Director, Impact Intelligence

About the role

Save the Children International is seeking a Director, Impact Intelligence to lead its global Impact Intelligence team. This senior role will shape the organisation’s evidence‑based strategy, ensuring that data, research, ethics and economic evaluation drive impactful programmes for children worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across four units: Insights and Learning, Research and Evaluation, Ethics and Evidence Generation, and Economic Evaluation.
• Develop and govern a movement‑wide evidence and learning agenda aligned with Save the Children’s global strategy and Theory of Change.
• Establish clear governance, roles and expectations for evidence use, ensuring it is a core organisational function.
• Champion a culture where impact intelligence is expected, resourced and rewarded, influencing leadership pathways and incentives.
• Oversee the design and implementation of integrated impact intelligence systems that reduce duplication and improve learning.
• Manage a global team of 24 direct and indirect reports, fostering collaboration and high performance.
• Travel up to 20% internationally to support global learning ecosystems.

Required profile

• Extensive senior leadership experience in data, research, evaluation or related fields, preferably within the non‑profit or humanitarian sector.
• Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams across multiple geographies.
• Strong understanding of ethical evidence generation, economic evaluation and MEAL frameworks.
• Excellent strategic thinking, governance and change‑management skills.
• Unrestricted right to work in the chosen location for the contract duration.

Required skills

What we offer

• Hybrid/remote working with flexible options.
• Opportunity to influence global impact for children.
• Fixed‑term contract (3 years) with a senior executive grade.
• Collaborative, mission‑driven environment.