About The African Leadership Group (ALG)
The African Leadership Group is a family of mission-aligned institutions building one of the world’s most ambitious pipelines of ethical, entrepreneurial talent. Founded by Fred Swaniker in 2004, ALG has spent over two decades creating education and career pathways that identify overlooked potential, develop it through applied learning, and connect it to real opportunity. Across this ecosystem, ALG is working toward a bold mission: developing 3 million leaders by 2035.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Head of Impact to build the rigorous, scalable, externally credible impact engine that will support ALG’s next chapter. This leader will own the systems, methods, partnerships, and team needed to make our impact claims audit-ready and donor-ready, moving the organization beyond short-term statistics toward a deeper understanding of income lift, economic mobility, and long-term career progression.
Specific Responsibilities
- Build the evidence and trust architecture: Define methodologies, data collection standards, and validation systems to ensure impact claims are credible under scrutiny.
- Lead rigorous evaluation and external validation: Design and lead a research agenda including RCTs, longitudinal studies, and quasi-experimental research, while building partnerships with external validators.
- Build impact intelligence systems and data quality: Partner with cross-functional teams to embed impact measurement across the learner journey and ensure robust data governance.
- Turn evidence into learning, fundraising, and thought leadership: Partner with fundraising teams to create credible impact assets and translate data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
- Lead and evolve the Impact Team: Build a culture of rigor and transparency, serving as a senior advisor to leadership on evidence quality and impact strategy.
Skill Requirements - Essential
- 10+ years of experience in impact evaluation, applied research, economics, workforce development, or data science.
- Deep expertise in rigorous impact methodology, including RCTs, quasi-experimental methods, causal inference, and longitudinal studies.
- Strong data fluency, including comfort with data warehouses, CRM systems, survey platforms, and data quality processes.
- Proven ability to translate complex research into clear, credible materials for donors, boards, and executives.
- Strong ethical grounding regarding data privacy, transparency, and the risks of overclaiming impact.
- Ability to lead teams and manage ambiguity in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.