Senior Associate – E4D: 6-month contract opportunity, Africa

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Genesis Analytics is the largest African economics-based consulting firm. We have been providing high quality consulting and advisory services since 1998 from our headquarters in Johannesburg and, more recently, our office in Nairobi. Our areas of expertise include monitoring and evaluation, competition and regulatory economics, financial services strategy agribusiness and market development, infrastructure, shared value, applied behavioural economics and health.  Our monitoring and evaluation practice area aims to maximise the social and economic impact of development efforts. To date, we have provided monitoring and evaluation support in more than 15 countries worldwide, working on projects focused on agriculture, financial inclusion, youth livelihoods, health, private sector development and public policy. Our areas of service expertise include the design, review and support of M&E systems, evaluation, impact assessment and ongoing learning partnerships.

E4D PRACTICE AREA DISCRIPTION:

We work to maximize the social and economic impact of development efforts. As a trusted provider of monitoring and evaluation services, we combine our deeply rooted understanding of the African context with our extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methods to assess progress and measure value creation. We provide African governments, companies, international donors, foundations and non-profits with the information and insight they need to improve their interventions and produce better results, ultimately achieving greater impact on economies and people’s lives.

DURATION:

6-month contract only

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The main purpose of the job is to lead and participate in teams of consultants to facilitate the completion of strategic assignments for a variety of clients including, public sector institutions, donor organizations, corporates, foundations, and NGOs.

The work will be delivered through:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Participating in or leading high performing teams
• Well managed projects
• Developing strategic insights and leading team problem solving
• Ensuring effective working relationships within teams and with clients
• Growing the client base through developing a network of appropriate relationships
• Mentoring more junior members of the team

DUTIES:

• Design, implement and manage results-based management, and monitoring and evaluation projects on behalf of clients
• Generate sound advice and provide quality assistance to clients – use skills and experience to break down difficult problems into tractable component parts and identify ways to resolve each component
• Perform rigorous analysis of data and reports using both conceptual problem solving and qualitative and quantitative approaches – independently identify and overcome data and conceptual problems that emerge during the analysis
• Review the inputs of junior consultants – nurture, train and mentor junior consultants
• Prepare clearly thought-out and logically written documents using MS Word and MS PowerPoint
• Undertake new business development – producing proposals and marketing Genesis Analytics to selected clients
• Interact and negotiate with clients
• Build company intellectual property
• Keep abreast of industry developments 

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES: 

• Strong academic background – Minimum of a Postgraduate degree in an analytical field of study. Masters Degree is preferable
• 4 or more years relevant experience and a passion for consulting
• Strong focus and previous experience in evaluation of specifically youth opportunities, job creation and enterprise development are key requirements
• Strong research, analytical and lateral thought processes
• Experience in research, monitoring, and evaluation
• Excellent English communication and writing skills – ability to communicate at all levels
• Proactive self-starter who is able to be assertive
• Ability to work as part of a multi-cultural team as well as independently
• Excellent attention to detail
• Highly numerate
• Entrepreneurial in nature
• Strong relationship management skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize
• Confident networker
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Sound problem solving and judgment skills
• Professional and confidential approach to dealing with sensitive information
• Advanced PC literacy
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally