Associate Director, Right-Fit Evidence Unit

About the role

Innovation for Poverty Action is hiring an Associate Director for its Right-Fit Evidence Unit in Nairobi (Westlands). The role sits within the evidence, learning, monitoring and evaluation space of the organization, which focuses on making data-driven decision-making a reality in the development sector.

Required profile

• Master's degree in international public policy, (development) economics or a related field, with coursework in quantitative methods; PhDs and MBAs also welcome.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience, including managing complex engagements with senior-level professionals, a track record in business development and shaping organizational strategy.
• Substantive experience in low- and middle-income countries, with the ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• English fluency (verbal and written); French and/or Spanish preferred.
• Preferred: prior consultancy experience, expertise across international development and humanitarian sectors, networks in those fields, experience with philanthropy, government and public goods, familiarity with M&E tools and RCTs, and lived experience in low- and middle-income countries.

Required skills

• Design and management of evidence, learning, monitoring and evaluation strategies and systems.
• Translating business questions into analytical frameworks and metrics.
• Project and people management, coaching and training others on technical matters.
• Stakeholder management and client-facing communication.
• Preferred: data management tools (Salesforce, MIS), data collection tools (SurveyCTO, ODK, Taroworks), data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, SQL), and experience leading evaluations.