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ALX AfricaALG Head of Impact
The Head of Impact at ALX Africa, part of the African Leadership Group, leads the move from reporting and monitoring toward a rigorous, externally credible evidence…
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The Head of Impact at ALX Africa, part of the African Leadership Group, leads the move from reporting and monitoring toward a rigorous, externally credible evidence function. The role owns impact methodology, sets standards for what can be claimed internally, to donors and publicly, and designs evaluations such as RCTs, quasi-experimental and longitudinal studies. It also covers external validation partnerships and impact data systems with quality checks. The listing is…
Job Description
The Head of Impact at ALX Africa, part of the African Leadership Group, leads the move from reporting and monitoring toward a rigorous, externally credible evidence function. The role owns impact methodology, sets standards for what can be claimed internally, to donors and publicly, and designs evaluations such as RCTs, quasi-experimental and longitudinal studies. It also covers external validation partnerships and impact data systems with quality checks. The listing is remote in South Africa, and the role is full time.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own impact methodology, including sampling, attribution, confidence intervals and limitations
- Define standards for internal, donor and public impact claims
- Design and lead rigorous evaluations such as RCTs, quasi-experimental studies and tracer studies
- Build external validation partnerships and connect data across the learner journey
Requirements
- Deep expertise in impact methodology, including RCTs, quasi-experimental methods, longitudinal studies, sampling and causal inference
- Ability to operate in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment without losing rigour
- Ability to turn evidence into decisions for product, fundraising and executive teams
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