Global Lead - Data, Analysis and Planning at Teach for All

Teach For All is a global network of over 40 independent, locally led and governed partner organizations and a global organization that works to accelerate the progress of the network. Each network partner recruits and develops promising future leaders to teach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside and outside of education, to ensure all children are able to fulfill their potential. Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s impact by capturing and spreading learning, facilitating connections among partners, accessing global resources, and fostering the leadership development of partner staff, teachers, and alumni.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Global Lead - Data, Analysis and Planning

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract

Position Summary

• To help live into Teach For All’s purpose and advance progress towards our vision, we are seeking a Global Lead for the Data, Analysis & PlanningTeam.
• This is a new team that seeks to foster a thriving data and learning culture, and to evolve and manage the frameworks, systems, and rituals that enable strong collaboration and data-driven reflection, learning, and planning.
• The  team partners closely with our global program teams, global external teams, and regional teams in Africa, Middle East North Africa, Asia Pacific , Europe and the Americas  to support continuous learning, improvement, and collaboration.   
• The Team Lead reports directly to Teach For All’s CEO & Co-founder.

Responsibilities
As the Global Lead for Data, Analysis and Planning, you will be responsible for setting the team’s vision and direction, building an inclusive, diverse, high-performing team, and working with team members and colleagues across the organization on the following and/or similar activities:

• Programmatic Planning: Evolve the programmatic planning process, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making, reflection, and continuous learning with ease and agility
• Strategic Measurement: Developing and refining impact frameworks to ensure what we’re  collecting enables us understand our progress and impact on a global scale
• Data Systems Enhancement: Strengthen our data collection and management platforms, systems and processes
• Data Utilization: Visualize and analyze data to promote data usage and support teams in identifying holistic data trends
• Learning and Insights: Support data reflection and insights generation to drive organizational and program planning, contribute to the design and execution of research/studies, and communicate impact
• Stakeholder Management and Collaboration: Partner with program teams to strengthen collaboration and streamline operations, including through fostering communication and coordination across program and regional teams, and maintaining a view of the overall program budget

As the ideal candidate, you will bring

• 10 years of relevant work experience including data analysis, management,  global engagement and team leadership experience
• Experience overseeing strategic data and analysis initiatives to help inform decisions and enhance organizational wide planning 
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to convey complex data findings to diverse audiences
• Exceptional strategic thinking and reasoning skills  
• Proven leadership experience in building and managing high-performing teams in startup or evolving environments will be particularly helpful 
• Strong track record of fostering a collaborative team culture and enhancing team synergies 
• Experience with ways of working that center diversity, equity, and inclusiveness; foster the leadership of all staff members; and encourage agility
• Ability to thrive in a high-energy, entrepreneurial, and constantly evolving environment 
• Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with colleagues globally, including with a high volume of virtual engagement (i.e., conference calls, social media, virtual collaboration tools)
• Exemplifies Teach For All’s core values and a commitment to Teach For All’s mission:
  • Reflects a sense of possibility in mindset and vision
  • Believes in the value of being locally rooted and globally informed
  • Drives toward constant learning and improvement
  • Convinced of the necessity of diversity and inclusiveness in our work
  • Believes in the interdependence between us and our partners in solving this global problem.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.