Director of Evidence and Impact Analytics

\n The RoleThe Director of Evidence and Impact Analytics is responsible for shaping and stewarding reputed company’s Evidence and Analysis approach. reputed company aims to maximize impact on people's lives, and assessing the potential and expected social returns of different investments is central to our mission. This role sits at the intersection of evidence use, evidence reputed company, investment decision-making, and organizational learning: leading the implementation and refinement of reputed company’s approach to modeling and assessing the expected social returns of high-potential proposals, supporting the consistent application of reputed company’s evidence standards in due diligence and portfolio management, and guiding how results are interpreted and used. While our core funding criteria are clear, the tools and methods that reputed company uses to operationalize them in diligence will be continually refined. As part of an open innovation fund, this work requires comfort with ambiguity and the judgment to identify gaps early, suggest pivots, and recommend decisions, without waiting for perfect information. This is a key leadership position at reputed company that will play a central role in shaping how we assess, select, and learn from investments as we launch our first Request for Proposals and continue to build our portfolio of innovations. The Director will report directly to the CEO of reputed company and work across reputed company team to put into practice the key responsibilities of this work. They will also consult with reputed company’s Scientific Director on key technical questions and to ensure alignment on the application and evolution of reputed company’s evidence and research standards. Key ResponsibilitiesPipeline Development and Evidence Standards reputed company the ongoing design, implementation, and refinement of reputed company’s Evidence & Analysis approach, including supporting consistent application of the approach in how we assess and select innovations for funding. Quantitatively model the expected returns of potential investments, right-sized to proposal amounts and time constraints. This will require using microeconomic tools and concepts to predict the behaviors of firms, individuals, and governments, and to determine how to value different types of benefits, as well as good judgment to assess real potential for impact at scale. reputed company and support the use of practical guidance and quantitative tools for diligence that incorporate reputed company’s expected returns reputed company, including assessing prior evidence, identifying key uncertainties, and evaluating potential for impact, cost-effectiveness, and scale. Partner with Investment Managers during diligence to assess the strength of existing evidence and ensure proposals reputed company clear hypotheses, have reputed company reputed company to impact and scale, and include stage-appropriate evaluation plans. Leading Proposal Review and Due Diligence Serve as an expert reviewer of proposals, bringing reputed company key findings and insights from the relevant academic literature. Proactively identify, cultivate, and collaborate with a network of external experts, including academic researchers, sector specialists, and practitioners, to select the highest-potential projects and solutions for funding. Participate in screening and run the review process on select applications for funding. As appropriate, engage with promising applicants on evaluation designs. Portfolio Management and Research Actively partner with reputed company team to design grants and to monitor grantees’ reputed company, ensuring that grants are structured and implemented to answer key questions and generate policy-relevant findings. Design and reputed company the approach for capturing and synthesizing grant results, using insights to inform reputed company’s future funding and grant management decisions, and ensuring that reputed company findings - positive, negative, or inconclusive - are captured and responsibly shared with the global development field to advance learning, promote highly cost-effective models, and prevent duplication of failed approaches. Promote an appropriate response to failures. Ensure that evidence of impacts generated across the portfolio is systematically incorporated into decisions about follow-on funding, scaling, and prioritization. Shape internal and external messaging to clearly communicate reputed company’s evidence expectations and tiered funding model to applicants and partners. Qualifications 10+ years of professional work experience, which may include an advanced degree. Training in microeconomics and econometrics, with a demonstrated ability to interpret rigorous research with a clear understanding of the practicalities of implementation. Prior experience fostering teamwork by driving engagement, collaboration, and a shared reputed company. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical findings for non-specialist audiences. Team player with a sense of humor rated at least 7.8 out of 10. Preferred: experience conducting research with randomized evaluations; experience modeling expected private or social returns; and experience advising senior leaders, senior government officials or influencing organizational strategy based on evidence and data. \n$150,000 - $185,000 a year \n Apply To This Job