Website Aceli Africa
About Aceli Africa
Aceli Africa is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the agricultural financing landscape across East and Southern Africa. As a donor-funded market incentive facility, Aceli Africa’s mission is to catalyze $1.5 billion in private sector lending to agricultural SMEs in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia by 2029. This ambitious goal is supported by global financial institutions through innovative financial incentives and technical assistance. Aceli Africa operates by leveraging data-driven strategies to mitigate risks and expand access to finance. Their pioneering effort is backed by prominent donors, including the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IKEA Foundation, and USAID, among others, who have pledged over $93 million to support their objectives from 2020 to 2029. Aceli Africa aims to foster a competitive lending market for agricultural SMEs and set an example for scalable models throughout the continent.
About this Role
The Senior Associate, Monitoring & Evaluation, will play a crucial role in advancing Aceli Africa’s efforts to enhance agricultural financing in East and Southern Africa. This position involves collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to implement monitoring and evaluation strategies across Aceli’s five active countries, aligning with the organization’s broader mission to facilitate finance for agricultural SMEs. A key aspect of the role is supporting the execution of Aceli’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Strategy, which includes collaborating with renowned institutions like the International Growth Centre (IGC) and Busara Centre of Behavioral Economics. The position also encompasses responsibilities related to research coordination, ESG compliance, and supporting Aceli’s capacity-building programs.
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of Aceli’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Strategy and Framework.
- Collaborate with IGC and Busara Centre to evaluate Aceli Financial Incentives and Technical Assistance program.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of enterprise and farmer-level surveys with 60 Decibels.
- Support research coordination and review proposals for the Agri-SME Evidence Fund.
- Consolidate evidence from evaluations and distill key learnings.
- Track Key Performance Indicators and develop impact profiles.
- Draft learning outputs and case studies.
- Support ESG assessment and engage lenders for compliance with ESG policy.
- Coordinate outreach and training on Aceli’s ESG and Impact criteria.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree/equivalent in a relevant field such as Agricultural Economics or Business Administration.
- Minimum of seven years of experience in monitoring and evaluation in a development finance context.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
- Passion for social impact and improving farmer livelihoods and food security.
- Familiarity with agri-finance and impact measurement is advantageous.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
Benefits
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