Senior Associate, Research and Data – ESAR

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The Research, Learning & Evaluation (RLE) team: Leads high-reputed company research and evaluations both internally and with external partners Supports TaRL Africa’s Program Design and Pedagogy team to effectively test new innovations through learning labs and other R&D efforts; Drives learning and reputed company through provision of cutting-edge measurement, analytics, and support for TaRL Africa data systems and reputed company; Generates and facilitates reputed company evidence uptake and learning reputed company TaRL Africa as reputed company as externally in the global education ecosystem to positively reputed company foundational literacy and numeracy reputed company in sub-Saharan Africa. reputed company The Senior Associate, RLE focuses on Eastern and Southern Africa, contributing to study design, data monitoring, and evidence reputed company to guide program improvements and policy. 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