Are you looking for a meaningful job where you can invest your skills, passion, and time in an impactful way? Do you want to work for an organization that is dynamic, goal-driven, and dedicated to making a difference? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe!

Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is one of Germany’s largest private aid organizations. Politically and religiously independent, we work toward a world without hunger.

Together with national and international partners, we respond to humanitarian crises and support long-term solutions that improve the living conditions for the most vulnerable people. We change and shape food systems, we are locally-led and globally connected. As an impact-oriented and human-centered organization, we use innovation, evidence and data-informed decision-making to continuously improve our work and contribute to #Zero Hunger.

Our vision: "Zero Hunger on a Healthy Planet." Join us in creating a world where everyone has access to food while ensuring a sustainable future for our planet. If you are ready to make an impact, we look forward to receiving your application!

The position is to be filled by January 1, 2027, with a contract duration of two years. Employment location will be Bonn, Germany.

As Impact and System Evaluation Advisor, you will strengthen Welthungerhilfe (WHH) as an impact-oriented and accountable learning organization.

Building on WHH’s impact framework, which defines how the organization understands and describes impact, you will help put this shared understanding into practice across projects and programmes. You will support teams to capture and use evidence, identify and scale impactful approaches, assess WHH’s contribution to change at system level and support the impact evaluation of strategic topics.

This work will help WHH understand how and under what conditions interventions contributes to meaningful, sustainable change - enabling WHH to identify impactful approaches and assess how they can be adapted and scaled.

Your responsibilities

• Advising board members, committees and executives on strategic technical issues relating to impact at project and system level, impact evaluation, scaling of impactful approaches and organizational evaluations
• Planning and implementing decision-making processes to identify, model, evaluate and scale potentially impactful project and program approaches, in coordination with technical advisors, program managers and MEAL colleagues.
• Developing and refining strategies, guidelines and tools for impact measurement at project and system level
• Operationalizing concepts and strategies for impact evaluation and scaling into processes, guidance, tools and support for projects and programs, in close coordination with the impact and systems evaluation team
• Planning and implementing mechanisms for selecting and working with impact and system evaluation partners.
• Planning and implementation of capacity sharing, trainings, technical advisory processes, learning and knowledge management processes in the Head Office and Country Offices in impact, impact evaluation and scaling of impactful approaches.
• Providing specialist technical input throughout (project and system level) impact evaluation implementation, from evaluation design and terms of reference to methodological quality assurance and the dissemination and use of findings.
• Significant involvement in the design and implementation of impact communication and reporting formats.
• Active participation and positioning in relevant technical and academic networks, for example in the areas of evaluation, impact, system transformation, learning and scaling
• Monitoring trends and events in the organization's national and international academic, technical and donor environment and formulating recommendations for action to managers

Your profile

• A university or college degree in a relevant subject area
• At least five years of professional experience in humanitarian aid or international cooperation, including at least one part in non-European countries
• At least five years of experience in evaluating international cooperation projects and programs including experience with impact and systems evaluation methods
• Demonstrated experience advising technical teams on the creation of theories of change, logframes, and evaluation frameworks
• Knowledge and experience in systemic outcome and impact measurement methods (such as outcome mapping, outcome harvesting, social network analysis, contribution analysis, process tracing, or QCA), preferably in the areas of food systems, WASH systems, Humanitarian Action, market mechanisms, innovations and governance
• Knowledge of the conceptualization, design, and use of quantitative impact evaluations (including experimental and quasi-experimental designs)
• Strong analytical skills, data translation skills, and presentation skills
• Strong competencies in the use of PowerPoint and Word
• Competencies in the use of software solutions for sampling and qualitative and quantitative data analysis (R, Stata, MaxQDA, or Atlas.ti) are a plus
• Very good command of written and spoken English, French language skills are an advantage

What we offer

• Fair Compensation: A fair and equal remuneration based on a transparent salary scale.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible working arrangements to support a balanced lifestyle.
• Modern & Agile Work Environment: Be part of a forward thinking organization that fully embraces digitalization and innovation across all areas.
• Personal & Professional Growth: Access diverse learning and development opportunities to advance your career.
• Team: Join our dedicated and diverse teams, where passion, expertise, and joy come together to create a better world.

In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under Our benefits.