Analyst - Horn of Africa at Altai Consulting

JOB DESCRIPTION/REQUIREMENTS

As part of its Public Policy Practice, Altai Consulting seeks experienced and knowledgeable candidates to support several large regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning programs as Analysts. The Analysts will work under the supervision of a Project Director and liaise with implementing partners (aid actors implementing projects funded by the client), assist in the development of logframes and indicators, collect and clean data obtained from implementing partners, assist in preparing reports for the client, analyze the obtained data, participate in selected case studies on specific aspects, gathering, analyzing and drafting conclusions, support implementing partners, etc.

Experience in international development, possibly in monitoring & evaluation and familiarity with logframes desired. Familiarity with issues pertaining to migration and previous experience operating in developing and/or fragile states preferred.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Participate in the development of indicators and methodologies for the Monitoring and Evaluation of projects in East Africa;
• Liaise regularly with and provide support to implementing partners;
• Design and maintain project databases;
• Collect information, clean and verify its quality and feed it into a database without error;
• Analyze large quantities of data from varied sources;
• Support report writing;
• Support Project Managers on the day to day delivery of their projects;
• Prepare documentation when required by clients or the management of the company;
• Build capacity of team members, client, and/or beneficiaries;
• Others as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

Experience:

• Experience in international development required
• Experience in M&E preferable
• Experience and interest in developing and/or fragile countries strongly desired
• Experience in the Horn of Africa strongly desired

• Experience in issues related to migration strongly desired

Education:

• Masters' degree or higher in Economics, International Relations and/or Development, Public Policy or related field (required)

Analytical skills requirements:

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy (required)

Communication requirements:

• Adept at report writing and presenting findings
• Fluency in written and spoken English required

Other:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, including prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines;
• Flexible, self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently;
• Mature and independent personality with a curious and humble mindset;
• Client oriented;
• Team player;
• Eagerness to travel and discover new cultures & environments.