Director, Impact Measurement Strategy

Summary

Join Teach For All as the Director, Impact Measurement Strategy to support the organization-wide internal data strategy and monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts. Collaborate with program teams to identify data and evidence needed to understand progress and drive continuous improvement. Conduct data analysis to identify trends, communicate findings, and provide recommendations for program improvement. Develop internal data and learning strategies, including identifying strategic learning questions and the data/evidence needed to answer them. Support teams in creating strategies, plans, and routines for reflecting on data and using data for planning future priorities. Partner with colleagues to ensure operationalization of data strategies and frameworks. Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends, patterns, and insights related to program effectiveness, outcomes, and impact. Contribute to the design and ongoing improvement of data dashboards and visualizations. Prepare regular reports summarizing data analysis and providing recommendations for program improvement.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of monitoring and evaluation and/or consulting experience preferred, including experience using quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, analyzing data to generate trends and insights, developing and driving execution of a data and learning strategy, and developing others’ monitoring and learning skills and mindsets
• Demonstrated ability to build systems, processes, and rituals that serve the needs of a diverse set of stakeholders, promote a data-driven culture, and support change management
• Proven results in collaborating with, influencing, and coaching others throughout various phases of a project/initiative, with a genuine interest in supporting others to improve their data and learning practices
• Familiarity with data systems, analytical and visualization tools (e.g., Salesforce, Power BI) and an aptitude for independently learning other tools
• Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with colleagues globally, including a high volume of virtual engagement (i.e., conference calls, social media, virtual collaboration tools) and regular calls during non-traditional working hours
• Exceptional strategic thinking and reasoning skills, with an orientation toward creativity and innovation, while also valuing cultural responsiveness and institutional knowledge
• Excellent conceptual thinking skills, including an ability to put parameters on unclear concepts
• Professional fluency in English required; fluency in a second language is preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with program teams and content leads to define the impact they want to demonstrate and map data/evidence required to track progress against defined outcomes (i.e., impact frameworks) and answer critical questions to support internal learning
• Leveraging team and content-level impact frameworks to further build out a comprehensive organization-level results framework
• Ensuring that the data/evidence collected meets the reporting requirements of key stakeholders, including Teach For All’s board and funders (e.g., co-develops KPIs for funding proposals)
• Support teams in creating strategies, plans, and routines for reflecting on data and using data for planning future priorities and answering key questions critical to their work
• Partner with colleagues on the DAP team and data champions in other teams across the organization to ensure operationalization of data strategies and frameworks developed by various teams including smooth data collection, analysis, and storage
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to provide guidance around measuring the effectiveness of specific activities ( for example, the long-term impact of a learning experience, or annual impact of communities) and then supporting the execution, including, capturing and disseminating learnings, lessons, and stories of impact based on the data
• Collaborate with other DAP team members to co-develop dashboard usage plans and build the capacity of team members across the organization to ensure teams across the organization utilize data dashboards/visualizations
• Coordinate with colleagues on the DAP team to ensure that we provide accurate and timely data for internal and external donor reporting requirements
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends, patterns, and insights related to program effectiveness, outcomes, and impact
• Contribute to the design and ongoing improvement of data dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings to various stakeholders
• Prepare regular reports summarizing data analysis and providing recommendations for program improvement
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses to address specific questions or needs from program teams or the organization’s leadership
• Support the development and refinement of data collection tools and methodologies to ensure data quality and accuracy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing indicators and monitoring data related to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Prior experience as a staff member of one of Teach For All’s network partners

Benefits

• Commitment to cultivating a culture in which all staff members feel they belong, are valued for their contributions, and have an impact on our organization’s progress
• Professional and personal development experiences and ample opportunities to make a positive impact onto the work of Teach For All and beyond
• Comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and work-life needs
• All roles are 100% remote; in some locations we offer the option for in-office collaborations
• Generous time off and flexible work arrangements