Impact Assurance Advisor Consultant

Job Posting Organization:
Prosper Global is a humanitarian organization that was established to address the urgent needs of communities facing conflict, climate change, and economic hardship. The organization aims to create lasting progress by pairing local knowledge with global resources. In 2026, the organization changed its name from Mercy Corps to Prosper Global to reflect its mission of helping every community prosper, thereby advancing humanity as a whole. Prosper Global operates in multiple countries and employs a diverse team dedicated to innovative solutions for complex challenges.

Job Overview:
The consultancy roster aims to establish a pool of potential consultants for future opportunities with Prosper Global. The Impact Assurance Advisor will play a crucial role in strengthening the measurement, reporting, and verification of results within the Jobtech Alliance initiative. This initiative focuses on building an inclusive jobtech sector in Africa, with the goal of creating and improving one million quality jobs by 203

• The advisor will be responsible for developing a full-employment framework, revamping monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) documents for donor engagement, and verifying reported outcomes. The role requires collaboration with various teams within the organization to ensure effective results measurement and reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The consultant will be tasked with several key activities, including:

• Developing survey tools that capture participants' full livelihood picture, including contributions from work found through supported platforms.
• Piloting and testing survey tools in collaboration with data collection organizations, revising tools based on pilot findings.
• Updating relevant sections of the Results, Learning & Research playbook to reflect themes addressed by the tools.
• Supporting the development of new donor MEL documents, including participating in MEL calls with new donors and populating or revamping MEL plans, Theory of Change, and other relevant documents.
• Conducting results verification by reviewing reported outcomes against supporting evidence, including interviewing startup founders to assess the impact of support received.
• Delivering a full-employment survey tool ready for pilot, revised survey tools, updated playbook sections, finalized donor documents, and results verification reports on a rolling basis.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess 10-15+ years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), particularly within international development, social impact, or donor-funded programs. They should have prior experience working with major institutional funders and direct experience with donor verification, compliance, or audit processes. Strong qualitative interviewing skills are essential, as well as the ability to translate complex data into donor-ready reporting language. Familiarity with jobs and livelihoods impact measurement is a strong plus, along with experience advising startups or early-stage ventures. Candidates should also demonstrate diplomatic communication skills and the ability to manage challenging donor interactions effectively.

Educational Background:
While specific educational qualifications are not explicitly stated, candidates are generally expected to have a strong academic background relevant to monitoring, evaluation, and learning, as well as international development or social impact fields. Advanced degrees in related disciplines may be preferred.

Experience:
The position requires a significant level of experience, specifically 10-15+ years in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL). Candidates should have a proven track record of working with institutional funders and experience in donor verification and compliance processes. Experience in proposal-stage MEL writing and familiarity with jobs/livelihoods impact measurement is also highly desirable.

Languages:
While the job description does not specify mandatory languages, proficiency in English is likely essential given the international context of the role. Knowledge of additional languages relevant to the African jobtech sector may be considered advantageous but is not explicitly required.

Additional Notes:
This consultancy position is remote and offers flexibility in terms of work schedule, with the Jobtech Alliance team collaborating with the consultant to determine availability on a need basis over a two-year period. The consultant will report to Jared Wachira Adema, the Department Lead for Data & Impact within the Jobtech Alliance, and will work closely with various teams focused on results measurement, inclusivity, and venture building. Prosper Global is committed to equal employment opportunities and maintaining a safe and inclusive work environment, adhering to core principles regarding safeguarding and ethics.