Senior Learning and Insights Manager
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Purposeful
Remote (global)- Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: $55,000 USD-$65,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 08/01/2026
- Location: Remote (global)
WHO WE ARE: .
“Remaking the world with and for girls” Purposeful is a movement-building hub for adolescent girls and young feminists. We resource their resistance, accompany journeys of political education, build solidarity between and across movements, amplify their voices, catalyse collaborative philanthropy and support innovation in grassroots programming with and for girls and young feminists.
CONTEXT OF THIS ROLE:
At Purposeful, learning is a political responsibility. We are reclaiming and organising our many ways of knowing, meeting stories with data, and building a robust case for this work. We are bridging traditional logical frameworks with feminist learning principles and creating space for their co-existence.
The Senior Learning and Insights Manager will play a critical role-- contributing to a bold learning and insights strategy aligned with Purposeful’s vision, mission, and growth, leading the design of data collection systems, contributing to data collection efforts, from surveys to storytelling, closing feedback loops and crafting knowledge products, intended to inform, influence and amplify. They will bring technical expertise across a range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, they will come with curiosity and a willingness to share. The Learning and Insights Manager will work closely with the Learning and Insights Lead and across all Purposeful teams, particularly Grant-making, Communications and Resource Mobilisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Purposeful at a time when we are launching a new strategy and consolidating everything we’ve learned about our learning and insights approach over the last seven years
PERSON SPECIFICATION
● At least five to seven years of experience in MEL or research, including experience working with philanthropic funds, feminist organisations or social justice movements. ● Demonstrated experience designing and implementing learning frameworks and systems across multiple projects or funds.
● In-depth understanding of feminist issues, movement building, social justice and/or girls’ rights, or another thematic area, such as humanitarian aid or climate change, and how it relates to girls and young feminists.
● Experience in qualitative and quantitative research.
● The capacity to analyse, critique and identify themes and insights.
● Experience of Salesforce or another database or information management system.
● Proven experience facilitating cross team learning and influencing senior colleagues to act on evidence and insights. ● Excellent writing skills, with demonstrable experience of tailoring knowledge products for different audiences.
● Data visualisation skills are desirable.
● Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to multi-task.
● Strong (in-person and virtual) workshop development and facilitation skills.
● Strong project management skills.
● Confidence to work both independently and collaboratively.
● Fluency or high proficiency in a second language, preferably Arabic (spoken and written)
● Willingness to travel, approximately four to six weeks per year
“Remaking the world with and for girls” Purposeful is a movement-building hub for adolescent girls and young feminists. We resource their resistance, accompany journeys of political education, build solidarity between and across movements, amplify their voices, catalyse collaborative philanthropy and support innovation in grassroots programming with and for girls and young feminists.
CONTEXT OF THIS ROLE:
At Purposeful, learning is a political responsibility. We are reclaiming and organising our many ways of knowing, meeting stories with data, and building a robust case for this work. We are bridging traditional logical frameworks with feminist learning principles and creating space for their co-existence.
The Senior Learning and Insights Manager will play a critical role-- contributing to a bold learning and insights strategy aligned with Purposeful’s vision, mission, and growth, leading the design of data collection systems, contributing to data collection efforts, from surveys to storytelling, closing feedback loops and crafting knowledge products, intended to inform, influence and amplify. They will bring technical expertise across a range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, they will come with curiosity and a willingness to share. The Learning and Insights Manager will work closely with the Learning and Insights Lead and across all Purposeful teams, particularly Grant-making, Communications and Resource Mobilisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Purposeful at a time when we are launching a new strategy and consolidating everything we’ve learned about our learning and insights approach over the last seven years
PERSON SPECIFICATION
● At least five to seven years of experience in MEL or research, including experience working with philanthropic funds, feminist organisations or social justice movements. ● Demonstrated experience designing and implementing learning frameworks and systems across multiple projects or funds.
● In-depth understanding of feminist issues, movement building, social justice and/or girls’ rights, or another thematic area, such as humanitarian aid or climate change, and how it relates to girls and young feminists.
● Experience in qualitative and quantitative research.
● The capacity to analyse, critique and identify themes and insights.
● Experience of Salesforce or another database or information management system.
● Proven experience facilitating cross team learning and influencing senior colleagues to act on evidence and insights. ● Excellent writing skills, with demonstrable experience of tailoring knowledge products for different audiences.
● Data visualisation skills are desirable.
● Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to multi-task.
● Strong (in-person and virtual) workshop development and facilitation skills.
● Strong project management skills.
● Confidence to work both independently and collaboratively.
● Fluency or high proficiency in a second language, preferably Arabic (spoken and written)
● Willingness to travel, approximately four to six weeks per year
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