Impact Evidence & Insights Lead

Africa Practice Ltd; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Africa Practice Ltd is seeking an Impact Evidence & Insights Lead to design and execute mixed-methods research, building primary data collection strategies and synthesising diverse inputs into compelling narratives. You will support the growth team with rigorous, data-driven insights that inform overarching Africa-focused strategies.

This is a hybrid, full-time role based in Johannesburg or Cape Town, reporting to the Partner, Innovation & Solutions.

Qualifications

• Role requires a research expert who can design and execute mixed-methods studies.
• Experience building primary data collection strategies including digital and social media surveys.
• Ability to synthesize diverse data and insights into clear, evidence-based narratives.
• Strong analytical mindset with curiosity and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute primary data collection strategies, including digital and social media surveys.
• Combine quantitative and qualitative data to produce evidence-based narratives.
• Support the growth team by translating research into actionable insights for Africa-facing outcomes.

Skills

Research design

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Survey design

Data synthesis

Economic modelling support

Strategic thinking

Self-starter

Job description

Impact Evidence & Insights Lead

Contract:
Full-time, 2 years with option of permanent extension

Remuneration:
Competitive, based on experience and competence

Location: Flexible; Johannesburg or Cape Town preferred

Reports to: Partner, Innovation & Solutions

About us

Africa Practice is a mission-led strategic consulting firm advising investors and development partners across the continent. Our mission is to shape a prosperous Africa that inspires the world. For over 20 years, we have been partnering with global investors, policy-makers, development partners and other changemakers to drive transformation on the continent.

Our insights and advocacy solutions are rooted in detailed systems and stakeholder understanding. We identify, generate, and analyse human-centred systems data to design impactful advocacy interventions. We deliver our world-class insights and advocacy solutions through our local presence, which transcends the African continent.

We operate as one company, with a diverse team working on a hybrid basis in Abuja, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Gaborone, Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, and London. We are risk analysts, development economists, advocates, storytellers, data scientists, policy experts, systems thinkers and creative minds. Over 80% of our staff are African and over 50% are women. We have been a signatory to the UN Global Compact since 2021 and achieved B-Corp status in 2024.

About the role

This role is designed for a research expert who is passionate about cracking complex socio-economic riddles in the African context.
We are looking for someone who excels in designing and executing creative and rigorous research methodologies, blending both quantitative and qualitative approaches. You will be our internal expert on building primary data collection strategies (including innovative digital and social media-based surveys), combining a variety of data and insights repositories, and synthesising diverse inputs into powerful, evidence-based narratives.

You'll be comfortable handling quantitative data and supporting basic economic models, and your success will depend on your curiosity, your strategic thinking, and your ability to connect rigorous research to our wider mission of building a prosperous Africa. This is not a purely technical role; it is a strategic one. We need a self-starter who can develop solutions, manage complex deliverables, and is deeply motivated to make a positive impact.

In large part, this role will support our growth team, which invests in