Job Openings at Mercy Corps

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

LEARNING STRATEGY AND AGENDA

• 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
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RESULTS STRATEGY AND MEASUREMENT

• 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

CONTENT, LEARNING & RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Manage research projects responding to key learning themes. This could involve contracting other research partners and contributing technically, or managing research teams directly.
• Manage, edit and (in cases) write short-form content for the Jobtech Alliance blog.

MANAGING LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY

• Develop relationships with existing research collaborators in the Jobtech space (including the ILO) and new ones
• Host a network of Jobtech researchers and learning stakeholders to share, collaborate and advance learning of the sector

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.

Results Measurement Manager / Data Scientist

General Position Summary

The Results Measurement Manager is responsible for delivering on the Jobtech Alliance’s ambitious results measurement agenda. We are measuring impact of both our acceleration activities and the wider systems change work. This means that we are looking at the level of jobseeker, business, and ecosystem, requiring an extensive and diverse results measurement system. 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

RESULTS STRATEGY AND TOOLS DEVELOPMENT

• 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). This involves combinations of surveys, use of sectoral data, qualitative change tracking and more

RESULTS MEASUREMENT IMPLEMENTATION

• Lead on implementation of the results measurement system, including direct management of MEL Officers
• Prepare data analysis for startups (of their data) as well as for the Jobtech Alliance leadership, donors and others.
• Where suitable, contribute to acceleration activities with startups which require data analysis

CONTENT, LEARNING & RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Contribute to research projects responding to key learning themes. Write blogs or other insights studies where suitable.
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Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

• A minimum of 4 years experience in data science, results measurement, market insights, research or equivalent
• Proven track record of setting up and managing Monitoring & Evaluation systems to assess impact achieved by private sector partners.
• Outstanding analytical capacity, with capacity to bring clarity for others and make quick decisions.
• Excellent EQ and communication skills, with capacity to work collaboratively with partners.
• Experience working in or with startups is a strong plus.