Closing date: July 17, 2021
The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) is a leading development
finance organization that supports businesses to innovate, create jobs and
leverage investments in order to create resilience and sustainable incomes in
rural and marginalized communities in Africa. Launched in 2008, AECF has
invested in 292 businesses across more than 40 value chains and 26 countries in
sub-Saharan Africa.
We focus specifically on agribusiness, renewable energy, and climate technologies, while also addressing the crosscutting themes of gender, youth, and fragile contexts. In just over a decade, we have impacted more than 27.7 million lives, created close to 24,000 jobs, and leveraged over US $740 million in matching funds.
The
AECF operations generate substantial amounts of data which is used to both
drive the management of individual investees, the whole organization but also
to report to donors and to raise its profile with potential capital providers.
This data principally takes the form of business performance indicators from
our investees, including financial and social impact indicators.
AECF
is headquartered in Kenya, with offices in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania.
Job summary
To
improve the evidence-based approach to managing and reporting concessional
capital intervention, AECF is looking for a Data Analyst who can curate and
analyze the existing data from across portfolio operations and feed information
back into various levels of management decision making.
The
analyst will work within the Impact & Learning team and provide analytical
support to both internal and externally commissioned research based primarily
around data generated from the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
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Reviewing for fit for purpose and if necessary, revising data collection and
analytical systems and tools currently deployed in both the Portfolio
Management and Impact Measurement departments of AECF.
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Contributing to in-house research on specific elements of the business.
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Supporting externally contracted partners in the design and delivery of
research.
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Analyse and interpret value adding data trends to help understand portfolio
performance over time.
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Support the development of tools, testing, and management of data capture
systems and oversee data flow pattern for the Program that will ensure timely
data collection and reporting.
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Conduct verification, analysis, and processing of project qualitative and
quantitative data for quality assurance and integrity.
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Support results reporting by providing written documentation on activities and
indicator results for progress, monthly, bi-annual, and annual reports, as
appropriate.
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Ensure high-quality implementation, consistent with AECF/DCED monitoring and
evaluation guidelines, protocols, information, and reporting systems.
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Support clients in reporting and project related data verification,
reconciliation, and tracking needs.
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Identify and manage timely resolution of client’s data issues.
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Support the further development of the AECF database tool through testing
functionality and reporting requirements.
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Coordinate with AECF portfolio and finance teams in overall monitoring of
activities of project implementation.
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Contribute data analysis (written text and graphics) for standardized and ad-‐hoc reporting needs
for external and internal audiences.
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Work with Impact Portfolio Officers to provide data and input for formative
evaluation and research.
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Use data to contribute towards strategic decision-making, knowledge management,
sharing best practices and program planning with program team.
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Developing ad hoc analysis of operations and activities as required.
Required qualifications and Experience.
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Hold a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics or monitoring and
Evaluation.
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At least three years’ experience in data analytics in the context of
development aid – ideally in the field of concessional finance.
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Experienced in the measurement of financial performance data and generating
implementable business facing findings and recommendations.
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Experience of data visualisation technologies would be an asset.
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Highly proficient in Excel.
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Proficient in writing in the English language (French and Portuguese ability will
be an added advantage).
· A
confident personality able to engage across the business coupled with an
inquisitive mind that seeks out issues and develops analysis to address them.
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Flexible and self-directing and able to identify priorities from sometimes
competing demands and negotiate resource commitments between internal and
external clients.
The
AECF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The AECF considers all applicants based
on merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, age,
disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you believe, you can
clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the role
register & apply on https://recruitment.aecfrica.org To be considered,
your application must be received by 17th July
2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For more
information, please visit our careers page on www.aecfafrica.org