Job Title: M&E Data Analytics Specialist
Job Category:Contract
Department / Group: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Travel Required:Local travel required
Level: Managerial
Position Type: Full-time
Posting Expires: November 28, 2014
Overview: Nuru Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation Team is actively seeking a highly qualified and energetic team player for M&E Analytics Specialist.
Posting Expires: November 28, 2014
Overview: Nuru Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation Team is actively seeking a highly qualified and energetic team player for M&E Analytics Specialist.
M&E Analytics Specialist may be
staffed internally from Nuru Kenya staff or externally as determined by the
M&E Program Manager in coordination with the hiring panel consisting of the
M&E Program Specialist. M&E Coordinator and the Director of Nuru
Kenya.
Contract specification will be in accordance with those established in the employment contract.
Contract specification will be in accordance with those established in the employment contract.
This job description is a complement
to the employment contract and serves as a baseline for performance evaluations
conducted every 6 months.
The employee is responsible for
acknowledging and understanding the duties bestowed.
Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
- Works with M&E Coordinator, Database
Manager and M&E Officers, to create feedback loop on internal M&E
processes
- Work closely with the Database Manager and the
M&E Coordinator to write quarterly monitoring reports and
evaluation reports
- Responsible for evaluation analysis and
supports monitoring analysis as needed
- Responsible for developing all evaluation
training including but not limited to enumerators training, data entry
training etc.
- Summarize and analyze samples of data,
including construction of confidence intervals and statistical tests of
significance
- Develop analysis-based curriculum for M&E
staff
- Research, develop, and test evaluation tools
as needed
- Research on best practices on evaluations
- Responsible for managing M&E Officers
- Responsible for monitoring and evaluation
logistics
- Reports directly to the M&E Program
Manager
- Additional roles as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications and Education
Requirements
- Holds a degree in Computer Science, Policy
Analysis or other relevant topic
- Superior computer skills, specifically Excel,
PowerPoint, Word, Internet and at least one statistical analysis software
such as SAS, SPSS, R or STATA (STATA preferred)
- Superior research and report writing skills
- At least 2 years’ experience analyzing and reporting
on data for decision making purposes
- Fluent in written and spoken English
(mandatory), Kiswahili (mandatory) and Kikuria (preferred)
- Has effective project management and
communications skills
- Can work in office or field setting
- Long-term commitment to ending extreme poverty
in rural Kenya
Preferred Skills
- Can work for long periods of time
- At least 1 year experience surveying
households or individuals
Additional Notes
Applicants must currently live in
Kuria West District or be willing to relocate for this position.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer,
we offer equal opportunities to all qualified candidates.
Compensation: The salary scale attached to this position is Ksh. 70,000-75,000
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume/CV with at least two professional references by December 10, 2014 at 5PM EAT.
Please submit all documents in
English. Be sure to include your contact information.
All applications can be submitted to
our HR Office in Keborui, or Email: DASjobs@nuru.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.