Data Project Manager, Research and Evaluation

About FHI 360:

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of: Data Project Manager

About the Research and Evaluation Department

The Research & Evaluation (R&E) Department of FHI 360 Global Education, Employment and Engagement (G3E) Business Unit provides technical leadership and technical support in the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and research activities across the technical areas and projects in G3E. The R&E Department works with G3E technical teams to develop and implement a robust research agenda that advances FHI 360’s intellectual leadership in the field of international education and development, including early grade learning, post-primary education, youth and workforce development, civil society and peacebuilding, and economic participation. R&E fosters a continuous process of learning and evidence building across G3E with the goal of strengthening the technical quality of project implementation and improving project outcomes. It develops and maintains standards of quality for all aspects of research, monitoring, and evaluation, and ensures its own capability to uphold those standards.

The R&E Department also carries out independent research and evaluation projects in support of priority areas for the G3E research agenda, using its core operational funds and competitively won project contracts. As an integral part of G3E projects, the R&E Department supports strengthening the capacity of local and national counterparts in data use, data management, monitoring, and evaluation in the countries of G3E presence.

Job Summary:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about data collection, data management and data visualizations, and who has a knack for creating stories with data. We are a fun and collaborative team of data capture and utilization experts, nerd on cool graphics and are always looking to push ourselves to remain on the cutting-edge of innovation with it comes to data utilization in international development. We care deeply about systems strengthening and building local capacity. The successful candidate is someone who excels technically but also possesses strong interpersonal skills, a willingness to be a lifelong learner and is an effective communicator.

The Data Project Manager (DPM) will work within the Research and Evaluation Department to support monitoring and evaluation of projects, and contribute to research studies. They will be an integral part of HQ-based project M&E support teams, and be involved in development of M&E and data collection plans, implementation of data collection efforts including programming data collection instruments for tablet use, data analysis and dashboard development to strengthen data utilization for continuous project improvement. A key quality of the DPM will be their ability to translate M&E needs into efficient data collection and data management systems, and a deep motivation to ensuring that data collected are utilized for adaptive management to the extent possible. Team spirit, collaboration, high quality standards and adaptability to changing situations are highly valued.

Responsibilities:

• Support G3E projects to define M&E plans and data collection needs, including indicator development

• Develop data collection instruments for paper-based and/or mobile data collection, ensuring that questions link back to key indicators

• Program and test data collection instruments for mobile data collection using programs such as Open Data Kit (ODK)

• Develop training materials and provide trainings to enumerators in the field, and monitor data collection progress

• Develop and maintain data management systems (e.g. for indicator tracking)

• Conduct data analysis

• Develop dashboard visualizations using platforms such as Power BI

• Participate in R&E meetings and research efforts as needed

• Contribute to developing robust data capture, data management and data utilization processes and to capacity building efforts for the entire R&E and field-based M&E teams

• Facilitate knowledge sharing and learning, communicating regularly on results and activities in assigned projects and fostering evidence building on common issues across projects within R&E and across F