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IPA Ghana and IPA’s Right Fit Evidence Unit are seeking a Manager to support IPA Ghana’s provision of evidence- and data-driven technical assistance to policy and implementation partners, with primary focus on the education sector. For the foreseeable future, the RFE manager is expected to lead (i) IPA’s technical assistance for the implementation of the Ministry of Education’s recently approved 2021 Early Childhood Education Policy in Ghana, and (ii) the MEL components of IPA’s technical assistance to the scale-up of Differentiated Learning Pedagogy in Primary Schools in 10,000 schools under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project. The RFE Manager will also support other MEL and research capacity building activities for policy and implementation partners, and may also develop and lead new evidence advisory projects as the RFE team grows in Ghana.
The RFE Manager will report primarily to the Head of Policy Ghana and will receive additional support and oversight from senior managers from the RFE and Policy teams at the global level, as well as a Ghana-based Senior Policy Manager. The RFE Manager will manage 1-2 RFE Advisors based in Ghana, and provide support to one Ghana Sr. Research Associate on IPA Ghana’s Policy & RFE team.
We encourage those with the following profiles to apply as these skills and interests are a particularly strong fit:
Irrespective of their background, RFE staff tend to learn through their work, and this position is a great fit for anyone with a growth-oriented mindset.
The role is also open to both Ghanaian and international applicants. IPA Ghana will sponsor work permits/visas for international applicants, if hired.
Project/Team Management
Design and Execute High Impact Strategic Advisory, Training, Field Experiment, and Field Piloting Activities
Preferred additional qualifications