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Company Overview

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Project Overview and Role

The Market Development Facility (MDF) is an Australian Government-funded initiative that utilises a market systems development approach to connect with private and public sectors players with the ability and leverage to trigger lasting systemic change and create broad-based, sustainable pro-poor growth. MDF can be scaled-up to support further market development activities in country and in additional countries as needed.
MDF is a multi-country facility, currently operating in five countries: Fiji, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Each country has its own country team on the ground, with a Core Leadership Team headed up by the Chief Executive Officer providing strategic, technical and managerial oversight across all MDF partner countries. 

Role:
The purpose of this job is to implement MDF's RM system and takes the lead in more challenging design, research, monitoring and aggregation efforts

Responsibilities

  • Understanding the DCED guidelines for results measurement in order to be able to conduct monitoring and results measurement in line with these principles.
  • Understanding the Facility's WEE Framework, other inclusion framework/strategies, and its implications for research design and learning.
  • Maintain, in collaboration with the Quality and Inclusion Director(s)/Adviser/Coordinator, a results measurement system in line with DCED guidelines and relevant for WEE, with complete and up to date Intervention Guides and a clear research calendar.
  • Collaborate with CT members to develop high-quality results chains and measurement plans for each partnership and for each strategic engagement area in which the Facility is active and execute these plans in a timely and collaborative manner with the CT, ensuring inclusion indicators are appropriately integrated into results chains and research plans
  • Analyse assessment results, make these insightful and communicable and suggest ways to improve the Facility's sector strategies or intervention designs; participate in and prepare for all strategy meetings, notably the six-monthly management meeting, but are also in day-to-day discussions on progress and planning.
  • Prepare for the Annual Aggregation of Results; provide insight into progress against key headline and intermediary indicators as and when needed; support reporting on specific indicators as requested by the donor.
  • With support from Quality and Inclusion Director(s)/Adviser/Coordinator, prepare research and findings on ways to promote WEE and inclusion more broadly.
  • Together with the CT generate insight and learning that can be used as content for engagement, influencing and learning events.

Requirements

Essential requirements:
  • Preferably more than three years of work experience
  • Post graduate qualifications in business, economics, sociology, anthropology or other relevant field(s).
  • Strong business or (applied) research orientation and work experience in a related field
  • Preferably experience implementing the 'Making Markets Work for the Poor' approach or related development approach and applying the DCED Guidelines for Results Measurement.
  • Familiarity with the issues affecting the private sector in the country of assignment as well as international trends in business and the economy
  • Desirable to have knowledge of gender issues of Pakistan
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to apply quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Excellent written and spoken English language skills, able to write evidence-based reports.
  • Willingness to work in a challenging environment and to travel nationally and internationally.
  • A police clearance certificate