Assessment & Evaluation Officer

About the role

The Assessment & Evaluation Officer plans, implements, monitors and analyzes assessment and evaluation activities to measure programme effectiveness, improve student learning outcomes and support evidence-based decision-making across READ Foundation schools. The position is based at the foundation's head office in Islamabad and requires extensive field work.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement assessment and evaluation frameworks for educational programmes, projects and initiatives.
• Develop and improve student assessment systems, including formative, summative and continuous assessment.
• Plan and run data collection using surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations and quantitative tools.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends, learning gaps and programme impact.
• Prepare reports with actionable recommendations for management and stakeholders.
• Monitor programme performance and support continuous improvement across schools and departments.
• Ensure compliance with assessment standards, ethical guidelines, quality benchmarks and organizational policies.
• Coordinate with academic, training and field teams and help build monitoring tools, dashboards and reporting systems.
• Give technical guidance and capacity building to staff, assist management in policy review and strategic planning, and conduct field visits as required.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Education, Statistics, Social Sciences, Research, Evaluation or a related field from an HEC-recognized university.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in assessment, evaluation, research or educational quality assurance.
• Willingness to travel extensively, as the role requires 60-70% field travel.

Required skills

• Understanding of assessment, evaluation and research methodologies.
• Data collection, analysis and reporting tools such as SPSS, STATA, Excel or Power BI.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks under pressure.