Head of Sense Making, Data & Insights (JHB)

About the position

ENVIRONMENT:

LEAD and develop the network-wide approach(es) to monitoring & feedback as well as sense-making for appropriate action of a Community Upliftment Programme based in Joburg seeking to fill the role of a Head of Sense Making, Data & Insights. The successful incumbent will require a suitable Master’s Degree with 8 years years’ relevant and diverse experience in complex organisational-systemic contexts including a minimum of 4 years in a senior role(s) successfully leading data-related functions and managing data-related teams. You will also need to be familiar with M&E/MEL/MERL approaches and practices and have experience with social impact initiatives, programmes and/or organisations.

 

DUTIES:

• Lead coherent target-setting by network management.
• Review, revise and develop coherent, fit-for-purpose indicators and dashboards as appropriate to particular roles & contexts.
• Use and manage data and information as resources for sense-making and decision-making across the network and platform as well as the ecosystem.
• Lead the strategic approach to big picture information and data systems as resources for sense-making and decision-making across the network and platform as well as the ecosystem.
• Lead the central insight’s function, including leading rapid learning through iterative experimenting and short-term studies.
• Collaborate with the Research, Reflection & Evaluation Head and wider Innovation & Learning portfolio team.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications –

• Minimum Master’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant field.

 

Experience/Skills –

• 8 years’ relevant and diverse experience in complex organisational-systemic contexts incl.
• 4 years in senior role(s) successfully leading data-related functions and managing data-related teams.
• Experience of social impact initiatives, programmes and/or organisations.
• Comfort and confidence leading sophisticated work with data.
• People-and-user-centered approaches to data and information.
• Thoughtful familiarity with M&E/MEL/MERL approaches and practices.
• A track record of, and strong appetite for, seeing patterns and building coherence amid complexity.

 

Advantageous -

• Fluency in one or more African languages.
• Power BI and/or similar interactive data visualisation software.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or similar CRM software.
• A/B Testing.

 

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

 

Desired Skills:

• Data
• Insights
• Research

About The Employer:

A Community Upliftment Programme