New Job Vacancy at Partners in Food Solutions.

Partners in Food Solutions has a new job vacancy. Partners in Food Solutions is accepting applications for the role of the Data Analyst and M&E Coordinator to support PFS’ impact department as PFS expands to launch a 5-year program in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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PROGRAM SUMMARY

This newest program, which uses an ecosystem approach, is aimed to deploy tailored industry expertise and know-how to support milling operations in key value chains East and West Africa.
The tailored support will be deployed through the ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO) in West Africa and the COMESA Horticulture Accelerator (CHA) in East Africa. PFS brings together 800 years of combined expertise from multinationals like General Mills, Cargill, and Bühler AG which will be deployed in support of medium-size processors (“clients”) working in rice and horticulture value chains. Services provided by PFS are designed to complement and dovetail the work being done regionally by other partners in ERO and CHA.
In addition to our newest partnership program with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PFS has a Direct Model program which deploys the full range of corporate partners’ expertise to clients across all PFS markets and all nutritious value chains in an effort to holistically address the technical food processing and other business expertise needs not otherwise available to established food companies looking to strengthen their capabilities.

Scope of Role: Job Vacancy at Partners in Food Solutions.

The Data Analyst and M&E Coordinator is responsible for executing all impact functions of the program and serves as a key stakeholder with the Program Director and her direct reports, the Regional Program Managers who will work directly with PFS clients (African food companies) to collect clients’ business data on an ongoing basis. S/he has responsibility for ensuring high-quality M&E reports are delivered on time to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation including annual impact reports and updates for program monthly meetings.
The Data Analyst and M&E Coordinator is responsible for proactively identifying emerging trends in program performance over the life of the project to ensure project results are met. S/he will establish strong and accurate data management systems for the project team that will ensure PFS captures timely and accurate performance results as per the output and outcome indicators.
This role will require the Data Analyst and M&E Coordinator to understand the PFS organizational impact framework, the program indicators and targets, and it will require mastery of our data collection, reporting, and presentation methods. An ideal candidate will not only integrate into the Impact team but also provide thoughtful feedback on how to improve collaboration across teams and how to best capture the impact of our work.

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Reports to: Director of Impact, with dotted line to Program Director

Direct/Matrixed reports: None

Close collaboration: Will collaborate closely with Program Director, Regional Program Managers (RPMs), Director of Operations, Salesforce administrator

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

The Data Analyst and M&E Coordinator will develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans and frameworks in service of the delivery of program objectives and will support and coordinate the Program Director’s efforts related to program impact outcomes
Conduct regular quantitative and qualitative data collection, management and analysis with clients and lead timely submission of reports to stakeholders
Develop and maintain databases and data visualization tools for monitoring and evaluation purposes
Present impact updates and program reports to PFS staff, program leadership, and the foundation contacts on relevant impact updates
Collaborate on data collection and impact measurement projects across other PFS programs and teams and provide technical assistance to other staff on data measurement and evaluation best practices
Foster partnerships and collaborations with the external M&E leads of relevant stakeholders as needed
Occasional travel to clients to ensure accurate data collection may be offered

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field
Superior skills in Excel, experience with other data analytics tools
Strong report writing and PowerPoint presentation skills, including the ability to extract and communicate insights from complex data analysis to diverse audiences
Excellent time management and communication skills
Demonstrated skills in collaboration and relationship management, with an ability to partner with other teams across functions effectively to collect needed data in a timely manner
Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to analyze data and information, identify trends, and draw insights and conclusions
Strategic thinker with ability to look at a goal and break it into measurable inputs, outputs, and outcomes
Experience designing surveys, conducting interviews, running focus groups, or other kinds of data collection
Familiarity with industry practices Monitoring and Evaluation (MELP) requirements and processes, including Collaborating, Learning, Adapting (CLA) practices
Working with a spirit of flexibility and timeliness to support response to ad hoc impact requests from key program stakeholders

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience using Salesforce for data input and creating reports
Experience supporting monitoring & evaluation for institutional donor programs
Experience supporting food value chain programs in Africa
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, French

Additional Information:

The duration of the position is 12 months renewable on the basis of satisfactory performance.
The location of the position can be in an active PFS market, including Ghana or Kenya, as well as the US.
Applicant must have work authorization for their working location. PFS will not sponsor any visa applications.

How to Apply for the New Job Vacancy at Partners in Food Solutions.

Please send the following documents in one email to hr@partnersinfoodsolutions.com with the subject “Application for M&E role”
Email of interest
Resume or CV