Nuru Research and Advising Manager Job in Isibania, Kuria West, Kenya

Job Title: Research and Advising Manager    

Job Category: Contract 
 

Department / Group: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)    

Location: Isibania, Kuria West, Kenya
 

Travel Required: Local travel required   

Level: Managerial
 

Position Type: Full-time    

HR Contact: Francis Kizito 

Posting Expires: August 16, 2013
 

Overview 
 

Nuru Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation Team is actively seeking a highly qualified and energetic team player for its senior level staff.  

The Research and Advising Manager may be staffed internally from Nuru Kenya staff or externally as determined by the M&E District Manager in coordination with the hiring panel consisting of the M&E Project Facilitator, outgoing Research and Advising Manager and the Director of Nuru Kenya.   

Contract specification will be in accordance with those established in the employment contract. 

This job description is a complement to the employment contract and serves as a baseline for performance evaluations conducted every 6 months.  

The employee is responsible for acknowledging and understanding the duties bestowed. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Meets with programs and hold initial meetings on indicators collection plans and prioritization strategies; assists DM and PF in strategic planning of evaluations.   
• Advises programs on logic model updates and iterations to program areas
• Creates and maintains continuous feedback loops to update programs on data analysis progress
• Reports, explains and advises programs on operational indicators in a systematic and effective way for decision making; assist in programmatic interpretations of reports 
• Writes M&E reports for all major assessments, e.g. Household Hunger, MPAT, Harvest Yield, Uwezo, Household Hunger
• Conducts research on industry-standard M&E approaches, techniques and best practices that can be applied to Nuru; works with M&E Director on this research
• Assists M&E DM in development and maintenance of relationships with NGOs, government officials, chiefs and other key stakeholders
• Tracks work hours, travel costs, program-related expenses and sick days/vacation for staff they supervise
• Responsible for final Data Analysis
• Supervises Data Analysis Manager (DAM)
• Assists in quality control of data
• Reports directly to M&E District Manager

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Possesses an advanced understanding of data analysis skills including the use of Excel, STATA, and Salesforce for incorporation of graphs, charts and tables into reports (STATA preferred); must possess knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as SPSS, STATA, R, or SAS 
• Holds a degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Policy Analysis or other relevant topic
• Masters preferred
• Superior research and report writing skills
• At least 3 years’ experience analyzing and reporting on data for decision making purposes
• Fluent in written and spoken English (mandatory), Kiswahili (mandatory) and Kikuria (preferred)
• Has effective project management and communications skills
• Can work in office or field setting
• Can work under pressure and in a cross-cultural environment 
• Long-term commitment to ending extreme poverty in rural Kenya  

Preferred Skills

• Can walk for long periods of time
• At least 1 year experience surveying households or individuals

Additional Notes
 

Applicants must currently live in Kuria West District or be willing to relocate for this position.  

Relocation pay, monetary support for family relocation, housing and housing allowance, food allowance and commuter transport allowance will not be provided. 

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume/CV with at least two professional references by August 16, 2013 at 5PM EAT.  

Please submit all documents in English. Be sure to include your contact information.

Applications Accepted By:

All applications can be submitted to our HR Manager in Keborui, or Email: RAM@nuru.co.ke

Subject Line: Attention: HR Manager, Job: Research and Advising Manager, M&E    

Mail:

Hiring Manager
Nuru Kenya
P.O. Box 176
Isibania, Kuria West, Kenya 40414