About the Organization:
Grameen Foundation is a leader in the fight against poverty in Sub Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab World, and the Americas. Since our beginning in 1997, our programs, resources and fresh ideas have helped more than 45 million poor people, mostly women and children, improve their lives. Its mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty.
About the Job:
Grameen Foundation is looking for a PPI Analyst. S/he will support to the social performance management center (SPMC) manager with a specific responsibility of coordinating the development of the progress out of poverty index (PPI) globally.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Manage several projects (and project plans) simultaneously with various team members representing geographic regions around the world;
- Drive the data acquisition process for priority countries, which includes identifying national household expenditure surveys and obtaining the micro-level data to build the PPI;
- Facilitate the virtual user review process (a key part of the PPI development process) and capture key themes and issues identified during the review;
- Create PPI supporting documentation and tools;
- Prepare monthly status reports on the PPI product pipeline;
- Coordinate communication and maintain relationships with national statistic offices globally;
- Craft insightful analysis with the PPI data that can be easily understood and digested by non-analytical stakeholders that provide actionable recommendations for interpretation;
- Participate in client and project team meetings to explain and interpret analysis methodology and results;
- Support the SPMC team in drafting content on how PPI users can analyze and interpret the PPI poverty rate results in an intuitive manner;
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned and appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or majority of coursework in a quantitative discipline like statistics or related field;
- At least 2 or 3 years of related experience in conducting quantitative research or performing quantitative analysis;
- Experience with SPSS/Stata or similar reporting software;
- Strong writing and project management skills;
- Ability to gain working knowledge of GFUSA's policies, procedures, and practices;
- Ability to act as a representative of GFUSA to the public;
- Knowledge of international development is preferred;
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods is preferred;
- Influential while presenting data to executive management and clients;
- Ability to effectively communicate with other staff members and external parties.
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2012
How to Apply:
Apply online.
