New Job Opportunity at Girl Effect, Evidence & Insights Manager
Summary about us
Girl Effect is an international non-profit organization building the media that girls want, trust, and need.
From chatbots to chatbots and TV series to technology, our content reaches millions of girls in Africa and Asia to make decisions and changes in their lives. Arousing her confidence to act differently at a moment that could define her future.
We create safe spaces for girls, share data, answer questions about health, nutrition, education, relationships, and more. And we use innovative technology so we can reach girls more broadly. We give girls the skills to negotiate and redefine what they have been told is possible, so that each girl can choose to take control of her own body, health, education, and livelihood.
When a girl unleashes her power from her to make different life-changing decisions for herself, she inspires others to do the same. She has started a ripple effect affecting her family, community, and country. This is the girl effect.
In Tanzania, Girl Effect has launched a new youth brand, Tujibebe, to achieve behavioral change in mobile products and offline activities. It also runs a girl-led mobile research program; Tyga:
The brand includes the radio show, website, Facebook page, and IVR content. We are also working to partner with existing networks of ambassadors and clubs to expand the reach and impact of our products.
Our TEGA research program was born with the understanding that a teenage girl is likely to feel comfortable talking honestly about her life with another girl like her. TEGA recruits girls from hard-to-reach communities to become qualified researchers. By using girls with shared identities, TEGA has been shown to increase the propensity for real responses
what do we do
The Evidence and Ideas team within Girl Effect conducts formative research, monitoring, and evaluation to support the organization in designing and developing our work to achieve the greatest impact for girls. We also work closely with the Partnerships team to measure and evaluate our work against our stated goals and to demonstrate our impact to current and potential donors. TEGA often conducts internal research to aid decision-making within the organization, as well as external research projects for like-minded private sector and development organizations. The team plays a key role in ensuring we are a learning organization as we collect and use data and insights to understand how we can increase our reach and impact, and feed that learning back into the organization.
We have an exciting and diverse range of research planned in Tanzania, including formative research, creative testing, and content testing at TEGA; Impact evaluations of our new economic empowerment programming; Continuous monitoring: of our digital products through analysis, other digital methods, and many other actions.
We are therefore looking for an experienced researcher/M&E specialist to manage the evidence work in Tanzania and carry out large-scale evaluations of our work in Tanzania, supported by the global team. In addition, they will manage a TEGA specialist in Tanzania, responsible for the delivery of individual qualitative research projects and the day-to-day management of the local qualitative research partner. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in quantitative and qualitative methods, excited about working in a variety of programs, and have a flexible "do it yourself" attitude. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working independently and leading the work when needed, but equally happy to be involved in the nitty-gritty of the fieldwork and analysis processes.
Most importantly, a solid foundation in a variety of investigative techniques, proven experience successfully managing large projects in the field, and excellent communication and analytical skills. In addition, it will also be important for the selected candidate to have an adaptable problem-solving attitude.
What are you going to do?
- Execute research projects across Girl Effect's product portfolio in Tanzania, including tool design, data collection, data management, analysis, and report writing.
- Ensuring timely and accurate tracking of Tanzanian branding and products to understand how girls are engaging with our product.
- Work closely with external clients throughout the research process and share research findings back with partners in engaging ways.
- Provide technical expertise to research, monitoring, and evaluation projects, working alongside London and country-based teams as required. You will advise on fit-for-purpose designs suggesting qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies or other approaches (e.g. using digital methods or secondary data sources) as appropriate
- Ensure that Girl Effect's ethical and safeguarding standards are upheld, and that field implementation is conducted to the highest standards, through training and oversight of field research partners
- Ensure that research outputs are accessible, readily understandable
Who You Are
- Substantial experience (minimum 3 years) in research and/or monitoring and evaluation
- Demonstrated experience in implementation of high quality qualitative and quantitative research design, fieldwork, data analysis, and reporting
- Experience in using innovative participatory research methods, especially with young people or girls specifically
- Experience in designing, conducting, and applying mixed methods (qualitative, quantitative, and/or digital) research to support practical outcomes, preferably within one or more of the media, public health, communications, or social change sectors
- Strong qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills; proficient with data analysis software packages
- Demonstrated experience in uncovering new insights and translating these into exciting, engaging reports and research outputs
- Excellent organization and project management skills; able to develop and drive research processes and timelines
- Strong cultural awareness and sensitivity about the cultures within which Girl Effect operates
- The creative and inquisitive mindset with strong communication and organizational skills
- Commitment to realizing the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl Effect
- Fluent in Swahili and English, with a high level of writing in both languages
Desirable
- Expertise in one of either brand/media market strategy or social and behavior change theory
- Technical/theoretical knowledge in one or more of Girl Effect's thematic areas (e.g. gender, sexual and reproductive health, economic empowerment, and education.)
- Experience working with digital analytics data (e.g. Facebook analytics, Google Analytics, etc)
- Background in evaluating programs that relate to women and girls
- Hands-on experience of applied research in emerging markets or developing contexts
- Experience in training and mentoring others in research methods, data analysis, and reporting
What Else You Should Know
As we continue to scale and grow - we are hugely ambitious for our future and we are looking for people who are driven to change the world for girls.
Our teams are a diverse mix across sectors (non-profit and commercial) and specialisms (from Brand and Creative through to Gender and Insight). You'll learn and grow in an environment that will challenge you to think and work with a fresh perspective. In turn, you can expect to work somewhere where you will be stretched and developed in your role, a place where you can build your career and work with talented, engaged people committed to our cause.
Girl Effect is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to building an organization that is increasingly representative of the communities that we serve. To this end, due regard will be paid to recruiting candidates with diverse professional, academic and cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with and for, especially children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment, uphold standards in our safeguarding policy and our code of conduct. In particular:
To take reasonable steps to prevent any harm caused by Girl Effect
To report any safeguarding concerns through the reporting pathways
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure.
This role is being recruited as a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Deadline to Apply: Wednesday 26th January 2022
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