Impact Coordinator at African Leadership University (ALU)

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be responsible for:

• Data collection and management:
  • Designing survey instruments, interview guides, and other data collection tools
  • Supporting the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems
  • Maintaining large datasets, including implementing quality checks 

• Research: 
  • Researching evaluation techniques, new measurement frameworks, data collection and analysis techniques
  • Conducting ad-hoc literature reviews
     
• Data cleaning and analysis:
  • Cleaning and analyzing results using advanced statistical techniques
• Reporting:
  • Assisting in the development of written reports of different forms (briefs, memos, reports, blog posts) and presentations to illustrate our impact story
  • Developing impactful and visually appealing visuals, leveraging infographics to share results with a wide range of technical and non-technical audiences

REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, or related fields, with experience in econometrics and inferential statistics.
• At least 1 year of work experience, in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, sampling, surveying
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, clean and analyze data, and disseminate results with accuracy
• Proven experience with developing impactful data visualizations
• Very good knowledge of R/STATA or Python 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-directed, motivated, energetic, creative, and a problem solver
• The ability to manage multiple responsibilities with competing deadlines
• Phenomenal attention to detail

Preferred

• Knowledge and interest in data science and machine learning