Research Analyst (2 Positions) at United States International University - USIU Africa

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Principal Institutional Research Officer, the Research Analyst position coordinates all research related aspects of the Work Stream B of MasterCard Foundation’s Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative. The incumbent of the position will be fully competent and productive professional contributor who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantive assignments/projects/tasks of moderate scope and complexity. Works independently with general supervision; exercises judgment within defined guidelines and practices to determine appropriate action and provide strong support at all stages of Research, Monitoring & Evaluation of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Determining the project’s research needs and conducting market research/validation, monitoring and evaluation
• Collaborating with other MasterCard Foundation partners and stakeholders on MERL activities
• Developing and administering survey instruments, management, collection and analyzing of data that will provide insights and help focus efforts towards achievement of the Initiatives’ goals
• Measuring outcomes of the e-Learning Initiative and providing project monitoring updates and reports for decision making.
• Leveraging on analytics to determine the effectiveness of activities and make continual improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or related field that involves research design, implementation and analysis from an accredited university.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in data analysis i.e. proven track record in programming and data analysis (qualitative and quantitative).
• Demonstrate competency in Excel, SPSS, STATA, R or any other statistical software.

Personal Attributes & Competencies

• Knowledge of major evaluation methodologies.
• Experience in developing M&E plans including indicators selection, target setting, reporting, database management and developing M&E performance monitoring plans.
• Ability to pay attention to details, prioritize projects and set and meet deadlines.
• Report writing and presentation skills.
• Knowledge management.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Training data collectors.
• Ability to supervise a diverse team.
• Quality results oriented and team player.
• Commitment to promote quality, equitable and inclusive education through eLearning.

Working relations:

• Internal: Faculty, Deans, Academic Chairs, ICT staff, e-Learning Team.
• External: Service providers, Suppliers, other Universities, schools, Project consultants.