Global Fund for Children has announced applications for an Interim Senior Learning and Evaluation Manager consultancy, offering experienced monitoring, evaluation, and learning professionals the opportunity to contribute to global child and youth development initiatives. The six-month remote consultancy will run from July 2026 through December 2026 and is open to qualified candidates worldwide.

The consultancy comes at a pivotal time for the organization as it strengthens its learning systems, outcomes management infrastructure, and approaches to participatory and community-led evaluation.

About Global Fund for Children

Global Fund for Children works to build a world where children and young people are safe, strong, and valued. The organization partners with grassroots and community-based organizations globally, providing flexible funding, capacity development support, and access to international networks.

Through partnerships in more than 34 countries and support for organizations across 42 countries, GFC focuses on advancing justice, equity, opportunity, and the rights of children and youth.

The organization operates as a globally distributed team, working remotely across multiple regions around the world.

Consultancy Overview

The Interim Senior Learning and Evaluation Manager will provide leadership and continuity during an extended leave period for a senior team member.

GFC is currently engaged in a significant organizational learning process that includes:

Strengthening its Theory of Change
Expanding outcomes management systems
Enhancing learning and evaluation practices
Supporting partner-led knowledge generation
Exploring more equitable and community-centered approaches to accountability

The organization is seeking an experienced practitioner who can balance methodological rigor with relationship-building and understands the importance of participatory, decolonial, and community-driven approaches to evaluation.

The consultancy is expected to average approximately 120 hours per month over the six-month engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Learning and Evaluation Support

The consultant will contribute to:

Donor reporting and external communications
Proposal development and fundraising efforts
Development of learning and evaluation components for grant applications
Evidence gathering and analysis for donor reports
Communicating the impact and complexity of intermediary funding models

The role emphasizes honest reporting practices that acknowledge uncertainty and avoid reducing communities to data points.

Outcomes Management Systems

The consultant will support the continued development of GFC’s Salesforce-based outcomes management platform by:

Strengthening data quality systems
Supporting staff adoption and utilization
Translating technical processes into accessible tools and guidance
Maintaining system integrity and usability

Learning Products and Research

Additional responsibilities include:

Developing toolkits, frameworks, briefs, and learning products
Supporting partner-led research initiatives
Contributing to new learning inquiries and evaluation processes
Building organizational learning capacity across teams
Delivering learning and evaluation training to staff members

Required Qualifications

GFC is seeking a senior-level professional with substantial experience in learning and evaluation within international development and social change environments.

Essential qualifications include:

Extensive experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning, and impact assessment
Background in philanthropy, intermediary funding, or international development
Experience with decolonial, Indigenous, participatory, or community-led evaluation approaches
Ability to manage ongoing workstreams independently
Strong understanding of power dynamics in evaluation and knowledge production

Applicants should also possess strong mixed-methods research skills, including:

Survey design and implementation
Statistical analysis
Focus group facilitation
Narrative inquiry methodologies
Participatory learning and sense-making approaches

Technical Expertise Sought

The successful consultant should demonstrate experience with:

Theory of Change development
Logical frameworks and outcomes mapping
Proposal development and grant reporting
Learning product design and knowledge management
Quantitative and qualitative data integration
Evidence synthesis and reporting

Experience creating materials for diverse audiences—including grassroots organizations, donors, young people, and sector stakeholders—is highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional qualifications that would strengthen an application include:

Experience with Salesforce or other outcomes management systems
Knowledge of intermediary funding and re-granting models
Experience in participatory grantmaking
Child and youth participatory evaluation expertise
Work experience across Africa, Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America
Multilingual skills

Preferred languages include:

French
Spanish
Portuguese
Arabic
Swahili

Fluency in English is required.

Remote Work and Global Eligibility

The consultancy is fully remote and open to candidates from any location globally.

However, successful applicants must be able to collaborate effectively across multiple time zones and maintain sufficient overlap with both Pacific Standard Time (PST) and Eastern Standard Time (EST) working hours.

This flexibility makes the consultancy particularly attractive for international development professionals seeking remote global opportunities.

Compensation and Time Commitment

Key consultancy details include:

Duration: July–December 2026
Estimated workload: 120 hours per month
Maximum monthly fee: US$5,000
Work arrangement: Fully remote
Equipment: Consultants must provide their own equipment

Compensation will be determined based on expertise, experience, and location-specific benchmarks.

Application Process

Applicants must submit:

A current CV or résumé
A brief cover letter
Responses to four application questions regarding motivation, expertise, areas of interest, and preferred consultancy rate

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Deadline

The deadline to apply is:

26 June 2026 at 5:00 PM US Eastern Time

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Global Fund for Children emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism across its operations. The organization actively encourages applications from historically marginalized communities and individuals with strong connections to the regions where its partners operate.

Conclusion

The Interim Senior Learning and Evaluation Manager consultancy offers an exceptional opportunity for experienced evaluation professionals to contribute to global efforts supporting children and youth. With its focus on participatory learning, community-led evaluation, and systems change, the role provides meaningful engagement in shaping how impact and accountability are understood within international philanthropy and grassroots development.

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