Evidence, Measurement, Learning and Impact Director, Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Nigeria

Description Contingent upon Donor Funding** Location: Abuja, Nigeria Position Status: Full-time, Exempt or Non-exempt, Regular Salary Level: 6 Risk Level: X Level 3 ☐ Level 2 ☐ Level 1 (Level 3: Frequent contact with participants, direct contact with children, access to sensitive data, and/or high level of accountability. Level 2: Some contact with participants; unplanned non-direct contact with children. Level 1: Likely to have no contact with participants or sensitive data) About Prosper Global Barely enough is not enough for anyone. Prosper Global is a humanitarian organization working alongside communities facing conflict, climate change, and economic hardship to meet urgent needs and create the conditions for lasting progress. Today's challenges demand new solutions, so we pair local knowledge with global resources to help communities build what's needed, test what's possible, and scale what's proven so that people everywhere can pursue a full life on their own terms. In 2026, we changed our name from Mercy Corps to Prosper Global, to reflect our belief that when every community can prosper, all of humanity moves forward. The Program / Department / Team Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, and its influence spreads across the continent. Yet, inequality and insecurity have consistently undermined Nigeria's development. Prosper Global Nigeria was established in 2012 to respond to these challenges. The Nigeria team is headquartered in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and has programs across 16 states. Prosper Globalworks with communities to build economic opportunities, enhance water security, drive peace and good governance, and ensure food security. Our activities aim to build resilience through an integrated approach, helping communities and the most marginalized within them cope, adapt, and thrive in the context of numerous shocks and stresses. With a strong and growing team, Prosper Global works to achieve the vision of a Nigeria in which all people are empowered, engaged, resilient, and secure. The Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Portfolio is a three-year Mastercard Foundation investment designed to enable 200,000 young Nigerians, particularly young women, to access and sustain Dignified and Fulfilling Work through climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems. The CSA Portfolio is of five complementary programs that respond to a structural disconnect between the growth potential of Nigeria's agrifood economy and its ability to generate D&F Work at scale. Each program contributes through its geographies, value while agrifood markets continue to grow, many enterprises, employers, financial institutions and market actors remain constrained in their ability to expand, invest and create jobs, while young women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) face barriers that limit their participation in emerging opportunities. The Portfolio addresses both challenges simultaneously by strengthening the systems that generate work opportunities while helping marginalized populations access and sustain them. Prosper Global is seeking an experienced and dynamic Evidence, Measurement, Learning and Impact Director to drive forward the anticipated 45 million Mastercard Foundation-funded Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) investment program for the next three years. The Position The Evidence, Measurement, Learning and Impact Director is a senior portfolio leadership position within the Mastercard Foundation-funded Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Portfolio. The role is responsible for shaping and leading the portfolio's evidence, learning, impact, and adaptive management agenda, ensuring that data, evidence, technology, and learning are leveraged as strategic assets to improve portfolio performance, inform decision-making, strengthen accountability, and drive systems change. The Director will oversee the design and implementation of a portfolio-wide Evidence, Learning and Impact ecosystem that provides shared services across all consortium partners, harmonizes measurement approaches, and enables real-time visibility of portfolio performance, outcomes, and impact. Working closely with portfolio leadership, partners, and technical teams, the Director will transform data and evidence into actionable intelligence that informs strategy, adaptive management, innovation, investment decisions, and continuous improvement throughout the portfolio lifecycle. The position will lead the development and stewardship of integrated digital systems, learning frameworks, research initiatives, impact measurement approaches, and knowledge management platforms that generate insights on what works, for whom, under what conditions, and why. The Director will ensure that evidence is systematically translated into action, influencing implementation, strengthening market systems, supporting policy engagement, and advancing the portfolio's goal of creating dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people through climate-smart agriculture. In addition, the Director will provide strategic oversight and capacity strengthening support to partner organizations, fostering a culture of learning, accountability, data use, and innovation across the portfolio. The role will position the portfolio as a leader in evidence-driven programming by generating influential knowledge products, thought leadership, and scalable models that can benefit not only consortium partners but also wider sector stakeholders, policymakers, funders, and practitioners. Essential Responsibilities STRATEGY AND VISION Provide visionary leadership for the portfolio's Evidence, Learning and Impact agenda, positioning evidence, data, technology, and learning as strategic assets that drive decision-making, portfolio performance, systems change, and long-term impact. Design and oversee a portfolio-wide Evidence, Learning and Impact ecosystem that enables harmonized data systems, shared services, real-time decision support, and consistent measurement across all consortium partners while generating insights that can be leveraged by broader sector actors. Champion the transformation of data into actionable intelligence by driving the use of analytics, digital platforms, participant feedback, market intelligence, and emerging technologies to inform strategy, adaptive management, investment decisions, and program innovation. Lead the generation and curation of evidence that demonstrates what works, for whom, under what conditions, and why, ensuring that portfolio learning informs implementation, strengthens market systems, influences policy and practice, and contributes to sector-wide knowledge. Establish a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement across the portfolio, ensuring evidence is routinely translated into action, adaptation, and improved outcomes for young people accessing dignified and fulfilling work opportunities. Position the portfolio as a leader in evidence-driven climate-smart agriculture by building partnerships with research institutions, governments, private sector actors, and learning networks, and by generating influential insights, thought leadership, and scalable models that extend beyond the portfolio itself. MEL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT Lead the design, development, and continuous evolution of an integrated portfolio-wide Evidence, Learning and Impact (ELI) ecosystem that enables adaptive management, real-time performance monitoring, impact measurement, and accountability in line with Mastercard Foundation and Prosper Global standards. Serve as a member of the Portfolio Senior Leadership Team, providing strategic intelligence and evidence-based insights that inform portfolio decisions, resource allocation, risk management, innovation, and adaptive management across all consortium partners. Establish and oversee portfolio-wide data governance frameworks, standards, and protocols to ensure data quality, security, interoperability, ethical data management, and responsible use of participant information across all systems and partners. Design and institutionalize shared Evidence, Learning and Impact services that harmonize measurement approaches, reporting standards, analytics, learning processes, and performance management systems across the portfolio. Champion the use of digital technologies, automation, analytics, dashboards, artificial intelligence, and real-time decision-support tools to transform data into actionable intelligence that improves program effectiveness and accelerates impact. Lead the development of integrated learning, feedback, and accountability systems that strengthen participant voice, support adaptive management, and ensure evidence is routinely translated into program improvements and strategic decisions. Collaborate with Community Accountability and Response Mechanism (CARM) teams, safeguarding leads, and technical specialists to strengthen portfolio-wide accountability, participant-centered learning, and responsible data practices. Build the capacity of consortium partners to generate, interpret, and use evidence for decision-making, fostering a culture of learning, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement across the portfolio. Work closely with global, regional, technology, analytics, and data teams to introduce emerging approaches, strengthen digital infrastructure, and position the portfolio as a leader in evidence-driven climate-smart agriculture programming. Ensure portfolio systems generate high-quality evidence and learning products that not only support implementation but also contribute to policy influence, systems change, sector learning, and the advancement of dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people. LEARNING AND ADAPTATION: Lead the Portfolio Learning Agenda, ensuring the generation of actionable evidence on what works, for whom, under what conditions, and why, to strengthen the portfolio's contribution to dignified and fulfilling work for young people. Establish portfolio-wide learning and adaptive management processes that integrate implementation data, participant feedback, market intelligence, climate evidence, and partner experiences to inform strategic decisions, program adaptation, and investment priorities. Drive the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of high-value evidence, insights, and learning products that influence portfolio strategy, strengthen ecosystem actors, inform policy engagement, and contribute to broader knowledge and practice. Foster a culture of learning, innovation, and evidence use across portfolio partners, ensuring that lessons and insights are translated into improved performance, adaptive action, and scalable approaches that benefit both the portfolio and the wider climate-smart agriculture ecosystem. REPORTS MANAGEMENT Provide strategic oversight of portfolio reporting, ensuring timely, high-quality, and evidence-based reporting that demonstrates results, impact, learning, and contribution to systems change for the Mastercard Foundation and other stakeholders. Lead the generation, synthesis, and communication of evidence, insights, and knowledge products, transforming data into actionable intelligence that informs decision-making, influences stakeholders, and supports adaptive management. Establish and maintain portfolio-wide reporting standards and quality assurance processes, ensuring consistency, data integrity, and effective knowledge sharing across all portfolio partners. MONITORING AND EVALUATION/ ASSESSMENTS Liaise with the baseline leads to ensure baseline methodology, tools, and approaches are in line with overall program MEL. Support in ensuring baseline quality of data in compliance with MEL Policy, including leading on coordination for quarterly programme review meetings, regular Data Quality Assessments, record retention, and a final internal performance review. TEAM MANAGEMENT Onboard the new permanent MEL Manager and o