Evidence Action

• 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.

Role Description This consultancy, supervised by the Senior Manager of MLE Strategy, 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. - Support project management and execution for MLE Strategy activities for Africa Safe Water programs. - Develop work plans, track milestones, and document findings to promote consistency across geographies. - Design and execute pilots to test MLE redesign approaches in coordination with MLE strategy team members and regional MLE teams. - Track and synthesize learnings from pilots to assess effectiveness and inform broader integration. - Coordinate with regional MLE, program, and country teams to ensure alignment and quality across MLE activities. - Support data quality and assurance processes, flagging issues and contributing to resolution. Key Deliverables - Implement the redesigned DSW operational monitoring approach across the scale-up footprint for Q3 and Q4 monitoring in Uganda (and potentially Malawi). - Support wrap-up of the ILC waterpoint monitoring pilot, including conducting exploratory analysis of collected data and gathering qualitative insights. - Implement the redesigned ILC waterpoint monitoring approach across the scale-up footprint in Q3 and Q4 for Uganda and Malawi. - Support development of a data structure map for East and Southern Africa safe water programs. - Conduct exploratory analysis of historical program-collected data for DSW and ILC programs. - Support ongoing project management for Africa Safe Water MLE strategy activities. Qualifications - 3-5 years experience developing M&E frameworks and plans, conducting implementation research, and designing M&E activities. - Experience in WASH or water program monitoring and evaluation preferred. - Experience developing or piloting new approaches from scratch. - Data analysis skills with experience in exploratory analysis. - Ability to manage complex and interdependent work plans and projects. - Effective collaboration across teams and departments in a global, matrixed environment. - Ability to work variable hours to overlap with colleagues across time zones. - Skilled at synthesizing inputs from multiple stakeholders to identify a path forward. - Ability to work independently to drive progress in ambiguous situations. Location The consultant must be based within the United States and will be expected to be available to meet and coordinate during agreed-upon windows with Evidence Action's country and global teams. Estimate Hours and Timeline Evidence Action estimates that this consultancy will require 22 days per month of consultant availability. Benefits - Evidence Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. - All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.

• Design, develop, and implement the MLE system for the Immunization Demand Generation pilot • Collaborate closely with global and regional teams to optimize programming through monitoring and evaluation insights • Conduct formative research design and analysis, including development of data collection tools • Oversee baseline survey implementation and produce baseline and endline reports • Implement the process monitoring approach and support troubleshooting of data collection systems • Contribute to learning synthesis covering evaluation analysis and recommendations for program adaptation

• Own and lead the Agriculture program strategy • Drive state and national government partnerships • Manage delivery partner relationships • Design and oversee scaling pilots • Translate across stakeholders • Build and lead the agriculture team • Drive learning and quality • Operate in ambiguity

• Establish high-caliber financial systems and reporting: Build and manage grant tracking, reporting calendars, and spend-down requirements across all transferred and new grants; own year-end audit, Form 990, budgeting, and board-level financial reporting. • Run analyses to drive strategic organizational decisions: Build financial models, scenario plans, and organizational forecasts to support strategic decision-making in a fast-scaling environment. • Drive organizational spinout and setup: Own financial, legal, and compliance workstreams to stand up the AI Access Initiative as an independent 501(c)(3), including entity creation, payroll, benefits, and staff transfers. • Design, procure, and oversee a lean, high-performing finance and compliance ecosystem: Manage outsourced partners (e.g., accounting, audit, legal, payroll, insurance, and HR) while ensuring strong institutional controls without unnecessary bureaucracy. • Enable our expansion: Design financial systems capable of supporting rapid international scaling and increasingly complex funding structures. • Drive high-leverage resource allocation: Partner with leadership to build a culture of analytically rigorous budget allocation and organizational decision-making. • Build and own compliance infrastructure: Own critical compliance and institutional risk infrastructure, including charitable registration, insurance, governance, and regulatory filings. • Support governance and board operations: Establish board meeting cadence, minute-keeping, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and fiduciary orientation for new members. • Manage legal affairs & contracting: Serve as the primary internal point of contact for all legal matters; review and negotiate vendor contracts, grant agreements, MOUs, and partnership arrangements, while ensuring IP protections are in place for open-source assets.

Role Description We are seeking a rigorous, high-ownership, and fast-paced Agriculture Program Lead to join our founding team and lead the design and execution of our Agriculture portfolio: starting with AI-enabled weather forecasting and advisory services for smallholder farmers, with potential to expand into adjacent agriculture interventions over time. - Own and lead the Agriculture program strategy: Set the multi-year vision and annual workplan to reach tens of millions of smallholder farmers with high-quality, AI-enabled forecasts and advisory services. - Drive state and national government partnerships: Build trusted relationships with ministries of agriculture, state-level governments, and meteorological agencies to enable forecast dissemination at scale, with a focus on institutionalization over time. - Manage delivery partner relationships: Coordinate with implementing partners and research collaborators to ensure forecasts are delivered cost-effectively and at high quality. - Design and oversee scaling pilots: Launch and evaluate work across new dissemination channels (SMS, WhatsApp, radio, telco partnerships) and new forecast types (e.g., dryspell, short-run), with rigorous learning agendas. - Translate across stakeholders: Serve as an effective bridge among forecasting researchers, AI labs, NGOs, funders, and government counterparts; communicate technical concepts crisply to non-technical audiences. - Build and lead the agriculture team: Recruit, coach, and manage country leads, state-level staff, and partner teams; cultivate a high-performance, high-accountability culture. - Drive learning and quality: Embed measurement, feedback loops, and cost-effectiveness analysis into the program; partner with M&E researchers to build the evidence base over time. - Operate in ambiguity: Chart paths forward in new geographies and problem spaces with urgency, rigor, and pragmatism. Qualifications - 5+ years' experience as a builder in international development, with a strong preference for direct experience in agriculture, weather forecasting, smallholder advisory services, agricultural extension, value chain interventions, or rural last-mile delivery. - Training or early career experience in a high-rigor environment (e.g., top-tier management consulting, high-growth NGO program leadership, strategy/econ research) and the ability to rapidly get up to speed in new technical areas including AI/ML forecasting concepts. - Demonstrated success leading agriculture or rural development programs from idea to scaled delivery, including managing multi-stakeholder coalitions with governments, research institutions, NGO implementers, and private sector partners. - A track record as a strong people manager and builder: able to set clear standards, empower others, and cultivate a high-performance culture across distributed and field-based teams. - Experience working with Asian and/or African governments to drive large-scale change, with a strong preference for direct experience working with Indian state governments, ministries of agriculture, or national meteorological agencies. - High EQ and the ability to influence across diverse partners, from AI/forecasting researchers to frontline delivery staff to senior government officials. - Strong fluency with AI tools, and eager to experiment, learn, and adapt to emerging technologies. - Comfort with ambiguity and fast iteration; can define and test hypotheses, adapt quickly, and maintain focus on impact. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to synthesize complex technical ideas into crisp narratives for different audiences. - Willingness and ability to travel extensively internationally (~20-40%), with significant time expected in India and other priority geographies. - Passion for the mission of ensuring that the benefits of frontier AI reach the world's poorest populations, while mitigating its downside risks. Requirements - Exceptional Agriculture Program Lead with strong initiative, agriculture or rural development experience. - Ability to drive outcomes in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment. - High throughput, strong work ethic, and willingness to lean in and work extended hours. - Ability to excel as both an individual contributor and team leader. Benefits - Comprehensive benefits including international health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with a matching component, generous and flexible leave options, as well as other employee perks on a reimbursement basis. Company Description Evidence Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.

Role Description The AI Access Initiative is at an early and critical juncture. We’re building a high-performing, globally distributed team from the ground up. We are hiring a People Operations Leader who can make this possible. In this role, you will have the opportunity to define and scale people operations for our team. This includes building lean systems to hire, onboard, and retain top talent to unlock meaningful upside for people in poverty globally. This role sits at the intersection of talent, performance, and organizational design. You will partner closely with the leadership team, act as a strategic thought partner and tactical operator on people decisions, and proactively look around corners on talent risk. You care deeply about the mission. You want to support the humans on this team including their growth, wellbeing, and ability to focus on work that matters, while building the systems and culture that make achieving our ambitious mission possible. You are excited to drive the engine behind the growth of a fast-scaling organization - growing by 20+ people in the coming year, and scaling meaningfully from there. Level: We are open to considering exceptional candidates at the Senior Manager, Associate Director, and Director levels, depending on experience and fit. We will adjust the scope of the role based on the job level. Responsibilities - Recruitment - Own high-quality recruiting end-to-end, not coordinate it. - Run every stage of the hiring process, in partnership with program teams: sourcing, pipeline development, structured assessment design, offer construction, and close. - Build pipelines before you need them. - Design structured hiring processes with rigorous assessments. - Design creative processes to assess AI engagement in candidates. - Build hiring capacity in the organization. - Talent Density - Build and maintain high talent density. - Train managers to have the conversations that matter. - Navigate performance issues with good judgment. - Connect talent insights to organizational planning. - People Operations Infrastructure - Own the cultural formation arc across the organization. - Source and manage a PEO or EOR to handle employment contracts, salary administration, and benefits across multiple jurisdictions. - Design a performance system that drives growth and accountability. - Design onboarding that actually sets people up for success. - Build compensation frameworks that are equitable and defensible across geographies. - Use data to drive people decisions. - Ensure compliance across operating jurisdictions. - Champion the strategic use of data, technology, and AI to strengthen people processes and outcomes. - Strategic Thought Partnership - Be brought in early on people decisions. - Push back when something doesn’t feel right. - Handle sensitive employee situations with discretion and judgment. Qualifications - 5+ years in HR, people operations, or talent roles, with meaningful time spent in organizations that required you to build rather than inherit. - Demonstrated experience in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing and closing senior hires in competitive or thin-talent markets. - Strong analytical instincts; you build tools and analyze data yourself rather than waiting for a dedicated analyst. - Experience working in or across low- and middle-income country contexts. - A track record of credibility with senior leaders. - Comfort with ambiguity and fast iteration; able to adapt quickly, take initiative, and maintain focus on impact. - Curiosity and creativity with AI tools, including a testing mindset and eagerness to experiment with emerging technologies. - Balances high EQ, rigor, and strong throughput with the levity and humility to tackle hard problems in a diverse, collaborative team. Requirements - Position location is flexible anywhere within the United States for fully remote candidates. - This role may require travel (~10%) to partner countries. - We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S. employment visa at this time. Benefits - The expected role range for this US position is $110,000 - $155,000 per year. - Evidence Action provides comprehensive benefits including international health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with a matching component, generous and flexible leave options, as well as other employee perks on a reimbursement basis.

Role Description Evidence Action was built on the belief that data should drive every decision, from how programs are designed and delivered, to how resources are allocated and scaled. Our Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) function has built a strong monitoring and evaluation function across our global program portfolio, generating the evidence that underpins both program delivery and organizational decision-making. For us, monitoring is more than an audit function; it is the foundation upon which we learn, adapt, and grow. The recent Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) monitoring issues revealed the need to strengthen this foundation across our complex global portfolio - particularly when navigating the trade-offs between rigor, cost, and speed. As we continue to iterate and our ambitions grow to scale proven programs, we are investing in senior MLE leadership to match that scale. We have identified strategic priorities that require dedicated, experienced leadership to drive them forward: including an MLE function review, AI opportunity spotting, and strengthened board engagement on evidence and learning. As the (Senior) Director, Impact Strategy & Innovation, you will lead the continued evolution of our MLE approach, ensuring our systems, structures, and external presence reflect the scale of what we are building. We are seeking a senior leader to own the strategic growth and transformation dimensions of our MLE function at a critical organizational moment. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of technical rigor, organizational leadership, and external credibility. You bring deep expertise in program evaluation and evidence systems, strategic instincts to frame and solve complex organizational problems, a growth-oriented mindset to embrace ambiguity and transformation, and the interpersonal sophistication to lead through change in a matrixed global organization. This position reports to one of our Executive Vice President, Programs and works closely with our Global Leadership Team (GLT) and a Director on the team. Level: We are open to considering exceptional candidates at both the Director and Senior Director levels, depending on experience and fit. Qualifications - 10+ years of progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning in a global development context. - Experience working within an organization that both directly implements programs and provides technical assistance to governments. - 5+ years, ideally in a senior leadership role within a matrixed organization. - In-field experience is highly desirable. - PhD or a comparable mix of advanced training and high-end technical experience in a relevant field (economics, statistics, public health, social science, or related). Requirements - Expertise in program evaluation design and methodology; including impact evaluations, process evaluations, and mixed-methods approaches. - Real-world experience managing large-scale evaluations from design through dissemination. - Demonstrated track record of developing Directors or senior leaders and strengthening leadership bench capacity. - Strong existing networks with MLE/ leadership members of peer and partner organizations. - Ability to switch communication styles between external and internal MLE specialists, donors, board, and non-technical audiences. Benefits - Comprehensive international health care. - HSA/FSA options. - Life insurance. - Disability coverage. - Retirement plans with a matching component. - Generous and flexible leave options. - Other employee perks on a reimbursement basis. Company Description At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations. - Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). - We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. - Operating across 11 countries, our team of 900+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions. - Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains. - Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children. - Our programs avert upwards of 200,000 DALYs every year by working closely with national and sub-national governments in LMIC contexts on highly cost-effective interventions. - Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.

• Own and drive Evidence Action's approach to new program evaluation • Develop and maintain centralized MLE systems for sharing, tracking, and applying evidence internally and externally • Lead the development of Evidence Action's learning agenda • Provide strategic MLE oversight for new program development and accelerator processes • Identify and address cross-program monitoring blind spots and systemic risks • Champion the strategic use of data, technology, and AI

Role Description Evidence Action was built on the belief that data should drive every decision, from how programs are designed and delivered, to how resources are allocated and scaled. Our Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) Strategy team has built a strong monitoring and evaluation function across our global program portfolio, generating the evidence that underpins both program delivery and organizational decision-making. Monitoring is more than an audit function; it is the foundation upon which we learn, adapt, and grow. When that foundation falters, as it did with the monitoring gaps identified in our Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) program, the consequences are real for the communities we serve. As we continue to iterate and our ambitions grow to scale proven programs, we are investing in senior MLE leadership to match that scale. We have identified strategic priorities that require dedicated, experienced leadership to drive them forward: including an MLE function review, AI opportunity spotting, and strengthened board engagement on evidence and learning. As the (Senior) Director, Impact Strategy & Innovation, you will lead the continued evolution of our MLE function, ensuring our systems, structures, and external presence reflect the scale of what we are building. Monitoring is more than an audit function; it is the foundation upon which we learn, adapt, and grow. As we reach more people, we are committed to ensuring the quality and ambition of that foundation grows with us. We are seeking a senior leader to own the strategic growth and transformation dimensions of our MLE function at a critical organizational moment. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of technical rigor, organizational leadership, and external credibility. You bring deep expertise in program evaluation and evidence systems, strategic instincts to frame and solve complex organizational problems, a growth-oriented mindset to embrace ambiguity and transformation, and the interpersonal sophistication to lead through change in a matrixed global organization. This position reports to one of our Executive Vice President, Programs and works closely with our Global Leadership Team (GLT) and the Director, Program Monitoring and Evaluation. Level: We are open to considering exceptional candidates at both the Director and Senior Director levels, depending on experience and fit. Qualifications - 10+ years of progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning in a global development context. - Experience working within an organization that both directly implements programs and provides technical assistance to governments. - 5+ years in a senior leadership role within a matrixed organization. - Advanced degree in a relevant field (economics, public health, social science, statistics, or related). - Expert in program evaluation design and methodology; including impact evaluations, process evaluations, and mixed-methods approaches. - Demonstrates a track record of developing Directors or senior leaders and strengthening leadership bench capacity. - Publications, conference presentations, or other external thought leadership are a strong positive signal. - Experience building or transforming MLE systems within an organization. - Can fluently switch communication styles across donors, board members, and non-technical audiences. - Familiarity with the application of data technology and AI to strengthen MLE implementation and decision-making. Requirements - Lead organizational MLE strategy. - Own and drive Evidence Action's approach to new program evaluation, including design and oversight of major evaluations and quality assurance of evaluation methodology and findings. - Develop and maintain centralized MLE systems for sharing, tracking, and applying evidence internally and externally, including at the regional level. - Lead the development of Evidence Action's learning agenda, identifying the highest-value learning questions across the program portfolio. - Provide strategic MLE oversight for new program development and accelerator processes. - Identify and address cross-program monitoring blind spots and systemic risks. - Champion the strategic use of data, technology, and AI to strengthen monitoring and decision-making. - Serve as a senior thought leader in the practical application of monitoring data and external champion for our MLE function. - Manage external reviewers, vendors, and consultants. - Partner closely with Cost-Effectiveness and other internal evidence functions. - Contribute to board and donor level communications on MLE progress, methodology, and organizational learning. - Provide direction and leadership to the MLE Strategy team. - Set team goals and priorities, create clarity on roles and responsibilities. - Develop team members' capabilities and build a platform for ongoing professional growth. - Manage the team's budget effectively and make resourcing recommendations. - Collaborate with program and organizational leadership to plan resources and recruit for strategic bandwidth within the MLE team. Benefits - Comprehensive international health care. - HSA/FSA options. - Life insurance and disability coverage. - Retirement plans with a matching component. - Generous and flexible leave options. - Other employee perks on a reimbursement basis. Company Description Evidence Action delivers data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations. - Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence. - Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children. - Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions.