Senior Manager, MLE Strategy

About Evidence Action

At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.

Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 11 countries, our team of 900+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.

• Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
• Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
• Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.

At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.

About MMS and IFA

The Senior Manager will join at a pivotal moment for the nutrition portfolio. Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) is in an active scale-up phase, with MLE focused on generating evidence to support scale-up decisions, refining the program model for new contexts, and building the learning agenda that will guide further expansion. Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation is an established program with a growing multi-country footprint. The MLE focus is on consistent measurement across countries, supporting expansion decisions, and translating cross-country learning into program adaptation.

The Senior Manager will contribute MLE leadership at the strategic level for both programs — shaping how evidence informs scale-up, where the program model adapts, and how learning gets generated and used.

About the MLE Strategy Team
The MLE Strategy team optimizes Evidence Action's programming through versatile and right-fit monitoring and evaluation solutions and insights. Working with other global and regional teams, we develop MLE frameworks and strategies that improve programs and further our understanding of programmatic impact. With the work our team does, Evidence Action is uniquely able to strengthen its programs based on the evidence we produce and share. We aim to be cost-efficient and rigorous when answering programmatic learning goals and aim to deliver high-quality services that meet programs' needs. Although the team works across the organization, the MLE Strategy staff are committed to promoting a team culture that values connectedness and continuous growth and learning.

You will contribute by being the MLE Strategy lead for Evidence Action's MMS and IFA programs, including technical leadership, design oversight, and cross-program oversight. You will report to the Associate Director, MLE Strategy, and will start with one direct report, our Manager, MLE Strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical leadership and design strategy:
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of MMS's global MLE framework and country MLE strategies to support scale-up decision-making, and provide senior technical oversight to IFA's multi-country MLE strategy, including indicator standardization across geographies, through the MLE Strategy Manager.
  • Be the technical owner for MMS analysis plans, sampling methodologies, data collection tools, and analysis outputs, including manuscripts, abstracts, and reports; oversee large-scale primary data collection for MMS, including survey design, enumerator training, and data quality protocols, and provide senior oversight of IFA primary data collection through the MLE Strategy Manager.
  • Lead implementation research for IFA and MMS, including process evaluations, pilot studies, and assessments of acceptability and feasibility for new program features or geographies.
  • Identify the need for and develop MLE best practices that strengthen the broader nutrition portfolio.
• Risk identification, planning, and program decision support:
• Advising and external engagement:
• Project management and people management:

The expected role range for this US position is listed below. We consider multiple factors when determining the base salary for a role, including but not limited to: role scope, program budgets, internal equity, and a candidate’s qualifications and/or prior experience.

Note: Pay and benefits will be commensurate with the role specifications, local statutory requirements, and the cost of labor in the markets where we operate.

The expected pay range for this full-time role is $98,700 - $110,000 per year.

For US based roles, Evidence Action provides comprehensive benefits including international health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with a matching component, generous and flexible leave options, as well as other employee perks on a reimbursement basis. For more information visit our careers page or ask our recruiting team!

Evidence Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.