Dispensers
for Safe Water is an initiative of Innovations for Poverty Action
Job Title: Program Analyst
Reporting To: Director of Programs
Start Date: 15 July 2013
Deadline: 9 June 2013 – Applications considered on a rolling basis
About
Dispensers for Safe Water
Each year, over 1.8 million children under the age of five die from diarrhea, a leading cause of which is unsafe drinking water.
Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) is an entrepreneurial team tasked with scaling the Chlorine Dispenser System (CDS) – a proven innovation that dramatically expands access to water treatment at an extremely low cost.
DSW is growing rapidly: we currently serve more than 640,000 people in Kenya, and by May 2013 will be serving 100,000 people in Uganda – our two primary countries of operations.
We
have also piloted the CDS through key partnerships in Haiti, Peru, India,
Somalia, and Swaziland and we are currently in the process of looking to
establish operations in 1-2 new countries.
DSW has global reach - our goal is to serve 5 million people in the next 3 years.
About the Position
The Program Analyst will synthesize, analyze and share data and information across DSW’s country programs, fueling the rigorous approach and data-driven decision making at the core of our work.
This role will be part of a team which supports all of our country programs, and will provide a unique, broad vantage point on DSW’s operations.
The role will require an individual who is excited to make connections across programs while supporting teams advancing DSW’s mission in a variety of contexts.
DSW has global reach - our goal is to serve 5 million people in the next 3 years.
About the Position
The Program Analyst will synthesize, analyze and share data and information across DSW’s country programs, fueling the rigorous approach and data-driven decision making at the core of our work.
This role will be part of a team which supports all of our country programs, and will provide a unique, broad vantage point on DSW’s operations.
The role will require an individual who is excited to make connections across programs while supporting teams advancing DSW’s mission in a variety of contexts.
The ideal Program Analyst will be extremely intellectually curious, service-oriented and able to apply a complex set of data and research toward real-world improvements in our service delivery to millions of people.
Importantly, the perfect-fit candidate is excited to have a real influence on decision-making around program targeting and implementation strategy.
About Innovations for Poverty Action
The DSW initiative began and was incubated within IPA - a rapidly growing, global organization with operations in over 40 countries.
IPA designs innovative, cutting-edge approaches to solving development problems, rigorously evaluates these programs, and works to scale up programs with proven impact.
As the program grows, DSW is transitioning into a newly-established organization, which will provide a platform for the long-term scale and sustainability of CDS operations.
Goals and Responsibilities Monitoring and Evaluation
The Program Analyst will provide M&E support and guidance to all DSW country programs, ensuring we employ world-class M&E systems and data-driven decision-making:
- Develop
program-wide M&E guidelines to ensure consistent and effective data
collection across DSW country programs, and migrate these best practices
to new countries as the program scales
- Lead data
analysis and desk research on key topics to inform programmatic
decision-making
- Collaborate with
country teams and the information systems team to manage DSW’s master
database with evaluation and operations data for all chlorine dispensers
- Support field
staff implementing evaluations by assisting with survey design and coding,
treatment assignment and randomization, and the design of the
interventions themselves as needed
Operations
Analytics
The
Program Analyst will coordinate data analysis and reporting for all of DSW’s
program offices in Kenya, Uganda and new countries. This area of responsibility
includes:
- Contribute to
new country and region expansion decisions by collecting and analyzing key
demographic and geospatial data
- Create and
maintain cost and impact models for key program decisions and metrics
- Design and
maintain program dashboards to provide real-time feedback and analysis on
operations activities
Data
and Knowledge Management
- Coordinate use
of all program data for internal and external purposes
- Establish new
country program data and analytics strategies and gradually transition
country-specific data management responsibilities to country staff through
training and mentorship
- Generate visual
representations of program data that provide intuitive presentations of
detailed program results
- Create and
maintain internal knowledge repository and sharing system to ensure key
program information and historical data is readily available to all DSW
team members when needed
Communication
and Dissemination
- Communicate
evaluation findings to the DSW team at large and assist in the dissemination
of these findings to external audiences through the preparation of
presentations, articles, and memos
- Lead specific
dissemination projects, such as making presentations and authoring
articles for external publications
Qualifications,
Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s or
Master’s degree in a relevant field with strong economics, statistics or
other quantitative training
- Strong interest
in research on water, sanitation, diarrheal disease and public health; prior
knowledge of the associated literature a plus
- A minimum of 1-2
years work experience in a highly analytical and quantitative role
- Strong
familiarity with Stata, SPSS or other advanced statistical analysis
software (this will be tested during the recruiting process), Excel,
familiarity with database systems, working knowledge of geospatial
analysis
- Mobile phone
survey programming experience in Open Data Kit preferred; at minimum,
strong motivation to learn and develop new technical skills
- Significant work
experience in entrepreneurial or start-up environments and a developing
country context
- Strong
interpersonal and communications skills to work effectively with a team
that is geographically dispersed
- Self-directed/self-motivating
personality, with proven ability to manage demands from multiple
supervisors while adhering to program deadlines and priorities
- Strong critical
and analytical thinking skills
- Intellectual
flexibility and willingness to form and adjust opinions based on evidence
Note:
Please
specifically illustrate the above desired qualifications in your cover letter
by giving examples from your experience. In addition, this position requires a
candidate to:
- Be inspired by
DSW’s mission of bringing safe water to millions of people
- Have a strong
commitment to evidence-based practice and policy in the development field
- Be enthusiastic
to develop personally and professionally as part of a growing global team
- Possess a strong
attention to detail and a genuine love of working with data
- Have an entrepreneurial
spirit – DSW is a dynamic program, with many opportunities for growth and
leadership
To
Apply Please follow the application instructions below.
Any
applications or CVs submitted outside this process will not be
considered.
Note,
only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Applicants
will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Send a CV and a
cover letter to ipak.water.jobs@poverty-action.org and cc
jobs@poverty-action.org
- In the subject
line: Copy exactly the following position line: 100921 IPAKenya, Program
Analyst
- In the email
body: Put your full name, first (given) name followed by last (family)
name
- Attachments:
Please attach your CV and cover letter. Optionally, include a work sample
which highlights your analytical and written communications skills.
Please
do not include any text besides the position line(s) in the body of the e-mail.
Adding extra text will interfere with the processing of your application.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted by email for an interview.
Applicants
are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling
basis and a decision may be made before the deadline.
IPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer:
All
persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without
regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or
citizenship status, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or
any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local
laws.
IPA
will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with
a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the
operation of our business.
If
you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate
in an interview, please contact us at jobs@poverty-action.org.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by the Program Analyst.
The
statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties,
tasks, and responsibilities.
Management
reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational
needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment
from an applicant.
Applicants
are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to
releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct
questions to jobs-info@poverty-action.org.
