Job
International Rescue Committee
Regional Research and Learning Coordinator, PlayMatters
📍 Uganda
🏷 Governance & Public Policy
🗓 Posted 28 Aug 2026
- Support PlayMatters 3.0, a 4-year education initiative across Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda, strengthening education systems to deliver quality learning through active teaching and play for children aged 3–12+ affected by conflict and crisis
- Lead research and learning activities across the three-country consortium to generate evidence on programme effectiveness and education system strengthening outcomes
- Coordinate with IRC, Plan International, War Child Alliance, national partners, and the LEGO Foundation to ensure coherent data collection, analysis, and knowledge sharing
- Develop and manage learning frameworks, tools, and monitoring systems that capture holistic child well-being and education outcomes at scale
- Drive documentation and dissemination of findings to inform adaptive management and contribute to the global evidence base on play-based learning in crisis contexts
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