Mid-Senior Level

AVPN is seeking a Director to lead its research & insights activities. This is a key role in the organisation that involves leading the curation and synthesis of evidence-based data and best practices across various social investment approaches, themes and sectors in Asia. The work is instrumental in ensuring that funders and resource providers have access to critical information required to make strategic decisions in their philanthropy and social investment. This includes helping them understand the landscape of needs, identify potential partners and intermediaries as well as connect with impact organisations aligned with their goals. 

You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that the insights generated reflect ground realities and resonate with the target audience. You will need to be well-versed in various forms of data collection and analytics (including emerging digital methods) and be able to synthesise and package research findings in compelling ways, be it a published report, articles and blog posts, curated discussions and/or data visualisation. You will also need to be able to manage partners, consultants and internal team members in the delivery of each project. Through this work, you will gain valuable insights into the fast-growing social investment sector in Asia-Pacific. 

This position will be based in Singapore and the individual will report to the Chief Knowledge Officer.