This position provides significant autonomy in strategizing, designing and managing key impact efforts for the organization, as well as the opportunity to see these through all the way to implementation, impact analysis and public education/ systems change stages.
AWWA has a long track record of innovative pilots and progressive leadership in the social service sector. Many of our pilots have contributed to important policy changes/ improvements for the sector. Here is a recent example: Family Empowerment Programme
Primary Objectives of Position
Work closely with the Head of Corporate Development to strategize, plan and manage key impact evaluation efforts by the organization
Build internal capacity for, implement and manage internal systems for conducting outcome/ impact evaluation
Provide guidance and support for service leads and project managers in measuring and presenting/ communicating the impact of their work
Assist the Head of Corporate Development on proposals, materials and communications for key AWWA initiatives, to establish AWWA’s services as centres of excellence and impact, and/or to advocate for systems/ policy changes at the national level
Lead efforts on white papers, research, and thought pieces that showcase tangible outcomes and impacts in AWWA’s areas of work.
Job Responsibilities
Building Capabilities & Culture of Programme Measurement & Impact Evaluation
Design, plan and manage studies to evaluate the effectiveness of key pilot programmes
Work with services to improve evaluation of in-house programmes in tandem with the evolving social service landscape
Work with services to set up robust systems to collate data on inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact
Build internal capabilities in outcome/ impact evaluation
Tracking of organisation-wide performance metrics
Manage admnistrative aspects of research and evaluation as required, including budget, staffing, data collection logistics, coordination with internal and external stakeholders, and other related duties.
Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Programme Measurement & Impact Evaluation
Drive purposeful analysis of data to enhance existing services or identify opportunity gaps
Manage external networks and/or develop new partnerships to strengthen collaborative efforts between AWWA and public agencies and corporate partners in the area of impact
Identify gaps and/or propose opportunities for enhancing programme measurement & impact evaluation, including leveraging cross-programme strengths or external collaborations
Improving Impact Communication
Track and report on the progress of strategic plan(s) implementation
Assist with refresh of organisation’s strategic plan, including conducting focus groups.
Disseminate and translate research findings to a variety of constituencies, including staff, funders and external stakeholders.
Provide guidance and support for service leads and project managers in presenting/ communicating the impact of their work.
Assist with drafting proposals, publicity material and communications for key AWWA initiatives, to establish AWWA’s services as centres of excellence and impact.
Lead efforts on white papers, research, and thought pieces that showcase tangible outcomes and impact.
Partner with Corporate Affairs team to ensure that accurate and compelling data is integrated into publicity collateral and key communications messages
Other Responsibilities
To participate in any process improvement projects/ tasks in achieving above objectives.
To assist in ad-hoc projects/ committees as and when required by Head of Corporate Development.
To perform any other duties as directed by the CEO and senior management of AWWA.
The above activities are not exhaustive, and are subject to amendment as needed.