IT/Computer - Other IT/Computer Johannesburg FULL TIME Job Summary Head of Research, Reflection & Evaluating (Hybrid/Remote) Other KwaZulu Natal - South Africa, Johannesburg - Gauteng - South Africa, Western Cape - South Africa, Remote ENVIRONMENT: LEAD research programmes & projects in a relatively new and exciting Innovation & Learning portfolio as the next Head of Research, Reflection & Evaluating sought by a Community Upliftment Programme based in Johannesburg. You will explore and seek new knowledge and introducing whats valuable to the programme appropriately, manage research & evaluation assets while designing appropriate (often mixed methods) approaches and adapting these over time. Applicants will require a Masters Degree or equivalent with relevant experience, preferably PhD with practical experience with at least . 8 years relevant and diverse experience in complex organisational-systemic contexts incl. 4 years in senior role(s) successfully leading functions and managing teams. You must also have experience of social impact initiatives, programmes and/or organisations, 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. DUTIES: Leading and developing approach(es) to identifying, creating, nurturing and sharing knowledge (know-how & know-that) for use across the network and ecosystem * Explore and seek new knowledge and introducing whats valuable to the programme appropriately. * Collaboratively question key assumptions. * Collaboratively identify, create, and package knowledge for use & sharing + Lead an asset-based orientation to knowledge. + Create, distil and/or package knowledge from peoples experience and expertise, with an orientation towards peoples agency & diversity, and positive deviance. * Co-create the network-wide conditions for more deeply reflective practice and evaluative thinking (with the rest of the Innovation & Learning portfolio) - + Reflective practice: asking questions & questioning assumptions about ones own work and ways of working (standing on the balcony outside the dance, double loop learning, reflexivity, etc.). + Evaluative thinking: an attitude of inquisitiveness and a belief in the value of evidence Leading and developing approach(es) to researching and evaluating - * Lead and manage an iterative, multi-question, multi-year agenda focused on use/utilisation. * Build wider understanding across the programme of the nature and value of questioning, researching & evaluating incl. evaluating as integral to practice; and research as informed by & informing practice. * Lead the programme using research in evaluating and using both in learning. * Build and sustain research-practice partnerships to realise the programmes approach. * Manage research & evaluation assets. * Researching: Curiously and creatively formulate, prioritise, and inquire into questions with appropriate discipline(s) and diligence yielding conclusions and new questions. * Evaluating: Any systematic process to judge merit, worth or significance by combining evidence and values. More specifically: Evaluation science is systematic inquiry into how, and how well, interventions aimed at changing the world work. Leading scoping, designing and managing research and evaluation programmes and projects * Design appropriate (often mixed methods) approaches and adapting these over time. * Develop appropriate terms of reference and requests for proposal for independent evaluations. * Lead and manage research and/or evaluation programmes and/or projects. * Conduct research and/or evaluations. REQUIREMENTS: Qualifications * Minimum Masters Degree or equivalent with relevant experience; preferably PhD with practical experience. Experience/Skills * Min. 8 years relevant and diverse experience in complex organisational-systemic contexts incl. * Min. 4 years in senior role(s) successfully leading functions and managing teams. * Experience of social impact initiatives, programmes and/or organisations. * Comfort and confidence leading sophisticated research and evaluations. * People-and-user-centered approaches to research and evaluating. * 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. * Proficiency in/with + Tools suited to relevant research methods. + Developmental evaluation. Apply for this Job Datafin Recruiter