Deputy Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning at Southern Poverty Law Center

<h1>The SPLC is seeking a Deputy Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning who is passionate about social justice!&nbsp;</h1> <hr> <p>The Deputy Director, MEAL manages MEAL support throughout the program/project life cycle with a particular focus on program design, monitoring and strengthening SPLC's community accountability efforts.</p> <h3>Who You Are</h3> <p><strong>Strategic, analytical, and systems-oriented</strong> — Connects MEAL practices to organizational strategy and impact, using data and evidence to inform decision-making and strengthen effectiveness.</p> <p><strong>Equity- and community-centered</strong> — Centers community voice, lived experience, and accountability while recognizing how power and systemic inequities shape evaluation, learning, and outcomes.</p> <p><strong>Collaborative and influential leader</strong> — Builds trust across teams, communicates effectively with diverse stakeholders, and influences organizational decision-making without relying solely on positional authority.</p> <p><strong>Curious, rigorous, and courageous</strong> — Asks difficult questions, challenges assumptions, surfaces uncomfortable findings, and approaches complex issues with intellectual rigor and sound judgment.</p> <p><strong>Learning and improvement-oriented</strong> — Builds a culture of reflection, experimentation, shared learning, and continuous improvement while helping teams translate insights into meaningful action.</p> <p><strong>Adaptable, results-oriented capacity builder</strong> — 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.</p> <h3>What You'll Do</h3> <p><strong>Lead&nbsp;</strong>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.</p> <p><strong>Provide </strong>guidance and review for MEAL products to ensure technical soundness as well as clarity and accessibility for non-MEAL audiences.</p> <p><strong>Manage </strong>MEAL team collaboration with other departments to design MEAL frameworks and capture data that informs decision-making and measures the impact of work.</p> <p><strong>Manage </strong>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.</p> <p><strong>Conduct </strong>in-person and remote training on MEAL related topics, and travels as needed.</p> <p><strong>Facilitate </strong>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.</p> <p><strong>Support </strong>evaluations and research around the impact of SPLC's work.</p> <p><strong>Manage </strong>a team of MEAL staff members by hiring, training, mentoring, coaching, assigning duties, setting and monitoring performance and development goals, and conducting performance reviews.</p> <p><strong>Perform </strong>other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.</p> <h3>Minimum Qualifications&nbsp;</h3> <p><em>We are committed to equitable hiring practices, therefore you must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for the role.&nbsp;</em></p> <ul> <li>Minimum seven (7) years of monitoring, evaluation, accountability &amp; learning experience;</li> <li>At least five (5) years of directly managing staff; and</li> <li>Minimum of bachelor's degree in political science, sociology, measurement &amp; evaluation, social work, education, public policy or related fields.</li> </ul> <h3>Compensation &amp; Benefits</h3> <p>This is an exempt role and the minimum starting salary is $115,200 annually. Salary will be commensurate with experience.</p> <p><em>Click </em><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/careers/benefits-and-perks/" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em> to view the benefits available to SPLC staff. </em></p> <h3>Where &amp; How You'll Work&nbsp;</h3> <p>This role has the following work designation options:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Local Remote Work:&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;Employees in positions designated Local Remote Work are expected to attend work-related activities that occur at SPLC offices and in the states in which SPLC operates. These activities include but are not limited to trainings, meetings, events, hearings, and court appearances.</li> <li><strong>Telework: </strong>Positions designated as telework eligible may work two days (16 hours) a week from an alternative work location.</li> <li>This position will report to the Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning.</li> </ul> <h3>Other Special Considerations&nbsp;</h3> <p>This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.</p> <hr> <h4>&nbsp;</h4><div class="content-conclusion"><h3 class="p1"><strong>Disclaimer:</strong></h3> <p class="p1">The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. These statements are not&nbsp;intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.</p> <h3 class="p1"><strong>An Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Diversity</strong></h3> <p class="p2"><em>Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and as an organization committed to diversity and the perspective of all voices, we consider&nbsp;applicants equally without regard to age, caregiver status, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, national origin, on the basis of&nbsp;genetic information, political affiliation, pregnancy, or veteran status.</em></p></div>