Impact Manager Africa Career Networks

POSITION OVERVIEW: At ALA, we believe in embedding data into the way that we work across all parts of the organization, not in creating separate institutional learning/impact measurement silos. ALA believes that all employees of the organization should own and lead the measurement of our work activities towards the organization’s mission and vision. Therefore, the Institutional Learning (IL) department works closely with program teams to steward ALA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) activities across all divisions. This work includes: the systemic collection, storage, and observation of program data, supporting program teams to improve their data literacy and behaviours, evaluating ALA's Progress against its Mission and building a common M&E understanding and practice, and sharing evidence-based learning internally to inform and strengthen our program delivery, and externally to advance ALA's contribution towards transforming the African continent. The Impact Manager for Career Networks manages the close collaboration between the IL department and ALA’s Africa Career Networks (ACN) team. ACN is focused on enabling students and alumni of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and African Leadership Academy to access transformative early-career opportunities and accelerate their progression to impact through the world of work. This is achieved through: 1) the existing AL Networks, 2) enabling others to build career networks for young Africans, 3) investing in ALA as a center for career preparation and alumni engagement innovation, and 4) developing and sharing stories, learning, and insights. The Impact Manager for Africa Career Networks will report directly to the Director of Institutional Learning but will work closely with the African Careers Network Program team and attend many of their internal meetings and events. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Data collection and monitoring Support the development of robust MERL frameworks, appropriate indicators, and utilize tools like the Logical Framework Approach (LFA). Design and administer data collection tools aligned with MERL frameworks across a range of grants, ensuring alignment across all the networks. Contribute to strategic planning, implementation, and redesign of high-quality data systems to capture, audit, analyse, and retrieve critical organizational performance and program impact metrics. Manage data visualization platforms to ensure that program teams can monitor their progress against results and articulate progress against ALA’s strategic priorities. Support and manage the routine collection, audit, and analysis of program impact metrics. Analysis and evaluation Analyse quantitative and qualitative data and communicate verbal, visual, and written insights, learnings, and recommendations to internal and external audiences. Support evaluations by external experts such that they support our internal learning agenda and program strengthening. Engage with program teams as a