Impact & Knowledge Management Specialist

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About the role

  • 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

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

CA$65,300 - CA$72,550 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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