Title Economic Inclusion Program Quality and Technical Partnerships Specialist (PQTP) LATAM (Consultant)

Location: Bogotá, Colombia; Guatemala City, Guatemala; or Mexico City, Mexico (must have work authorization)

Contract: Full-time consultancy (80-100% LOE; ~200-260 days/year)

Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Salary: US$ 200-250/day (~US$60,000/year, depending on LOE)

Benefits: None. Consultant is expected to account for their own benefits.

Travel: Up to 40–50% (domestic and international). Trickle Up will pay for business-related travel expenses.

Trickle Up seeks a Program Quality and Technical Partnerships (PQTP) Specialist to strengthen the quality, effectiveness, and scale of economic inclusion (EI) programming across Latin America (LATAM).

This role combines technical leadership, program quality assurance, and partnership development. The PQTP Specialist will support both strategic design and hands-on implementation, ensuring programs are aligned with global standards while responsive to local contexts. The role is central to advancing high-quality ultra-poor graduation, livelihoods, informal savings and loans, and coaching approaches through technical assistance, learning, and partnerships with governments, NGOs, and donors.

Key Responsibilities

Support Program Quality for Regional EI and Technical Assistance Projects

• Support Trickle Up’s regional office in implementing high-quality economic inclusion efforts (direct implementation and TA).
• Ensure alignment with Trickle Up’s Global Program Quality Framework across the program cycle.
• Build capacity of regional, country, and project-level teams in EI, Graduation, and related methodologies.
• Support regional business development efforts and strategic relationship management, particularly for TA initiatives, helping ensure organizational strategic alignment and integration of best practices in EI project design; act as Technical Lead or EI Subject Matter Expert (SME) in proposal development.
• Coordinate with global and regional MERL staff to maintain alignment with global MEL standards.
• Provide high ‑quality technical assistance to CBOs, NGOs, government agencies, and institutional partners in both in ‑person and remote modalities.
• Lead the development and adaptation of context ‑appropriate training curricula, tools, and applied learning processes.
• Support project management, donor compliance, and deliverable reviews.

Lead and/or Support EI Team–Led Technical Assistance Initiatives

• Lead or support EI-led TA initiatives throughout the program cycle, including design, implementation support, and MERL activities.
• Serve as Project Manager for select TA initiatives, responsible for workplan oversight, budget and financial monitoring, reporting, and donor communication.

Global-Regional Integration & Knowledge Management

• Act as a conduit between the global EI team and regional teams to ensure alignment and knowledge flow.
• Contribute to global knowledge management, learning, and dissemination.
• Participate in EI Working Groups and cross-regional collaboration.
• Support rollout of global program quality and TA strategies in LATAM.

Key Deliverables

• Monthly liaison with regional staff, EI Team, and EI Working Group.
• Monthly contributions to global KM activities.
• Quarterly capacity-building exchanges with regional staff.
• Serve as Technical Lead for at least four proposals – by August 2027
• Co-design ToCs and MEL frameworks for all new projects – by August 2027
• Provide ongoing technical support to EI projects, including CRECE (Mexico & Colombia) and PROGRESA (Guatemala) – through August 2027
• Act as Project Manager for new EI-led TA initiatives – through August 2027
• Support rollout of global program quality and TA strategies across all LATAM projects – through August 2027

Qualifications

Required

• Advanced degree in international development, social sciences, or related field.
• ~5+ years of experience in:

  • Economic inclusion, livelihoods, or graduation programming;
  • Technical assistance, capacity building, or strategic consulting;
  • Program design and management in international development.
• Demonstrated experience with the graduation approach, livelihoods, or financial inclusion.
• Experience working with governments, donors, and implementing partners.
• Strong experience in training, facilitation, and adult learning.
• Experience contributing to proposals or concept notes.
• Fluency in English and Spanish (written and verbal)
• Willingness to travel up to 40–50%.

Preferred

• Experience with large-scale, government-led, or donor-funded programs.
• Familiarity with social protection systems and public policy.
• Experience supporting MEL frameworks and adaptive programming.

Core Competencies

• Strong technical leadership and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Analytical, organized, and solutions-oriented.
• Collaborative and culturally sensitive.

Working Arrangements

• Remote, based in LATAM (eligible countries listed above)
• Monthly invoicing based on the agreed workplan and deliverables
• Regular coordination with global and regional teams
• Evaluation based on quality, timeliness, and delivery of outputs

Reporting & Coordination

• Reports to the Senior Advisor, Program Quality & Technical Assistance (global EI team), with a dotted-line to the Regional Director, LATAM.
• Works in close collaboration with regional teams, MERL, business development, and implementing partners.
• Participates in EI Team and Working Group coordination and knowledge-sharing processes.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Trickle Up is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds—particularly those with lived experience of poverty or marginalization.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled.