Mercy Corps Results, Learning & Research Director / Jobtech Alliance Jobs in Kenya

Mercy Corps Results, Learning & Research Director / Jobtech Alliance Jobs in Kenya



About Mercy Corps
  • Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
  • In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.

    General Position Summary

    The Results, Learning & Research Director is responsible for driving the learning agenda of the Jobtech Alliance, steering a learning community of actors interested in jobtech, and evaluating the results of the initiative itself.

    You will have a key role in driving the overall strategy of the Jobtech Alliance. Expect us to move fast, make mistakes, learn a lot, and re-start a few times. You’ll be traveling 20% of the time across different African markets.

    Essential Job Responsibilities
  • Develop an overarching learning strategy for the Jobtech Alliance covering the learning agenda and key questions, process for learning generation and dissemination, and engagement of both start-ups and other research actors in the process
  • Continue to evolve both learning agenda and strategy for knowledge generation based on emerging experiences with the Jobtech Alliance
  • Evolve strategy and tools for data collection and measuring impact of the Jobtech Alliance at the level of jobseeker, business and ecosystem (to satisfy both above learning agenda and donor requirements)
  • Oversee implementation of the results measurement system, including direct management of MEL Officers
  • Lead development of evaluation reports for the Jobtech Alliance community and donors

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
  • A minimum of 8 years experience
    across the economic development and start-up spaces. This could involve roles in consultancy, research, impact evaluation or adjacent functions. We welcome diversity of experience.
  • Proven track record of setting up and managing Monitoring & Evaluation systems to assess impact achieved by private sector partners.
  • Visionary thinker, with capacity to see key themes in an emerging sector and set a trend worthy learning agenda.
  • Demonstrated capacity to manage relationships and partnerships with other researchers or research organizations.
  • Outstanding analytical capacity, with capacity to bring clarity for others and make quick decisions.
  • Experience working in or with Jobtech platforms is a strong plus.

    Success Factors
  • You are a visionary thought leader, who has an acute attention to detail.
  • You can see emerging themes coming out of start-ups sectors and always crave more data to answer the sector’s most pressing questions.
  • You work well with others, both in your team, and with other organizations – you fundamentally believe in the benefit of collaboration in learning. You love getting your hands dirty.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; Mercy Corps Results, Learning & Research Director / Jobtech Alliance Jobs in Kenya

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