About Evidence Action
At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.
Our model operationalizes leading academic research, including from Nobel-winning economists. We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we are making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 11 countries, our team of 900+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.
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Safe Water Now has saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.
At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You will partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you are looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.
Job purpose
The Senior Associate, Program Data Analytics (PDA) analyzes cleaned program data – handed off by the Program Data Management (PDM) team – to generate insights, visualizations, and reports that inform program decisions across West and Central Africa (WCA). The Senior Associate collaborates closely with program teams and other MLE units to understand analytical needs and to translate lessons learned from data into decision-ready outputs.
This position will be an integral part of the Data Analytics and Learning team that operates within Evidence Action's broader Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) team for the WCA Sub-Region. In this role, the Senior Associate will report to the Associate Manager, Program Data Analytics, and will supervise the Associate, Program Data Analytics.
The Senior Associate's primary responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Associate Manager, Program Data Analytics, take the lead in running statistical analysis and generating reports, visualizations, and publications from cleaned program data.
Ensure adequate information flow within and between program teams and MLE divisions on analytical findings.
Review and experiment with innovative visualization techniques to showcase MLE analytical work effectively.
Design content for in-house mentorship and training sessions for MLE field teams and facilitate these sessions.
Participate actively in organizing in-house MLE meetings and represent the Program Data Analytics department and MLE in internal and external engagements when necessary.
Duties and responsibilities
Data Analysis
Run descriptive and inferential statistical analysis (e.g. summary statistics, cross-tabulations, regression analysis) on cleaned program data using Stata, R, or Python.
Full understanding of program needs for analysis and translating that back to the MLE team, including developing tools that enable clear and effective analytical requests.
Identifying, prioritizing, and communicating program team analytical requests to the MLE team.
Flag data anomalies or emerging trends identified during analysis to the Associate Manager.
Ensure effective information flow and communication of lessons learned from MLE to programs
Writing and editing reports and presentations with a keen eye for how analytical findings should be phrased based on the viewpoint of the target audiences (i.e. data visualization software, infographics, etc.).
Collecting and organizing/curating information from various sources (i.e. existing program (primary) research, external (secondary) research, new analyses,…