Policy & Thought Leadership Analyst at Mastercard Foundation

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Head, Policy & Thought Leadership, the role will provide analysis and coordination support to aid the development of the Foundation’s Policy & Thought Leadership (PTL) strategy as well as the implementation start-up phase. This role supports the Head of Policy and Thought Leadership in executing the function’s day-to-day activities and ensuring high-quality and timely delivery of outputs and activities in the annual plan. The work includes collating and synthesizing research and data, supporting documentation of processes and presentations for decision-making as well as stakeholder coordination and management (internal and external).

The successful candidate will be based in our Africa Hubs in either Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia

WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

• Collaborate with internal counterparts to understand context for various projects.
• Lead the internal coordination of work and projects, ensuring work activities are aligned to plans.
• Interface closely with internal teams, within PAC and cross-functionally e.g. Research and Impact to advance team deliverables and support day-to-day activities.
• Help drive the work forward through developing plans, tracking and monitoring project through status reports, budget, timelines, reporting requirements, documenting dependencies, risks, actions, issues, and decisions.
• Facilitate conversations as required to help co-create specific project deliverables and documents (e.g., lessons learned, communications plans, etc.).
• Provide support for operational processes, systems and procedures.
• Act as project secretariat, planning and executing administrative and logistics tasks (e.g., minute-taking, scheduling, etc.) working closely with the Team Coordinator.
• Provide quality customer service in responding to PTL inquiries or partners via e-mail, in person or by phone.
• Under the guidance of the Head of Policy & Thought Leadership, engage and solicit data and information from relevant sources (external partners, collaborators, and other target groups) to support research, engagement and other work of the sub-function.
• Maintain the PTL resources with the Foundation’s internal knowledge management system (SharePoint), synchronizing and integrating data across various teams.
• Act as the PTL first point of contact for queries related to information and data and respond to internal and external queries promptly and professionally.
• Update and maintain databases for PTL contacts and work.
• Develop and maintain knowledge management repositories as required.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a data dashboards, reporting tools and processes.
• Lead routine reporting for PTL and respond to inquiries.
• Develop presentations to support the Head of PTL.
• Analyze data to identify emerging issues, trends and outliers to bring to the attention of the PTL team.
• Accountability for PTL systems and tools, ensuring information accuracy and management.
• Build, liaise and sustain relationships with partners and stakeholders to enhance the impact of PTL.
• Manage initiatives and events to engage varied stakeholder groups.

WHO YOU ARE

• University degree, preferably in business administration or a related field is required; Master’s Degree is an asset. 
• Minimum 4-5 years of work experience supporting project implementation and performing analysis.
• Knowledge of project management best practice methodologies (project planning, implementation, evaluation, risk assessment, benefits realization).
• Strong knowledge of project management tools (e.g., MS Project), team management tools (e.g., Asana) and MS Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate large amounts of information.
• Demonstrated knowledge of African social, economic and political contexts.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English. French language skills are an asset.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
• Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures.
• Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.

Deadline for Applications is April 01, 2022