MEL & Fundraising Lead
The Impact Facility (TIF) is seeking an experienced MEL & Fundraising Lead to support the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) and its broader programmes in the DRC, Kenya and Tanzania. The role combines monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), impact measurement and fundraising to advance sustainable development in artisanal and small-scale mining communities.
Location: Preferably Nairobi, Kenya, based in the TIF office; exceptional candidates elsewhere may be considered
Contract: Full-time
Salary: $25,000–$30,000 per annum, depending on experience
Application deadline: Thursday, 19 November 2026
Key responsibilities
- Lead MEL frameworks, measurement plans, KPIs and learning processes across TIF and FCA programmes.
- Oversee data collection, quality assurance, verification, analysis and reporting across country teams and implementing partners.
- Manage surveys, baseline, midline and endline studies, impact assessments, evaluations and learning reviews.
- Measure FCA’s social, environmental and economic outcomes, including working conditions, child labour prevention and remediation, health and safety, education, livelihoods and community development.
- Support Responsible Cobalt Credits and the authentication, tracking and marketing of Responsible Gold and Mineral Credits.
- Develop dashboards and performance reports for management, donors, partners and industry stakeholders.
- Translate findings into recommendations for programme improvement, scale-up and strategic decision-making.
- Strengthen MEL capacity, information management and organisational learning.
- Support the development and use of Kustawi and OREKA systems, integrating MEL and environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements.
- Provide MEL support to gold programmes, including Kenya’s equipment lease-to-own programme, Tanzania’s LIF/GenEM and CAT-Gold projects, and new initiatives.
- Work with leadership and programme teams on funding proposals, concept notes, donor submissions and reporting.
- Produce impact reports, case studies, stories and investment cases demonstrating TIF and FCA’s results.
- Identify research partnerships, commissioned research and opportunities to generate revenue and strengthen the funding pipeline.
- Support donor meetings and engagement with evidence of programme impact.
Candidate requirements
- A degree in MEL, development, research, statistics, economics, social sciences or a related field.
- Strong experience in MEL, research, impact measurement or programme learning.
- Experience using quantitative and qualitative research methods and managing data quality.
- Experience supporting donor reporting, evaluations and funding proposals.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate data into clear findings and recommendations.
- Experience working across programmes, countries and stakeholders, and the ability to work independently in a small, international organisation.
- Experience in responsible mining, artisanal and small-scale mining, supply chains, ESG or international development is desirable. Fundraising, business development or research partnership experience is an advantage.
Location and travel
Nairobi is the preferred base, although exceptional candidates based elsewhere may be considered. Occasional travel to programme locations may be required.
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