Your Role

FMO’s Impact Department is seeking an experienced independent consultant to deliver Monitoring, Evidence, Learning & Insights (MELI) support to its Market Creation programmes. In this assignment you will work embedded within the Market Creation teams and be responsible for designing results frameworks, generating insights, strengthening MEL practices, and supporting evidence‑based communication around market creation and technical assistance interventions.

This consultancy requires a professional who combines MEL expertise with deal‑level advisory, results‑oriented thinking, and a strong ability to translate evidence into clear, compelling insights for internal and external audiences.

Scope of Work & Deliverables

1. Deal‑Level Evidence & Learning Support

The consultant will deliver:

• Hands‑on sparring and advisory support to execution teams at deal level.
• Guidance on selecting and tracking meaningful, feasible and decision‑relevant indicators.
• Co‑development of lightweight theories of change that clearly articulate intended results.
• Translation of objectives into testable results frameworks that can be monitored and adapted over time.

2. Results‑Oriented & Pay‑for‑Results Approaches

Expected deliverables include:

• Design and support for results‑based and potential pay‑for‑results mechanisms.
• Development of outcome definitions, verification approaches and learning loops.
• Practical translation of outcome‑based finance and results‑based funding into FMO programs and deals.
• Ensuring results frameworks are proportionate, credible, and aligned with donor and partner requirements.

3. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Implementation

The consultant will:

• Coordinate and implement MEL activities across market creation and TA programs.
• Align implementation with approved MEL plans, donor requirements and FMO systems.
• Support implementing partners in applying MEL approaches that fit FMO’s frameworks.
• Contributes to evaluations, learning reviews and reflective processes at program and portfolio level.
• Prioritize delivery of actionable insights for improved decision‑making.

4. Reporting, Insight Products & Decision Support

Deliverables include:

• Inputs for donor and internal reporting (quantitative results, narratives, learning sections, case studies).
• Translation of evidence into clear, decision‑oriented insights for internal stakeholders such as coordination groups and sector teams.
• Contributions to FMO’s broader learning and influencing agenda on market creation, results‑based approaches and innovation.
• Collaboration with FMO’s Evaluation & Knowledge Management team to ensure knowledge transfer and organizational learning.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

The consultant will collaborate closely with:

• Market Creation and Impact teams
• FMO Sector teams and Strategy
• Communications and Fundraising teams
• Evaluations & Knowledge Management (dotted line)

The consultant is expected to operate as a trusted, pragmatic expert, balancing analytical rigor with practical solutions.

Our Offer

Our fee range, based on relevant experience and track-record: EUR 520 to 720 per day (8 hours).

Location: The Hague (hybrid)
Department: Impact, in the Market Creation Financial Inclusion team
Contract: Freelance / ZZP – 18 months
Level of Effort: ±4 days per week (0.8 FTE)

Required: EU citizen or valid NL work permit

Your Team

The Impact Department drives FMO’s ambitions on SDG10 and SDG13 through market creation, technical assistance and impact structuring. The Market Creation FI team manages TA programs, supports fundraising, and delivers interventions that help build new markets and pipelines—core components of FMO’s 2030 strategy.

Your Background

• Master’s degree in economics, development, public policy, data/analytics or a related field.
• At least 10+ years relevant experience, including MEL, evidence, evaluations or results management within development finance or donor‑funded programs, with financial inclusion related experience being especially valuable.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience at deal or intervention level (indicators, results logic, learning).
• Experience with results‑based financing, outcome‑based approaches or pay‑for‑results models (advantage).
• Ability to recognize data patterns and produce visuals that support decision‑making.
• Affinity with data, analytics and AI‑enabled tooling (advantage).
• Familiarity with donor compliance and MEL reporting systems (advantage).

The ideal consultant  further brings:

• Pragmatism and a solution‑oriented mindset.
• Commercial awareness and an entrepreneurial approach.
• Strong analytical, structured and reflective working style.
• Ability to simplify complexity and communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Comfort operating in dynamic, multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Adaptability, flexibility and resilience.