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Data Analytics &, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager job at Educate! | Apply Now
Kampala, Uganda
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Educate! is a transformative nonprofit organization with a mission to equip youth in Africa with the skills to succeed in today’s economy through experiential education, mentorship, and leadership development, empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and changemakers. Highly acclaimed for its innovative, results-driven model, Educate! has received global recognition from institutions like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, standing out as a leader in education reform and youth empowerment.
The organization nurtures a collaborative and purpose-driven work culture where team members are inspired to innovate, grow, and make a tangible impact, offering meaningful job opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and robust professional development pathways. Since its founding in 2009, Educate! has evolved from a pilot project in Uganda to a regionally impactful organization influencing national education systems in countries like Rwanda and Kenya.
Its model combines practical learning with policy advocacy, integrating entrepreneurship and workforce readiness into secondary school curriculums, reaching thousands of schools and millions of students. With core values centered on impact, learning, innovation, and integrity, Educate! is deeply committed to inclusive development and supports community advancement through partnerships, teacher training, and gender equity programs. To explore more about its mission, programs, and opportunities, visit www.experienceeducate.org.
Data Analytics &, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager job at Educate!
Educate!
Position Overview
Educate!, the largest youth skills service provider in East Africa is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Data Analytics and M&E Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping Educate! achieve its goals by leveraging data to drive strategic decisions and enhance performance metrics systems. You will analyze and manipulate quantitative and qualitative data using advanced statistical software (e.g., Stata, SPSS) and programming languages (e.g., R, Python). You will develop and present comprehensive reports tailored to diverse audiences, ensuring actionable recommendations are implemented. Your expertise will be key in fostering a data-driven culture within the team, continuously refining data analytics systems, and improving operational efficiency and scalability.
The Ideal candidate is; a master coordinator and exceptional project manager, has a strong people manager, systems and process builder, great analytical and data-driven Skills and has strong communication and interpersonal skills.
About Educate!
Africa has the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. By 2035, the continent is poised to contribute more people to the global workforce each year than the rest of the world combined. At Educate! we're obsessed with impact. We leverage iterative learning to build highly scalable youth employment solutions aimed at unlocking the potential of the world’s youngest continent. Educate! prepares youth in Africa to learn, earn and thrive in today’s economy by: 1) introducing an employment-focused school subject into secondary, and 2) delivering livelihood Bootcamps for MEWAKA, with a focus on marginalized rural girls and young women. To date, more than 250,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted across Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania, and along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth employment and skills provider in East Africa.
Educate! is a team of over 250 largely African staff and 300 volunteer youth mentors. We prioritize building an engaging, fulfilling and growth-oriented work environment. 50% of our top 30 leaders have been with us for over 5 years, 10+ alumni have started their organizations and 6 current or former team members were Acumen Fund East Africa fellows.
We have been backed by top foundations such as Imaginable Futures, Big Bang Philanthropy, #startsmall, Generation Unlimited, CIFF and Echidna Giving. Educate! won a 2018 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize and a 2015 WISE Award, and has been highlighted by the World Bank’s S4YE's Impact Portfolio, an Al Jazeera documentary, BBC, The
Brookings Institution as one of 14 case studies on scaling education, and the Gates Foundation as a Goalkeepers Accelerator. In 2022, we received a catalytic investment from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott to scale our systems change work.
Educate!'s long-term vision is to design solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa each year. By 2025, we aim to scale our annual reach by 4x and measurably impact over 400,000 new youth.
Design and Improve Data Analytics Systems: Develop, implement, and continuously refine data analytics systems and tools including data visualization platforms to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
Data Analysis: Utilize statistical software (e.g., Stata, SPSS) and programming languages (e.g., R, Python) to conduct advanced quantitative and qualitative data analysis of Monitoring data.
Disseminate Findings through Dashboards, Reports and Presentations: Develop and present detailed reports through dashboards, Word and PPT formats, tailored to diverse audiences, and ensure actionable recommendations are implemented.
Generate Insights: Share insights with stakeholders about what is driving trends to inform recommendations on how to use data to drive quality program design and implementation .
Strengthen Data Culture: Support the team in adopting data-informed decision-making practices and enhance the overall data use culture within the organization.
Uganda Performance Metrics Team Management and Development 30%
Develop and Manage Uganda Performance Metrics Team’s Annual, quarterly and Monthly budget.
Support the Head of Performance Metrics to develop quarterly OKRs for Uganda performance metrics Team and ensure their effective execution.
Work with Uganda Performance metrics Coordinators to develop monthly work plans based on quarterly OKRs .
Manage Uganda performance Metrics Team on their weekly tasks, to ensure efficient, accurate, and high quality performance metrics system management and reporting.
Support Uganda performance Metrics Team on their professional development
Design and execute periodic training on skills, software, systems, and processes that improve the quality of our performance metrics systems.
Represent the Performance Metrics Team in Uganda country planning meetings and ensure that the Performance Metrics Team is aware of the country's priorities.
Data Systems Design and Improvement: 20%
Design and Implement M&E Tools: Ensure that the monitoring tools and systems from paper-based to online platforms, including platforms like Survey CTO, TextIt, and Google Forms are effectively designed on time.
Develop Training Content: Ensure that the training contents for team members to understand tools functionality and troubleshooting are developed and delivered on time .
Onboarding and Training: Work with Head of Performance metrics to create and execute the onboarding plans for new performance metric staff based in Uganda, facilitate orientation to performance metric data system, documentation and tools.
Support Development of Performance Metrics Systems: Collaborate with the Head of Performance Metrics to develop and implement performance metrics system standards and processes.
Ensure Adoption of Performance Metrics Standards and Processes: Ensure that Uganda Performance Metrics Team are aware and use the developed standards and processes that support the development and execution of quality performance metrics systems.
Evaluation, Research, and Measurement Support: 10%
Support the Evaluation Function to plan logistics and execute evaluations, when needed, and to ensure performance metrics data is used in evaluation/research.
Conduct deeper analyses of performance metrics and monitoring data, as needed and requested by Programs and Design teams.
Support product teams in early stages on designing data collection and reporting to answer learning questions.
Develop and implement minimum viable data systems for product models in validation, to support product teams in learning.
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Data Analysis and Reporting: Minimum of 5+ years of experience in data management and analysis, with a strong background in using statistical software (e.g., Stata, SPSS) and programming languages (e.g., R, Python). Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is a plus but not required.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
Proven experience in data analytics, with a track record of managing data projects and teams.
Experience in complex, fast-changing environments, in startups and social enterprises, with a track record of managing medium to large teams and balancing multiple priorities.
Fits our Five Cultural Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here
Terms
The location is in Kampala, Uganda
Compensation will be competitive and based on experience.
Health insurance will be included.
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE ONLINE
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