Since 1979, we have helped people grappling with the toughest hardships survive – and then thrive. That’s the heart of our approach: We help communities turn crisis into opportunity. Throughout our history, Mercy Corps has demonstrated innovation, timeliness and the ability to adapt quickly to changing realities.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 3 years
- Location: Lagos
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
Essential Job Responsibilities
LEARNING AND RESEARCH INSIGHTS
- Contribute to the overall advancement of the learning research agenda for the Jobtech Alliance and advise on learning questions, indicators, and tools to measure impact and drive learning.
- Analyze, synthesize, and produce key insights that can easily inform multiple audiences across the Jobtech Alliance network—from jobtech ventures, donors, and investors to our wider community of stakeholders via storytelling media and platforms
- Support the production of research output in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to share learnings, including blogs and similar products.
- Provide research and analytics support to the venture building team through collating data and insights, leveraging relevant research tools and methodologies to support the innovation sprint learning and research agenda.
IMPACT MEASUREMENT & ADAPTIVE LEARNING
- Deliver results measurement insights on the impact of the Jobtech Alliance’s programmatic work.
- Manage and coordinate implementation of measurement and evaluation systems, including data collection, analysis and report writing of the monitoring and research efforts.
INTERNAL PROJECT COORDINATION
- Participate in internal project coordination and relationship building internally and externally for project planning and systems management, presentations of program insights as needed and at times attend local events, meetings and networking activities.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in social science, international development, or a related field.
- 3+ years of relevant experience, including experience in research and implementing impact measurement activities for technology startups.
- Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Demonstrated familiarity with and understanding of development and monitoring of output, outcome, and impact indicators.
- Excellent communication and writing skills, with a keen ability to synthesize and present complex data in a simple, compelling, meaningful way (ability to produce beautiful and top-notch data visualization is a plus)
- Computer proficiency in word processing, databases, and spreadsheets.
- Must be a strong self-starter.
- Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner while balancing several assignments with inputs from multiple team members.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Mercy Corps on recruiting2.ultipro.com to apply
