IPPF - Director, Performance, Learning & Impact

Director, Performance, Learning & Impact

July 2023

About IPPF

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global healthcare provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all.

Led by a courageous and determined group of women, IPPF was founded in 1952 at the Third International Planned Parenthood Conference. Today, we are a movement of 120 autonomous members with a presence in over 146 countries.

Our work is wide-ranging, including comprehensive sex education, provision of contraceptive, safe abortion, and maternal care and responding to humanitarian crises. We pride ourselves on being local through our members and global through our network. At the heart of our mission is the provision of – and advocacy in support of – integrated healthcare to anyone who needs it regardless of race, gender, sex, income, and crucially no matter how remote.

Volunteerism is central to our healthcare delivery. It underpins the vital work of our members and their teams, whether through community outreach and distribution of contraceptive care or the regional Youth Action Movements championing change.

Role:

Director, Performance, Learning & Impact

Preferred Locations:

Brussels, Delhi, District of Columbia, Fiji, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur, London, Mexico, Nairobi, New York, Trinidad + Tobago and Tunis

Salary:

Competitive

The Role Role Purpose

Provide a platform for the creation and development of data and evidence enabling a culture of learning to deliver maximum impact in SRHR at all levels of the Federation.

Context of role

• Accountable for creating data frameworks and mechanisms that support evidence generation, analysis and reporting against key performance indicators.

• Creating a collaborative community of practice with regional Performance, Learning & Impact (PL&I) Managers/ Senior Advisers.

• Supporting Member Associations to strengthen data management systems, data quality and utilisation. Capturing and presenting knowledge and learning to inform internal and external programming and priority setting in SRHR.

• Representative with external sectoral bodies/organisations in the PL&I field.

• Conceptualise frameworks and mechanisms for generating data, sharing knowledge and learning across the Federation.

• Co-construct toolkits, definitions and guidelines for data management, monitoring and evaluation across the Federation.

• Lead the annual organisational performance reporting cycle, integrating case studies and impact study implementation outcomes into the narrative.

• Create communities of Practice and manage qualitative research.

• Pilot innovative sectoral interventions with the Federation providing learning that will improve internal and external interventions.

• Create a platform that systematically captures and reviews Member Association PL&I capabilities and growth potential.

• Galvanise Membership Association to Membership Association capacity sharing, building on existing and developing new Membership Association expertise in data management, research and learning.

• Champion learning, sharing best practices and knowledge within IPPF and with external partners to inform SRHR programming and the wider sector/movement.

• Bring together stories demonstrating evidence and impact to inform, guide and amplify IPPF and partners’ action in SRHR.

• Define and measure reporting PL&I metrics for global SRHR commitments.

• Support and enable a safe environment, adhering to the safeguarding reporting and monitoring requirements of this role.

Role Deliverables Management Responsibility

• Performance Senior Advisor.

• Health Information Systems Advisor.

• Knowledge Sharing Lead.

• PL&I Communities of Practice.

Expertise

Track record in:

• Supporting organisational strategy and/or change processes through the provision of evidence-based recommendations and/or developing and embedding new ways of working.

• Designing and using systems for capturing and assessing both impact and performance data that facilitate organisational learning and credible evidence.

• Implementing/adapting different measurements and evaluation frameworks, such as theories of change, logical frameworks and participatory learning techniques, to fit a given context.

• Working with health information systems.

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of different care and service delivery models, especially in developing countries.

• Demonstrated understanding of knowledge management principles and capacity to deliver knowledge management and/or organisational learning activities.

• Ability to develop participatory methodologies with communities and networks.

Skills:

• Pro-active, dynamic, strategic, collaborative, develops strong professional networks and able to adapt/work with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

• Analytical skills with an eye for detail and evidence of using quantitative/qualitative data to inform decision-making.

• High level of organisational skills, planning and time-management with the ability to adapt to changing needs.

Personal Competence:

• Excellent writing and presentation skills with evidence of coherent, evidence-based reporting in English.

• Evidence of coordinating and managing people and teams well to create a learning environment.

• Excellent IT skills.

Your Ethos:

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.

• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is antiracist and respectful of others.

• An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights and justice, including safe abortion.

• Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of workers’ rights and access to health care in sex work.

How to Apply

All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR.

All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter as two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

The document should be saved in PDF in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (mmyy) e.g., Pat-Jones-CV-072023-IPPF or Pat-JonesCoverLetter-072023-IPPF.

Timeline

Closing Date: 4 August 2023

First stage interviews: TBC Final interviews: TBC

Selection Process

All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

Equality Statement

Equality and diversity are at the core of IPPF’s values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

Queries

If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email ippfperformance-learning-impact@oxfordhr. com in the first instance.

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