Hiring: Deputy Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Company: Southern Poverty Law Center Location: Atlanta, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:24:32 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility About the job Required Skills: •Lead the development and implementation of a MEAL strategy and approach that is responsive to social justice work and values and builds an organization that regularly uses data for learning, improvement and measuring impact. •Guidance and review for MEAL products to ensure technical soundness as well as clarity and accessibility for non-MEAL audiences. •MEAL team collaboration with other departments to design MEAL frameworks and capture data that informs decision-making and measures the impact of work. •Collaboration across different departments to support the implementation of community-based accountability practices and tools and to implement in the organization's programs, projects, initiatives, and activities. •In-person and remote training on MEAL related topics, and travels as needed. •Project brainstorming, design, strategy and planning sessions, and provides technical assistance on MEAL throughout all stages of the project life cycle to programs and teams across the organization. •Support evaluations and research around the impact of SPLC's work. •A team of MEAL staff members by hiring, training, mentoring, coaching, assigning duties, setting and monitoring performance and development goals, and conducting performance reviews. Qualifications: •Connects MEAL practices to organizational strategy and impact, using data and evidence to inform decision-making and strengthen effectiveness. •Centers community voice, lived experience, and accountability while recognizing how power and systemic inequities shape evaluation, learning, and outcomes. •Collaborative and influential leader •Builds trust across teams, communicates effectively with diverse stakeholders, and influences organizational decision-making without relying solely on positional authority. •Asks difficult questions, challenges assumptions, surfaces uncomfortable findings, and approaches complex issues with intellectual rigor and sound judgment. •Builds a culture of reflection, experimentation, shared learning, and continuous improvement while helping teams translate insights into meaningful action. •Adaptable, results-oriented capacity builder •Navigates ambiguity and the evolving nature of social justice work while strengthening staff and organizational capacity to use data, evidence, and learning to achieve meaningful, equitable, and sustainable impact. •Minimum seven (7) years of monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning experience •At least five (5) years of directly managing staff; and Minimum of bachelor's degree in political science, sociology, measurement & evaluation, social work, education, public policy or related fields. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!