Data Analyst

Position:
Data Analyst

Location:
Colombia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi or Zambia

Reports To:
Research and Evaluation Manager

About Us

World Bicycle Relief mobilizes communities in rural regions around the world to thrive with life-changing bicycles. We partner with communities to expand access to education, markets, healthcare and other essential services. With our purpose-designed
Buffalo Bicycles, individuals in low-income regions are a force for change, unlocking pathways to new opportunities for themselves, their families and entire communities.

We are a mission-driven, global non-profit social enterprise that manages a highly refined bicycle supply chain from design through final distribution. World Bicycle Relief uses an innovative business model to create sustainable bicycle ecosystems. Through World Bicycle Relief's 501(c)3, we provide transport solutions to those who cannot afford them, and through Buffalo Bicycle Ltd, we sell the rugged Buffalo Bicycle and spare parts. Buffalo Bicycle Ltd also offers users repair and maintenance services via a retail network of shops and local mechanics. World Bicycle Relief has distributed over 900,000 fit-for-purpose bicycles and trained 4,000+ community-based mechanics. Girls with Buffalo Bicycles are 19% less likely to drop out of school; business owners see 53% more revenue; and health workers serve 63% more households.

Purpose of the Position

WBR seeks a
Data Analyst
to support the SII team with the management and analysis of data related to research, monitoring, and evaluation of WBR and Buffalo programs and partner programs. They will work closely with the Research and Evaluation Manager and Monitoring and Database Manager to clean, process, and analyze the data undertaken by WBR and partners. The Data Analyst will also work with M&E Managers to prepare data to inform reporting, storytelling, communications, marketing, program quality improvement and the learning agenda.

Responsibilities

Research and Analysis Support

• Conducts analysis of data, including from household surveys (cross-sectional and panel), market surveys, and administrative datasets.
• Supports analysis of complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that support decision-making.
• Provides remote support to Monitoring and Evaluation Managers during data collection activities, including undertaking data quality checks and ensuring proper entry of data in MDC platforms and communication with enumerators, as required.
• Collaborates with M&E Managers, the Global Research Manager, and Social Enterprise teams to understand data needs and provide analytical support.
• Cleans and validates data from multiple sources to ensure data quality and accuracy.
• Collates, structures, and enables integration of multiple different types of data sets for analysis
• Conducts analytics for reports and internal needs.
• Conducts secondary research, including reviews of academic and non-academic literature, on topics relevant to program and research design.

Capacity Building and Data Management

• Provides training and technical support to M&E Managers and M&E Officers on data analysis, management, and data interpretation.
• Assists M&E Managers with preparing clear and concise reports to communicate findings to various stakeholders.
• Provides support in data quality assurance and validation processes, including regular data audits, consistency checks, and accuracy verification to ensure the integrity and reliability of Monitoring data in Salesforce
• Assists with maintaining and updating data and report files.
• Together with M&E Managers, ensures the safekeeping and privacy of all data collected and managed by the SII team.
• Maintains data privacy standards and protocols

Research Dissemination

• Coordinates with the SII team on data dissemination including: report writing, data inputs into dashboards, generate PowerPoints or visualizations.
• Together with broader SII team, assists with responding to Marketing, Communication, Program, and Partnership requests for data inputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related degree. Master's degree preferred.
• 3-5 years demonstrated experience with advanced data analysis (e.g., correlations, regressions).
• Demonstrated full toolkit of data management and analytics (e.g., cleaning, structuring, validating, statistical analyses, advanced analytics)
• Ability to work with complex data sets and understand how to transform and combine disparate data to enable effective analytics, including household survey data.
• Experience collecting, managing, and/or analyzing data collected from national health and education systems (DHIS2, eMIS)
• Strong comfort with, and experience in, retrieving, structuring, analyzing, and visualizing data across most well-establish data analytics platforms (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, R, Advanced Excel)
• Experience monitoring and maintaining data quality utilizing best practices
• Ability to translate data insights and outputs into appropriate, consumable formats (e.g., PowerPoint, Word, e-mails, SharePoint, Prezi)
• Experience with the use of data collection platforms, such as SurveyCTO, Kobotoolbox, and ODK.
• Demonstrated experience with research on development themes, e.g., health, education, poverty, inequality, unemployment, and wellbeing.
• Demonstrated experience with use of Stata for statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with drafting research reports.
• Experience working in a non-governmental organisation setting.

Desirable

• Experience collecting and analysing qualitative data.
• Experience with research on mobility and transportation modes, rural livelihoods, education, health, and socio-economic conditions.
• Experience with fieldwork and primary data collection.

Travel:
15% Travel within operating countries or their own country.

Work Location
: Work location based in one of our Operating Countries (Colombia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi or Zambia)

WBR is a registered not-for-profit in the USA (501c3), Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia. We have supported programs in 20 countries, and have country offices, staff, and assembly facilities in Colombia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. WBR is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.