Associate Director/Director of Impact at Kidogo Innovations Limited

About the Role

• The Associate Director/Director of Impact will lead the development and execution of an impact strategy to enhance the effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability of our work through data-driven monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts. As both an individual contributor and a team leader, this individual will implement systems and processes that enable our data to be more reliable and actionable. This role involves strategic planning, creative-problem solving, resource management, team leadership, and collaboration with stakeholders and partners to ensure accurate and effective data collection, with subsequent communication of insights gathered to inform decision-making. This role will be reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

Your responsibilities will include:

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Leadership:

• Develop an impact strategy that aligns with Kidogo’s mission and operational goals.
• Serve as a thought-partner to senior leadership, board, and partners on leveraging data to power insights for improving the effectiveness of our work.
• Promote evidence-based decision-making and ensure that program outcomes are systematically tracked and reported.
• Manage and support the professional development of the M&E team towards successful execution of work according to planned targets.

Scalable MEL Systems, Processes and Products:

• Revamp our quality assurance program to bring alignment between data collected and priority use-cases.
• Structure right-sized research projects to drive continuous improvement.
• Leverage technology to ensure the interoperability of data collection tools and with operational dashboards and other tracking systems.
• Identify, streamline, and define clear measurements on performance metrics across programmatic areas.
• Develop automations around routine analyses and reports.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including donors, community partners, and academic institutions.
• Ensure rigorous compliance with donor reporting requirements and contribute to the development of funding proposals.
• Oversee external evaluation and research collaborations.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Education, Public Policy, Economics, Data Science, International Development, or a related field.
• 6-10 years of relevant experience, with a strong background in impact measurement within a non-profit or social enterprise.
• Demonstrated proficiency in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• Ability to synthesize and present complex data in a meaningful way.
• Prior experience in early childhood development is an advantage.
• Strong leadership qualities with the capacity to motivate and develop teams.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Readiness to travel as needed to support program initiatives.

You will fit in the well with the Kidogo Family, if you are:

• A natural leader: You inspire your teammates to stretch themselves, challenge their assumptions and constantly improve through direct mentorship, and serve as an example. You create a sense of mutual accountability, inspire action and follow up effectively to ensure momentum.
• Fiercely compassionate: You exercise empathy and treat all people with respect and dignity. You combine the urgency of getting things done while appreciating the complexities of working in informal urban settlements.
• Visualize the path to the goal: You are highly strategic. You understand how decisions get made; you can take in multiple inputs simultaneously, make decisions with imperfect information and chart a path forward for your team. You stay focused on the most important things, not getting lost in the noise.
• Adaptable / Agile: You have a willingness to learn and adapt. You are comfortable revisiting and refining aspects of a program and iterating based on lessons learned during the development lifecycle.
• Intrapreneurial: You see solutions, not challenges. You have a gritty, experimental spirit and actively find opportunities to reach our goals in more effective ways by exercising creative resourcefulness.
• Doer: You are efficient, organized and use your time effectively. You can juggle many projects of varying urgency and importance simultaneously and can prioritize effectively. You seamlessly balance both urgent short-term tasks with larger long-term projects.
• Wear multiple hats: You can see problems from different perspectives and can balance competing demands (i.e., sustainability and quality). You are also comfortable juggling detailed tasks one minute and more significant strategic questions the next.