MERL Consultant (SCALE Innovative Partnership), Kathmandu, Nepal,13.5 Months, Office based (Open for Nationals of Nepal Only), Req#596376

The consultant will work closely with UNICEF, the Department of Education (DOE), IPA/J-PAL, local governments, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to develop robust systems for monitoring programme performance, generating and synthesizing evidence, supporting implementation research, and facilitating adaptive management through TLA cycles. The consultant will provide technical leadership in programme monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, political economy monitoring, and evidence utilization. S/he will ensure that evidence generated through implementation is systematically used to inform programme adaptation, affordability and cost-effectiveness assessments, scale-readiness reviews, government planning and financing decisions, and pathways for institutionalization and scale-up. The consultant will also support the development of an evidence-informed implementation model that can be sustainably financed, adopted, and delivered through government systems at scale.

Location: Nepal

Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 11:55 PM