POSITION:     SPIRII Regional Data Analysis, Learning and Reporting Coordinator

OPEN TO       Ethiopian Nationals (Female applicants are highly encouraged)

OPENING DATE: 22 March 2022  

CLOSING DATE:    01 April 2022

Number of Position: One

Work Place: Addis Ababa

Duty station: SPIR II Consortium Office

Strengthen PSNP Institutions and Resilience II (SPIR II) is a 5-year USAID/BHA funded Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) led by World Vision and including consortium partners CARE, ORDA and IFPRI. World Vision and its partners will create a strong, shock responsive ecosystem of public, private, and community level actors to support PSNP households to graduate from poverty and sustain income and food security gains in 17 targeted woredas in Amhara and Oromia regions. Building from key formative and research studies during an initial refinement period, SPIR II will use continuous learning to drive program level reflection, analysis, and adaptation.

Purpose of the position:

Data Analysis, Learning and Reporting Coordinator will lead the processes of database design, data mining, analysis and interpretations of large M&E data or raw data in to a usable information and insights or findings using statistical techniques and software (SPSS, STATA, and others). S/he is responsible for ensuring use of data at World Vision IP and regional Office level for learning, adaptations and decision making by closely working with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead, Collaboration, Learning and Adaptations (CLA) Lead, IPs management, M&E and technical teams through regular learning and reflection processes. S/he is also responsible for documentations and disseminations of lessons learned and best practices at WV regional Office in consultations with CLA lead and in distilling information from project M&E data, MDC and SPIR MIS database for use by all team including for reporting purposes. S/he is responsible for production of evidence-based high quality quarterly and annual reports as well as any other related management reports as needed at IP level and for ensuring the compliance to the required donor reporting templates, and requirements and in supporting/training the team to produce high quality and effective reporting that focus on key results meeting the minimum page requirements of the donor. S/he is also allots 50% of his time in supporting the consortium MEL team in data cleaning, analysis and reporting requirements as well as other MEL activities as needed.

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for data mining, analyzing large M&E data (by converting raw data in to a usable information and insights by interpreting it), analysis of results using statistical techniques and providing needed reports as needed,
• Conduct quantitative data analysis using appropriate software like STATA, SPSS and others, and also do qualitative data analysis as required for qualitative data,
• Lead the SPIR activities in data cleansing, summarizing, data analysis, presentations and sharing for use by diverse SPIR team at IPs and field level office thereby enhancing incentives for use of M&E data, and learning,
• Identify gaps early on by analyzing the data, raise performance or any other related questions that should be addressed timely and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets for use by SPIR regional team and consortium levels,
• Generate dashboards, visualizations and reporting with the help of CLA lead and data visualization and reporting specialists
• Use the data submitted in excel form from MDC, clean it and do data analysis, and presentations using interactive dashboard and ensure the regular and timely use of M&E and relevant evidence for learning and adaptations
• Filter and clean data by reviewing computer or MIS or MDC reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct code and other related problems for adjustments and quick corrections in consultation with the MIS and database specialists at consortium levels
• Support in ensuring the regional levels IPs to have a proper learning mechanisms/framework ( develop it if there is none), and in implement CLA plans and related learning activities and events, in consultation with CLA Lead
• Support CLA Lead in facilitating learning processes (peer-to-peer learning, CLA pause and reflect events, etc.) for WV regional/IP office, and other partners/stakeholders for adaptations
• Play a lead role in the integration of reflection and learning activities into organizational practices at IP and field office levels and to create opportunities for strategic learning across IPs, field office level team and feed in to the consortium, level learning and broader CLA activities
• Plan and facilitate key workshops and learning events and present at IP level meetings, in partnership with MEL staff at IP and consortium level CLA team,
• Organize the M&E data and other evidences in a usable format and share it to the technical and management team for learning and use of evidence for decisions making purposes,
• Foster the use M&E data and evidences from researches or assessments for learning and adaptations
• Support the implementation of key CLA activities at the field level and ensure the implementations of knowledge management at IP levels
• Facilitating use of data, inculcate learning culture among the technical and M&E team so as to encourage the use of evidence and coordinate all the processes of learning and reflections
• Led the processes of project review, reflections, and enhance knowledge management at IP and field office level,
• Closely work with the CLA, knowledge management and communication specialists at consortium level and support the documentation of learning from the ideas and initiatives with good practices,
• Develop learning products, learning brief at regional level, publish and share learning outcomes with close guidance and support (or jointly) with the CLA Lead and contribute to building the knowledge pool in to the SPIR knowledge management system,
• Contribute to the familiarization, reflection and use of USAID/BHA M&E policies, guidance and requirements (IPTT, indicator handbook, PIRS, Theory of change, MEL Plan, tools, ), and ensure its ownership at all levels,
• Lead the processes of producing high quality quarterly, annual (focusing only on outputs and outcomes) and final reports (close out reports) at implementing partner level as per the donor and SPIR reporting requirements, templates and support the consortium level team to ensure the same by allotting some portion of his/her time to produce high quality report,
• Lead the production of high quality quarterly, annual report (AR) and final reports for Oromia Regional Governments and WVE national Offices as per their respective templates, and requirements together with the MEL Coordinator,
• Coordinates with IPs technical team and closely work with them in the compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports at IP levels
• Communicate regularly with field office M&E, technical and data analysis and reporting coordinator for clarifications and verifications
• Training on intensive donor (USAID/BHA) reporting requirements, templates and packages required for quarterly and annual reports and on how to report only on key higher level results (outputs and outcomes)
• Use the required dashboard and tracking tables in reporting that could summarize and synthesize the report to fit to the donor minimum required size,
• Ensure the capturing of the required lessons learned, success stories, lessons learned and challenges and its incorporation in the report as an annexes

Job Requirements

Required Professional Experience:

• 7 years and above working on data analysis, use of evidence, learning and reflection as well as CLA activities at project and organizational levels at NGOs as data analyst, learning advisor or CLA specialists and experience in M&E.

Qualification required:

• Master of Science Degree in Economics, Statistics, Social sciences, Development Studies and related fields.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Very good knowledge of data analysis, data presentations, visualizations (using Power BI, excel and other visualization tools) and sharing for use by diverse SPIR team at IPs and field level office,
• Proven skills and experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods and tools,
• Prior work experience in facilitating use of data, learning and reflections, and knowledge management
• Rich experience in production of high quality quarterly and annual report by analyzing and using M&E data and other evidences
• Prior work experience on areas of resilience and food security, USAID/BHA MEL systems is an asset
• Highly experienced and skilled in data analysis using statistical packages like SPSS, STATA, Epi-info, MS-Excel and MS-Access,
• A strong aptitude for organizational change, innovation, learning, team building
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent problem-solving skills, flexibility, and ability to work independently
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.

Working Environment / Conditions:

• Travel up to 40% of time to SPIR II operation Zone and Woredas

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to Write Position Title on the subject line and attach Current CV with three references & fill employment application form which can be found HERE ) and email before the closing date of this announcement to Recruitment_ethiopia@wvi.org or through CLICK HERE

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