Dispensers for Safe Water is an initiative of Innovations for Poverty Action
Job Title: Program Analyst
Location: Nairobi, Kenya with travel domestically & regionally
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.
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.
