Senior Impact and Data Strategy Lead

1 month ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa African Leadership Academy Full time
About Us
African Leadership Academy is a leading organization empowering young leaders on the African continent to create lasting peace and shared prosperity.

The Role
As Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL), you will lead our MERL functions and enable our strategic vision. You will champion impact design and measurement, grounding decisions in data and aligning them to our strategy and mission.

Your Responsibilities
- Embedding Impact: Champion our commitment to impact, ensuring that decisions are grounded in data and aligned with our strategy and mission.
- Strategic Advisor to Managers & Executives: Collaborate closely with leadership to ensure that program design, implementation, and reporting of results reflect our institutional strategy and intended impact.
- Manage routine MERL operations: Oversee all aspects of IL's MERL work, including the collection, storage, and observation of program data in comprehensive data management systems, databases, and dashboards.

You Will
Have a Bachelor's or advanced degree in a relevant field such as monitoring and evaluation, research methods, statistics, econometrics, or international development.
Deep expertise in data systems, information management, and data storytelling.
Solid knowledge and experience in working with both quantitative and qualitative data; experience with statistical analysis preferred.
Understand different evaluation designs and measurement tools and can explain these concepts to others.
5 years of working in monitoring and evaluation; 10 years of total work experience.
Some background in education a plus.

What We Offer
This role reports to the Chief Executive Officer, and is a member of ALA's Executive team. An estimated salary of $120,000-$150,000 per annum, depending on experience, is offered for this position. The location is remote-friendly, but preference is given to candidates based in Johannesburg.

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