• Provide leadership across Director-level reports overseeing MLE and programs in nutrition, deworming and school health. • Ensure the MLE function effectively supports all program teams with reliable data, rigorous analysis, and actionable insights to inform strategy, investments, and program improvements. • Set strategic direction, clarify priorities, and hold Directors accountable for high-quality, cost-effective, evidence-based execution, while reviewing portfolio performance to identify opportunities for efficiency, innovation, and course correction. • Provide thought partnership as new interventions move through the Accelerator process and guide piloting and scaling decisions. • Ensure cross-country and cross-program coherence in strategy, technical standards, and operational excellence. • Maintain executive oversight of resource allocation, budget management, and financial stewardship in partnership with Program Finance. • Serve as a senior leader in fundraising, working closely with the CEO, our fundraising team, and program leaders to secure philanthropic and institutional funding. • Translate complex program strategies and evidence into clear, compelling cases for investment tailored to different funder audiences. • Support the design of funding strategies that balance growth, sustainability, and diversification across the portfolio. • Act as a credible external representative of Evidence Action’s programs with donors, government counterparts, multilaterals, and technical partners. • Provide strategic direction on partnerships with governments and implementing partners to support transition, scale, and institutionalization of programs. • Serve as a core member of the Global Leadership Team, helping shape organizational strategy, culture, and enterprise-wide priorities. • Champion the strategic use of data, technology, and AI to strengthen program design, implementation, monitoring, and decision-making. • Mentor and develop Directors and senior leaders to strengthen the program leadership bench. • Lead or contribute to cross-organizational initiatives (e.g., strategy refresh, operating model improvements, innovation agenda) in collaboration with fellow executives.