Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience: 2 – 5 years
- Location: Not specified
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit
Job Description
- We are seeking a Policy and RFE Coordinator to work closely with a financial services regulator in Nigeria. IPA has established an embedded evidence lab with the regulator, putting a strong focus on equipping them to regularly use evidence to improve their decision-making, policies, and programs.
- This position will support these activities, reporting to a Consumer Protection Embedded Lab Manager and dotted line reporting to the Right-Fit Evidence Unit and Policy & External Relations Team.
Responsibilities
- Support mapping of the data needs of specific departments within the regulator against the existing data available, complemented with an assessment of its quality.
- Support the analysis and visualization of both primary and secondary data using statistical software such as Stata or R.
- Support the development, design, implementation, and supervision of pilot projects aimed at generating evidence for policy implementation.
- Work closely with the Project manager, Sector and RFE teams to conduct capacity building “learning-by doing” workshops in data analysis, visualization, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality policy and research outputs such as policy reports, briefs, concept, and notes.
- Support the project manager to prepare and deliver presentations, briefings and other content to CBN.
- Support a variety of strategic MEL activities, including crafting of theories of change and MEL frameworks for programs, designing indicators and data collection tools, and facilitating the dissemination of findings.
- Contribute to dissemination of results from the various lab activities.
- Support the design and delivery or other potential policy and RFE engagements.
- Manage and coordinate administrative and logistical requirements for the lab. Other Duties
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Science, Statistics, or a related field with 2 – 5 years of relevant work experience, including experience in research implementation/ data analytics/ M&E (public sector) or organizational performance/R&D/operational research (private sector)
- Experience in analyzing large data sets using R, Python, Stata.
- Experience in both qualitative and quantitative data collection.
- Superior analytical and conceptual thinking skills
- Familiarity with statistical methods, data analysis, and visualization
- Demonstrated ability to coach and train others in MEL methodologies or data analysis.
- Ability to present information in a structured and insightful way, both in writing and orally
- Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, versatility and willingness to learn.
- Passion for making data-driven decision making a reality in the development sector.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Science, or a related field.
- Experience in management consulting or other professional services.
- Experience with programs relating to financial inclusion and/or consumer protection.
- Experience working in developing countries.
- Familiarity with the concepts surrounding the Theory of Change and the core tools of MEL (both quantitative and qualitative research methods).
- Familiarity with SurveyCTO, Open Data Kit, Kobo or similar survey software
