The Organization You Want to Work For
Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (DG) is an international non-profit organization with team members based in more than 10 countries worldwide. For over 20 years, DG has researched data ecosystems, built digital tools to support those data ecosystems, and advised on data strategy and digital transformation to strengthen decision-making, transparency, and service delivery. DG has expertise in deploying digital tools in agriculture, health, aid management, data & data strategy, extractives, information management systems, open contracting & procurement, and beyond.
We are a creative and dynamic group of people based around the globe. We value hard work, innovative thinking, a commitment to teamwork, and a good sense of humor.
Job Description
The Director of Innovation and Learning is responsible for building on DG’s culture of perpetual learning and agile implementation, supporting cross-program learning, identifying opportunities for methodological and technical innovation and supporting the design of new approaches, and engaging with the broader digital development community to keep DG at the forefront. We are looking for a highly collaborative, entrepreneurial, and empathetic leader with experience balancing tested methods with calculated risks to drive organizational change and growth. Close coordination with the Programs, Software, and Engagement and Partnerships teams, and with key teams within DG’s strategic partner IREX, will be critical to the impact of this role. Given the variety of touchpoints for this role, the ability to simultaneously understand and hold varying interests and points of view while driving a process toward consensus is a crucial trait. Proven ability to work across different cultures is critical.
The Director will work with the leadership team to develop organization-level learning objectives and measurement strategies, ensuring that our work is relevant to the key problems of the day in digital development. The Director will mentor project teams to develop strong learning approaches and theories of change -- both in response to funder requirements, and in coherence with org-level learning objectives -- and ensure a focus on impact measurement and communication. We anticipate that this role will also coordinate closely with DG’s parent entity, IREX, specifically with the Center for Applied Learning and Innovation (CALI) in facilitating joint approaches, cross-team learning, and identification of opportunities for partnership.
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This is a full time position. The projected salary for this position is between $110,000-125,000 annually, based upon candidate experience and qualifications.
Preference will be given to candidates who are able to live and work legally in the United States (this position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship). However, interested and exceptional candidates from other locations will be considered.
DG requires all US-based team members to provide Covid-19 vaccination verification, in compliance with Executive Order (EO) 14042.
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