Malawi MEL Lead
Role Summary
Join One Acre Fund as a Malawi MEL Lead to lead evaluations for impactful agricultural programs, guiding strategy with your expertise in monitoring and evaluation.
About the Organisation
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our [Why Work Here](https://oneacrefund.org/careers/why-work-here) blog post.
Our Malawi program, founded in 2016, provides more than 670,000 farmers with quality farm supplies and training. Our office in Malawi is located in Zomba, in the country’s south. One Acre Fund works in Malawi’s southern region, which has the highest concentration of smallholder farmers in the country.
The Malawi MEL Lead will independently lead all in-country evaluations across One Acre Fund Malawi's Agriculture, Agroforestry, and Carbon portfolios. They will have the opportunity to lead rigorous large-scale research projects to develop recommendations that will ultimately guide the Malawi program in a direction where we can deepen impact at scale. They will also lead a team of 100+ members and be responsible for their growth and well-being.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee Malawi MEL Execution
- Independently lead in-country or program-level impact evaluation and studies
- Establish and continuously improve frameworks, processes and procedures for quality assurance, in consultation with key stakeholders including but not limited to the Global MEL team.
Minimum Requirements
Across all roles, these are the [general qualifications we look for](https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/application-process/qualifications/). For this role specifically, you will have:
As soon as possible
- Strong academic or professional experience designing and implementing evaluations and analysing data (e.g. with large scale data collection and field team management).
- Knowledge of evaluation concepts and mastery of experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation designs.
- Strong analytical skills, especially the use of statistical techniques leveraged in impact evaluation measurement strategies (e.g. propensity score matching, difference in difference, regression discontinuity, etc.).
- Knowledge of statistical software, such as Stata or R
- Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple projects with various levels of complexity at the same time.
- A clear and compelling written communication style with an eye for design and visual presentation.
Working Conditions
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
Application Information
20 November 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.
- One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @*[*oneacrefund.org*](http://oneacrefund.org/) *address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.*
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.*
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.*
Eligibility Criteria
The role is open to applicants but does not specify any particular eligibility criteria.
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