Data Analysis, Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability Expert (Energy Access)

Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at the Compact Delivery and Monitoring Unit headquarters within the Prime Minister’s Office; occasional travel to the provinces is required. Candidates must have current work authorization.

Company

hirify.global is a global consulting and implementation company delivering development, infrastructure, energy, climate, health, and digital transformation solutions in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities.

What you will do

• Operationalize the National Energy Compact Results Framework through indicator matrices, data protocols, reporting templates, milestones, and verification approaches.
• Coordinate data collection, consolidation, quality review, and performance analysis across government institutions, utilities, development partners, and provincial focal points.
• Track projects, reforms, indicators, and accountability milestones; analyze delays, data gaps, variances, and institutional bottlenecks.
• Prepare monthly performance dashboards, reports, early-warning notes, decision briefs, quarterly inputs, lessons briefs, and the annual performance report.
• Define requirements for a digital dashboard or data platform, support data integration and visualization, and strengthen sub-national data systems.
• Facilitate after-action and adaptive management reviews, support problem-solving meetings, and build counterpart capacity in results-based management and data quality.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in statistics, economics, public policy, social sciences, energy, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring, evaluation, performance management, and learning within development, public-sector reform, or infrastructure programs.
• At least 5 years of experience designing and operationalizing integrated MEL or performance management systems in energy, infrastructure, public investment, or basic services.
• Experience with government-led, multi-stakeholder programs and with results frameworks, theories of change, KPI frameworks, dashboards, and implementation monitoring systems.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis, survey design, sampling, performance analytics, digital data management, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Fluency in English and French is required, and current work authorization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is required. Good working knowledge of Excel, Power BI, Kobo/ODK, or equivalent platforms is expected.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with energy access metrics and the Multi-Tier Framework.
• Experience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Central Africa in energy, infrastructure, governance, or public-sector reform.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time 12-month assignment with potential extension subject to performance, evaluation, and available funding.
• Anticipated start date is October 2026, contingent upon contract award to hirify.global.
• Integrated work within the Compact Delivery and Monitoring Unit and close coordination with government institutions, development partners, and private-sector stakeholders.
• Work includes occasional travel to provinces as needed.
• All formal outputs are prepared in French, with English summaries where needed for international partners and investors.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV of no more than five pages and a cover letter with at least three professional references.
• Include a proposed daily rate in USD for a full-time assignment of up to 220 working days per year; personal costs, including housing and relocation, are not paid separately.
• Shortlisted candidates will be proposed to the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for evaluation. Successful candidates undergo safeguarding-focused interviews and due diligence.