Head, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
Location: Islamabad
Recruitment type: Full-time
Teach For Pakistan is a
national not-for-profit organization committed to creating a powerful social movement for equity and excellence
in education. We enable Pakistan’s best young
talent to teach for two years in underserved communities and drive systemic
change in education throughout their lives.
Teach For Pakistan envisions the day when every child in Pakistan will participate in an education that nurtures them to become loving, thinking and engaged. To that end, we aim to grow our movement aggressively over the coming years, and are looking for team members who will work passionately and rigorously to achieve this goal.
Teach For Pakistan envisions the day when every child in Pakistan will participate in an education that nurtures them to become loving, thinking and engaged. To that end, we aim to grow our movement aggressively over the coming years, and are looking for team members who will work passionately and rigorously to achieve this goal.
The Role
Position Summary
The Head of Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning (MEL) will be responsible for designing, planning, and executing monitoring and
evaluation frameworks and tools to measure the
effectiveness of Teach For Pakistan’s programs as well as the
organization at large. The Head of
MEL will also be responsible for leading the MEL function at Teach For Pakistan
and will be managing two Senior
Associates. Additionally, the Head of MEL will be required to work cross- functionally to understand and own the
implementation of organization-wide systems and processes to drive a
data-driven culture.Primary Responsibilities
- Design a cohesive monitoring and evaluation strategy, framework and systems to assess progress on programmatic and organizational goals in line with Teach For Pakistan’s theory of change.
- Create and Manage Teach For Pakistan’s learning strategy and systems to ensure a culture of evidence based learning is embedded across all organizational functions.
- Lead the design and management of an external impact evaluation of Teach For Pakistan’s program with the organization's international research partner.
- Manage reporting systems and processes to keep internal and external stakeholders informed of Teach For Pakistan’s progress and impact.
- Manage data collection efforts and development of research instruments in line with the organization's MEL goals.
- Lead the communication on MEL areas for all external stakeholders of Teach For Pakistan
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, orientations and experience:
- Minimum Masters in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Education, or equivalent with strong statistical analysis background
- 4-6 years of work experience with at least 3 years in research/impact evaluation
- Prior experience with research studies and evaluations (conducting, supporting, project management)
- Familiarity with quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods study designs
- Demonstrated knowledge of using quantitative and qualitative tools for analysis (Excel, Stata, R, SPSS, NVivo)
- Prior experience of managing research projects and teams
- Strong orientation of making data-driven decisions with strong critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong orientation to learn independently and quickly
- Deeply committed to social change through efforts to ensure equity in education.
Salary and benefits will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s skills, experience, and qualifications.
To Apply, please send us the following at careers@iteachforpakistan.org by 12th October, 2021.Application requirements:
1. Resume
2. Cover letter
3. Sample of prior research/evaluation work (showcase your analytical skills)
4. Writing sample
It is important to note that while your submitting your application, you must ensure
the following without
which your application will not be considered:
- Please mention the job title in your email subject.
- A generic cover letter will disqualify you from consideration. Your cover letter must address the following questions:
- Why are you interested in working for Teach For Pakistan?
- What specific skills, experiences, and mindsets make you a good fit for the role and the organization?
- What challenges do you think you would face in this role and how would you overcome them?
We strongly encourage you to learn more about us at www.iteachforpakistan.org and our social
media pages before you apply.
