Deputy Manager/Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

Start Date: Immediately

Location: Dhaka, with some travel

Deadline : Rolling Reporting to Director, Operations

Employment Type: Permanent

About Teach For Bangladesh

Teach For Bangladesh (TFB) believes that every child in Bangladesh – regardless of socio-economic circumstance – deserves the opportunity for an excellent education. Our mission is to launch a movement of capable, committed, and compassionate leaders who share the vision of an equitable Bangladesh and are working tirelessly inside and outside the nation’s classrooms to expand educational opportunities for all children.

Our flagship Fellowship program enlists highly talented graduates to spend two years teaching full-time in low-income schools. During that time, we train and support Fellows as they drive the academic and non-academic development of their students. The program also prepares Fellows to become lifelong leaders who will spearhead systemic change in Bangladesh, particularly in the education sector.

Learn more about us at: www.teachforbangladesh.org

Learn more about the global network Teach For All at: www.teachforall.org

Position Summary

At Teach For Bangladesh, we believe that every child, regardless of socio-economic background, deserves the opportunity for an excellent education. Since 2012, through our two-year Fellowship and the alumni who complete our program, we have been building a movement of leaders with the knowledge, mindsets, and skills to drive our educational system towards greater equity for all children. To help us achieve our vision, we are looking for a proactive Deputy Manager/Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) to take ownership of and continue strengthening organization-wide data systems that track progress against our short-term and long-term strategic goals. Working in sync with all functional teams, the Deputy Manager/Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) will lead our data collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting efforts to quantify and illustrate our organizational impact. Furthermore, s/he will also work in close collaboration with the Director of Operations  in developing a robust Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and data ecosystem. This challenging role is an exciting opportunity for someone who is invested in building new projects and systems and is inspired by the integral role of data in driving decisions directly impacting the lives of children and communities in Bangladesh.

Major Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute data collection, verification, and analysis across Teach For Bangladesh’s functional teams
• Set up and manage systems that service requests for data from teams such as the fundraising, recruitment, and leadership development teams in a timely and efficient manner
• Help build a robust base of evidence across Teach For Bangladesh’s program model and long-term theory of change
• Provides strategic support to functional team leads from TFB’s program spectrum (Program, Recruitment & Youth Mobilization, Alumni Impact, Human Resources, and Partnership Development) in setting up and executing M&E practices across the organization
• Collaborate with functional teams and senior management to facilitate data-driven decision making across the organization
• Design and facilitate training, meetings, mentoring sessions with the Staff, Fellows, Alumni and other stakeholders to develop data literacy, collection, and analysis skills
• Identify, collect, and generate stories of impact from Fellows, students, and communities
• Communicate progress towards strategic goals in a clear, actionable, and timely manner to key staff, senior management, and CEO, as needed
• Support Partnership Development team in drafting funding applications with primary and secondary data and project M&E plans and in reporting to donors and partners
• Build TFB’s research agenda and support in identifying opportunities, developing proposals, and executing research projects with support from Teach For All and external research partners
• Continually develop and implement data collection, verification, analysis, and monitoring and evaluation best practices, working with the Teach For All network and local and global partners
• Maintain the utmost discretion and confidentiality regarding all organizational data and sensitive information, ensuring that data security protocols are strictly followed at all times.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong conviction that every child in Bangladesh, regardless of socioeconomic background, can learn and achieve extraordinary results
• Deep understanding of and alignment to our mission, vision, culture, and core values
• Strong analytical, evidence gathering, analysis, and research capabilities
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Google Spreadsheet, Powerpoint skills
• Exposure to building data and MEL systems
• Project management and organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple projects
• Operate effectively both independently and as part of a team in a high-intensity environment
• Stakeholder management and communication skills, ability to manage up to senior leaders and across to lateral peers
• Knowledge of CRM system like Salesforce, database systems, and some exposure to statistical tools like SPSS/ STATA preferred
• Exposure to data visualization tools such as POWER BI or Tableau preferred
• Ability to travel in Bangladesh and internationally; flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends

Educational Qualifications, Language Requirements & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline from a reputable local or foreign university
• A postgraduate degree is preferred, but not essential
• 3 to 5 years or more of work experience in relevant roles in the development sector
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Proficiency in written and spoken Bangla strongly preferred

Compensation and Benefits

Salary is competitive in the Bangladeshi context. There is plenty of opportunity for professional development within the organization. Benefits include opportunities for training and travel. 

We seek to make Teach For Bangladesh one of the best experiences of your working life where you thrive in your own journey towards creating lasting change. Together, we seek to build a high performing team that is dedicated to our vision for educational equity for all children. Benefits include:

• An organizational culture that strives to be horizontal: we exchange and explore ideas with passion and with the goal of arriving at the best ideas for our mission 
• Opportunity for continuous professional development: potential for local and international travel and constant practice of leadership with consciousness for which we bring specialists to contribute to your training
• The work is demanding but provides an incredible opportunity to learn, grow continuously, and add value to the team and everyone around you. 

How to Apply

Please complete this Application Form thoroughly.

Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.