M&E / Data Analyst
Salary: Ksh 350,000 -500,000 pm
Reports to: Africa Programmes Director
Location: Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Africa Programmes Director
Location: Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Purpose
To lead Energy 4 Impact
International’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) work in Africa, to enhance
quality M&E, analysis and learning from project implementation by ensuring
appropriate use of M&E frameworks and tools that assure quality programme
delivery across Energy 4 Impact and partners’ projects.
This position, under the supervision
of the Africa Programmes Director, provides technical support to project and
country teams in the use of the Energy 4 Impact programme framework in all
programmes.
The M&E manager will be required
to oversee the redesign of M&E processes within the whole organization. He
will work in collaboration with an M&E assistant to support him. Key Roles
and
M&E
/ Data Analyst Job Responsibilities
o Lead on designing, developing and implementing an excel based
M&E systems, including development of M&E plans, frameworks, processes
and data collection tools (including baseline) for all the programmes and
projects in the organization;
o Design M&E plans and systems, identify key performance
parameters for new programmes and projects and ensure the effective use by
staff, partners and stakeholders as necessary;
o Work with programmes at inception phase to define M&E plans
for each project, log frames, and targets, implement the donor’s requirements,
create long term plans, etc;
o Supervise the development of appropriate monitoring, tracking
and reporting systems, tools and templates that enhance monitoring of project
outputs and quality, generate quality evidence on project impact and promote
and ensure use of data for decision-making processes;
o Supervise field officer to develop and promote the use of
standard indicators, tools and forms (as appropriate) and M&E practices
across the project and coordinate the collection of information required for
country-level management;
o Lead regular reviews of programmes/lessons learnt sessions and
implementing necessary changes to existing and future programmes;
o Build capacity of staff in project monitoring and data
collection against set indicators, and use of such information in development
of project reports;
o Undertake regular field visits to provide support for proper
application of M&E frameworks and tools;
o Develop appropriate research tools for conducting both
qualitative and quantitative surveys and training staff and external
enumerators in the use of the tools;
o Support Program Managers in the formulation of baseline measures
and targets, during writing and set up of donor project proposals as well as
throughout project implementation;
o Work closely with the communication department in developing and
disseminating programme results, best practices and success stories;
o Lead and coordinate assessment and evaluations of programmes;
o Review the quality of existing social and economic data in the
project areas, methods of collecting it and the degree to which it will provide
good data for results based evaluation;
o Report M&E updates and performances across the programmes;
o Review or edit project data in reports as requested and
required; Produce analytical summaries: graphs, charts, tables, narratives as
requested, to fulfill internal and external reporting requirements;
o Keep abreast of the latest industry developments in M&E and
network with other organizations for best practices and technical assistance.
Data analysis and database management work:
o Design and maintain an excel based database system that improves
Energy 4 Impact’s ability to inform program implementation, analyze data,
identify trends and present impact to key stakeholders;
o Ensure all relevant programme staff are able to utilise the
database to analyze program information and results. Develop the necessary told
for the field team to feed in data in the data base in a way that minimize
entry errors;
o Review data being collected in order to locate and fix problems
with data entry or integrity: Document database contents, protocols and update
manuals for smooth functioning of the data management system;
o Manage regular synchronizations with field level data;
o Manage project database to facilitate timely information
updates, data quality assurance, sharing of information and learning, and data
use for decision-making;
o Prepare data reports (tables, charts, narratives, visuals) at
regular intervals and ad hoc as needed to respond to requests for information,
inputs to project work plans and semi-annual reports, and other internal and
external data analysis and reporting requirements;
o To take the lead in conducting continuous data analysis of
enterprise/business performance from programme data and produce cross-sectional
reports reflecting different growth variables including but not limited to
sales, employments, profitability etc;
o Provide analytical expertise with regards to identifying and
confirming patterns and trends in data, understanding the economics of
supporting different types of business, likely cost to us per unit of result,
etc;
o Provide technical assistance to country programs for
implementing M&E activities, including data collection, analysis, and use
of excel based M&E system to ensure data collected are sufficient to
produce in-depth data analysis and identify trends. Ensure data are used by
country programs for informed decision-making and to strengthen programs as
needed;
o To be the person that ultimately checks and signs off on data
and analysis. Requirements:
Experience
& Qualifications for the M&E / Data Analyst Job
o Master degree in Statistic, Economics, Business Management or
other analytics field.
o Three (3) to five (5) years of relevant professional experience
doing complex data analysis within programmes M&E context.
o Proven experience in leading, coordinating and managing M&E
system to produce analysis related to the economics of supporting different
types of business. M&E experience within social enterprises or private
sector enterprises are highly preferred.
o Strong knowledge of data quality assurance, analysis and
reporting.
o Experience with monitoring and evaluation systems and frameworks
for international development programs, including developing performance
indicators, data collection and analysis systems and tools.
o High level of competency in managing data information.
Required
Attributes
o Very Strong analytical skills.
o Certified advanced excel skills is required with the ability to
create excel based tools using complex formulas, pivot tables, create graphs
etc.
o Highly adept with data analysis, presentation, statistics.
o Strong writing skills and experience with producing technical
reports required.
o Understanding of statistical software and data management
required.
o Capacity to produce high-quality briefs and reports.
o Ability to see patterns in data and understand the cause and
effect.
o Excellent English writing and verbal communication skills.
o Detail-oriented and hard-working.
o Ability to collaborate well on a team while also taking
initiative to complete assigned tasks with high competence.
o High level of integrity.
o Ability to communicate respectfully in a multi-cultural
environment.
o Able to work remotely with a geographically dispersed team.
Preferred
Attributes
o Good knowledge of French is highly preferred.
o Experience with mainstreaming gender indicators into M&E
plans/framework will be an added advantage.
How
to Apply
Please send your CV plus a
cover letter outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience match the job
specification to recruitment@energy4impact.org to reach us by latest 11 December,
2016. ENERGY 4 IMPACT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages
applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national
origin, sexual orientation or disability.