The mandate of the DIA team is to enhance the organization’s operations and accelerate its impact. Fulfilling this mandate involves identifying and leveraging the different drivers of operational excellence and sustainable impact across our stakeholders. The DIA team strives to achieve this by strategically investigating the two interconnected pillars that form the core of its work:
1) Data Systems, which has to do with building a pipeline for collection, storing, and analyzing data in key areas of the organization
2) Research, which includes investigating key aspects of TFV’s core programs with the goal of building evidence around the organization’s impact on Education Equity.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Implement and manage research and/or systems projects with other TFV Teams - 30%
Establish a long-term partnership towards a shared goal divided into a series of projects/activities.
Involve co-strategizing, shared deliverables, and frequent alignment meetings.
2. Implement and manage research and/or systems projects with external partners/consultants - 20%
Scope projects, define methodology or brief external coordinators/consultants to do the same.
Source appropriate external partners for specific initiatives and ensure outputs are delivered on time and to the required standards; and manage a research budget.
3. Work with the team to refine TFV’s Program/Logical Framework, Evidence Gap Map and Research Agenda - 20%
Create strategic and operational plans for research.
Note that program framework development will also transition into management/implementation of projects with other TFV teams.
4. Analyze, write, and audit data reports for TFV and external stakeholders including but not limited - 20%
(to government partners, school leadership, funders/donors and the media)
5. Train and skill up the team, which may include Staff, Teacher Fellows and Alumni - 10%
(E.g. Logical Frameworks, Data analysis/reporting, research methods)
Job Requirement
REQUIREMENTS:
Person Specification:
At a high level, we are looking for someone who is a strong critical thinker and a capable problem solver. He/she should also be self-driven and excited by innovation.
Ideally, he/she is experienced in/strong at (1) stakeholder management, internal and external and (2) measuring and communicating program success i.e. data analysis and reporting.
TFV is looking for an individual with the following qualifications:
Bachelor and/or Master’s degree
For Research Focus: Preferably 3 - 5 years experience in Education, Economics, or Social Science Research, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in similar fields Some experience in data analysis is preferred.
For Systems Focus: Preferably 3-5 years experience in Software Development, Technical Implementation, Technical Product Design, Computer Programming, Coding, or equivalent combination of education and experience in similar fields. Some experience in development/education is preferred.
Enjoy the process of experimentation and discovery
Quantitative-Thinking and Burning Curiosity: Strong data analysis (including statistics) skills are essential. Working knowledge with research methodology (research focus)/software development life cycle (systems focus) is also a must as this is a specialized skill set that the individual should be able to uniquely provide the team. Making sense of data and conducting further
Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms), particularly Google Sheets.
Knowledge in SPSS/NVIVO or other statistical research tools, Google App Script, and Tableau would be a plus.
BENEFITS:
Salary: negotiable
Insurance (social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance): according to Labor law
Annual health check: according to TFV policy (for full-time cases).
Leave and maternity leave: according to the Labor Law.
Professional development: receive partial financial support to participate in professional training outside the organization according to the policy of 1 time/year; Attend International Conferences if there is an accepted article and invitation letter as an official Speaker according to the policy of 1 time/year; Participate in internal training conducted by Teach For All experts in the Asia-Pacific region.
Working allowance: according to TFV's internal regulations.
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