Third-Party Monitoring Data Analyst and Reporting Officer, Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity

Job Description

Project Summary:

The USAID/Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity provides advanced, cutting-edge CLA support for USAID/Ethiopia’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) and its development objectives. The contract supports the Mission in planning, designing, conducting, disseminating, and learning from evidence on its development activities. It focuses on deliberate learning, with the intention of driving program results faster than traditional MEL activities. The contract will also enhance the institutional capacity of host country and local partners to improve CLA capacity, their accountability and their use of evidence for programming, learning and adapting. This contract is a five-year project, ending in April 2028. MSI has been asked to conduct Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) of USAID Implementing Partners. The TPM work will cover USAID activities across Ethiopia and will include monitoring of humanitarian and non-humanitarian assistance.

**Please note: Only Ethiopian citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) Data Analyst and Reporting Officer will work closely with the Director of Evidence, the TPM Coordinator, and the Chief of Party (COP). The TPM Data Analyst and Reporting Officer will support the implementation of the project TPM work. The Officer will provide regular support and guidance in the areas of data management, examination, and reporting. This role will also conduct independent evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data collected by the project and will be expected to develop timely and concise analytical reports in English from this examination. This position will have a strong role in quality assurance, including by reviewing evaluation conducted by other members of the team and third-party contractors. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute data evaluation plans for discrete tasks over the course of the project, as well as train other staff members to execute the plans.
• Contribute to the development of quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments in consultation with other partners and stakeholders involved in development and humanitarian programming, including the research company responsible for data collection.
• Use familiarity with quantitative software, such as Excel, SPSS, STATA, or R, to process large amounts of raw data and organize the preparation of data set codebooks for use by support researchers.
• Develop coding frameworks for the review of qualitative data and use these frameworks to understand qualitative data collected by the project.
• Recognize, extract, and interpret data trends from large and complex data sets and express those trends in visual graphics and clear, concise prose.
• Provide quality oversight and assurance of data collected by third parties to ensure the completeness, accuracy, robustness, and timely production of all data reports.
• Help the team identify gaps in data collection approaches.
• Lead the timely development of the TPM reports.
• Assist in the presentation of findings, conclusions, and recommendations to program stakeholders as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a field such international affairs, economics, sociology, social science, or statistics.
• Minimum three years of relevant professional experience required.
• Minimum two years of experience in developing data analysis plans required.
• Experience conducting research on developing countries, including countries affected by conflict required.
• Experience designing quantitative surveys and/or qualitative interview guides required.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate large amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy required.
• Proficiency and direct experience using Microsoft Excel required.
• Proficiency and experience with one or more mobile data collection platforms required.
• Fluency in Amharic and English required.

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations:

MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech’s Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

About the Organization

Company Profile:

Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.