Field Intelligence and Learning Lead

NOTE THIS IS A REMOTE ROLE WITHIN EUROPE, ASIA, OR AFRICA

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT 

The Intelligence & Learning Lead will ensure Assemble's strategies and investments to make buildings better for people are grounded in robust evidence and a clear-eyed understanding of whether our work—and the field's—is driving the transformation we seek. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will gather critical field-level intelligence on the actors and institutions that determine outcomes for our goals as well as develop frameworks and processes to help us and our partners answer critical questions: Is our strategy working Are we contributing to emissions reductions How is philanthropic capital flowing to shift buildings globally How is the built environment sector progressing, globally and in our key markets 

ABOUT ASSEMBLE 

Buildings shape our lives — but the way we construct and operate them today is driving up emissions, compromising our health and leaving people without access to adequate homes. 

We need to act now to support solutions that ensure human and environmental well-being and prevent long-term dependency on high-emission, harmful systems. 

Assemble is a philanthropic alliance with the purpose to drive the transition to affordable, emissions-free, and resilient buildings for all. We do this by aligning the field around a shared strategy, unlocking funding and scaling action through collaborative grant making. 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

This leader will work with diverse stakeholders—from colleagues setting strategy to funders seeking progress updates to grantees managing reporting to broader networks of partners interrogating assumptions and discussing progress. Success means building a unified Impact intelligence framework that provides actionable intelligence that shapes strategy and grantmaking, supports grantee learning, and satisfies multiple funders. It means creating knowledge products that ground the field's collective decision-making in evidence. This is a rare opportunity to shape how a growing philanthropic alliance measures systems-level change, taking a leadership role in defining the questions we ask, the metrics we track, and the systems we build. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Ground Assemble's Strategy in Data and Intelligence 

• Oversee gathering of data and intelligence on the market conditions (e.g. policy ambitions and regulation, financial flows, market update of solutions, etc.) and power and incentives for change (e.g. actors, institutions, and audiences, etc.) that determine outcomes for Assemble's goals, including commissioning research to fill critical intelligence gaps 
• Ensure strategies are driven by what political economy analysis, policy research, and power mapping indicate is required to progress toward systems-level change: create a framework and process; support colleagues in implementing; assure data quality; and deliver analysis 
• Support the programme team in leveraging data-based insights, integrating learnings into market and sector strategies and grant portfolios 

Track Progress on Built Environment Transformation 

• Develop a framework, indicators, and processes to track progress on transformation of the built environment globally and in Assemble's key markets 
• Spearhead annual philanthropic mapping to build field-wide visibility into funding flows—surveying funders to aggregate grant data and generate insights on where resources are going, in what amounts, and to which solutions 

Build and Implement Monitoring, Reporting and Learning Systems 

• Design and implement a monitoring and learning framework to capture contributions and insights from Assemble's grantees toward strategic objectives, as well as a methodology for reporting on Assemble's contribution to emission reductions, to be used in learning and funder reporting 
• Develop efficient reporting systems that meet multiple funders requirements without duplication; collaborate with fundraising and program teams to produce funder reporting 
• Develop a system for quantitative and qualitative data collection and reporting flows (e.g., grant milestone reporting and funder reporting) 
• Advise staff and grantee partners on impact measurement and learning practices 

Create Knowledge and Facilitate Field Learning 

• Synthesise data and lessons to support internal and field-wide learning, capturing original intelligence in knowledge products that can be shared broadly 
• Contribute to convenings, including annual, regional state-of-the-field workshops with partners to interrogate data and challenge assumptions 
• Contribute to conversations and working groups evolving best practices in monitoring, evaluation, and learning  

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 

This role is ideal for someone who is analytical yet diplomatic, rigorous yet pragmatic, and  

values-aligned with Assemble's mission and team. You should be energized by the challenge of measuring systems-level change, comfortable building frameworks and systems in an evolving organisation, and excited to use data as an organizing tool to drive collective action. 

• Systems-Level Approach: Experience working in organisations with systems-level change ambitions and developing frameworks for tracking sector-wide change. 
• Intellectually Rigorous & Pragmatic: Advanced ability to source, interpret, and synthesise qualitative and quantitative evidence into strategic insights. Questions assumptions and ensures logical rigor that makes sense to others, but balances perfection with iteration—willing to work with what exists and improve over time.  
• Strategic Diplomacy: Ability to manage high-level stakeholders with differing incentives and perspectives and align them around shared goals and metrics. Proven track record of successfully driving alignment to deliver complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.  
• Data-Driven Influencer: Experience producing robust analysis (ideally with first hand experience working with/or commissioning polling, qualitative research, and public opinion data) as well as distilling learnings into clear, concise, and compelling presentations for diverse audiences. Brings evidence-based conviction to present data that may challenge assumptions and/or strategies. 
• Sector Experience: 10+ years in designing and delivering high-quality, data-driven analysis to inform strategy and decision-making as well as evaluating progress to goals. Ideally have worked in philanthropy, policy research, or think tanks with a focus on the built environment or adjacent sectors (e.g. climate, energy, housing). 
• Builder Mindset: Thrives building from the ground up in small, evolving organisations. Detail-oriented, able to design systems and manage multiple time-sensitive processes. 
• Technical Fluency: Experience with statistical analysis (e.g. R, Python, Stata), data visualisation systems (e.g. Tableau, Power BI), and core productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft/Gsuite, Salesforce, Monday.com), and leveraging AI. 

DETAILS 

Location: Remote within Europe, Asia or Africa. Candidates must have permission to work in their location. Candidates must be able to regularly collaborate with colleagues in AET-GMT and occasionally with partners beyond those timezones.  

Travel: Up to 10% travel for convenings, conferences, and partner visits. 

Compensation: Indicative salary for this role is approx. 100,000 EUR (Europe-based candidates) and 7.3M INR (India based candidates). Final offer will be adjusted to the candidate's geographic location, experience, skills, education, along with internal equity considerations. 

TO APPLY 

Deadline to apply is April 13, 2026. Apply here with your 1) cover letter (max 1 page) outlining why you are interested in the role and how your experience aligns and 2) your CV.  We will review applications on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Selected candidates can expect a series of interviews with the Assemble team as well as a case assignment. Once the interview process begins, we anticipate it will take 4-6 weeks until an offer is made and communicated.