high-quality MEL reports, dashboards, and funder reporting outputs for LIF and the Financial Inclusion Fund.
• Lead the SeeChange monitoring component, including baseline profiling, follow-up assessments, and cohort-level reporting.
• Promote a strong culture of evidence-based learning by training field teams, conducting data quality checks, and supporting continuous programme improvement.

• Strong data management and analysis skills, including use of MEL databases, Excel, and tools such as SPSS, Stata, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Excellent reporting, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with ability to present data-driven insights and willingness to travel across the three counties.

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related field; Master’s degree or MEL-related certification is an added advantage.
• At least 3 years of MEL experience in donor-funded programmes, with strong exposure to MSME development, financial inclusion, or enterprise support in Kenya or East Africa.
• Proven experience designing and implementing MEL frameworks, including theory of change, indicator design, and baseline/midline/endline assessments.