Impact & Knowledge Management Specialist
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Job Description
IKM Specialist enhancing MEDA’s organizational impact measurement and knowledge generation strategy. Collaborates across teams to manage data integration, reporting, and research outputs.
Responsibilities:
- Support the Director in strengthening MEDA’s organization-wide impact measurement systems and frameworks
- Develop and manage the organization’s measurement framework with key metrics in alignment with MEDA’s strategic plan and priorities
- Coordinate integration and streamlining of MEDA databases (e.g., CRM, project systems, Power BI dashboards) to ensure consistency and efficiency in organizational reporting
- Ensure availability of clean, validated, and harmonized datasets across regions and departments
- Identify gaps in data systems and contribute to system improvements and upgrades
- Support data governance, standardization, and metadata practices across MEDA
- Lead the preparation and consolidation of quarterly organizational performance reports and annual results summaries
- Manage and update the organization’s Balanced Scorecard (BSC) in collaboration with leadership and functional teams
- Ensure reporting aligns with MEDA’s strategy, KPIs, and donor requirements
- Develop dashboards and visualization tools to communicate performance insights clearly
- Ensure data is translated into actionable insights for senior leadership and Board reporting
- Work alongside Technical Leads and project teams to develop high-quality research and knowledge products (case studies, learning briefs, synthesis reports, sector analyses)
- Synthesize data and evidence to articulate MEDA’s contributions to agri-food systems, inclusive market systems, and community-level impact
- Coordinate summative and ex-post evaluations for selected projects
- Support development of thought leadership content aligned with MEDA’s strategic priorities
- Ensure systematic capture of lessons learned and best practices across programs
- Contribute to strengthening MEDA’s organizational evidence base and Theory of Change
- Collaborate closely with Regional IKM leads, Technical Leads, IT, and Communications to ensure alignment of data, reporting, and knowledge outputs
- Provide technical guidance and backstopping to project teams on data, reporting, and learning processes
- Support quality assurance of data collection, analysis, and reporting outputs
- Contribute to building staff capacity in data use, reporting standards, and knowledge management practices
- Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making and learning across the organization
- Contribute to strategic initiatives led by the Director, IKM
- Support coordination with external consultants where required (e.g., evaluations, research)
- Undertake other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree plus professional qualification in relevant field
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in international development with experience in research and impact measurement practices
- Experience in data integration and reporting, and expertise with data analytics software
- Experience in international/multi-country operations and donor funded environments
- Understanding and appreciation of business principles and international development and MEDA’s approach of creating business solutions to poverty
- Appreciation and support of MEDA’s faith statement, values and goals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to simplify complex ideas
- Ability and willingness for regular international travel to developing countries

















