Senior Analyst, Evaluation & Learning Strategy

Skoll Foundation; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Skoll Foundation in Palo Alto seeks a Senior Analyst to join the Evaluation & Learning team. You will accelerate impact by designing analyses, surveys, and data-driven insights to inform strategy and investments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage projects, and mentor interns and analysts while translating findings into practical recommendations for program priorities.

Qualifications

• At least five years of relevant professional experience in evaluation, measurement, research, and/or learning
• Strong ability to design and conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses and surveys
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to summarize and communicate complex findings to a variety of internal and external audiences
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead strategy and execution of multiple projects across cross-functional teams
• Ability to both work independently and lead teams directly and indirectly
• Strong learning orientation
• Experience relevant to one or more of Skoll’s priority areas: pandemics and global health systems, racial justice, climate change, effective governance, and inclusive economies
• Commitment to Skoll’s mission and values

Responsibilities

• Leading learning within our strategic priorities and other programs
• Lead refinement of methodology, tools, and process to surface learnings and evaluate outcomes across Skoll Foundation’s portfolio of investments, connect and champion activities, and other programs
• Collaborate closely with internal cross-functional teams to learn from portfolio of investments and activities, and to scope and reflect on ongoing strategy and execution for strategic priorities and other programs
• Develop and analyze surveys and other inputs to inform design and execution of the Skoll World Forum and other Skoll convenings
• Engage with the evaluation, learning, and research community to provide external feedback loops on the Foundation’s work
• Partnering with the Strategy Office, contribute to the design and execution of the Foundation’s external evaluation strategy
• Engage with external researchers, evaluators, and peers to refine our understanding of equitable systems change and how to measure it
• Help drive a learning orientation within our programs
• Work with team members to infuse best practices and key principles of ongoing reflection and continuous improvement across program teams
• Work collaboratively across the E&L and Strategy Office teams and across the Foundation
• Lead cross-functional teams to clarify, refine, and adapt strategy to changing external environment
• Manage and/or coach interns and Analysts

Skills

Evaluation design

Qualitative analysis

Quantitative analysis

Survey design

Project management

Communication

Team leadership

Independent work

Learning orientation

Equity focus

Job description

Skoll Foundation in Palo Alto seeks a Senior Analyst to join the Evaluation & Learning team. You will accelerate impact by designing analyses, surveys, and data-driven insights to inform strategy and investments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage projects, and mentor interns and analysts while translating findings into practical recommendations for program priorities.