ZanaAfrica is a social enterprise headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya that provides dignity and inspiration for women and girls to live their purpose through sanitary pads and related products.
We envision a future where girls in East Africa live healthy, safe, informed lives while defining their own purpose—a world in which menstrual health management is recognized as a human right, and the onset of puberty as the most effective time to engage girls in a range of personal health decisions.
Our business arm maintains a portfolio of high quality sanitary pad products and brands designed for and by East Africa women. Our non-profit arm innovates scalable, engaging health education solutions that, together with our pads, deliver comprehensive menstrual and reproductive health support. Together, we leverage the best of the private and non- profit sectors to equip women and girls with the support they need to define their purpose and live the life they choose.
About the Role
ZanaAfrica Group is building a powerful movement for girls and women in Kenya by delivering high quality feminine hygiene products coupled with the critical, relevant, and engaging information girls and women need and seek to make informed decisions. We take pride in building girl- and woman-centered brands, products, and programs that are rooted in extensive and regular research conducted with our target users.
As we continue to grow and iterate our model, we seek an enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated Monitoring + Evaluation (M+E) fellow to support the organization, management, and analysis of data collected through ZanaAfrica’s various research projects—from health education product evaluations conducted with small numbers of girls to descriptive insights conducted with thousands of girls across Kenya. Outputs from this role will be utilized to inform internal decisions and may also be published and disseminated across the menstrual health management (MHM), global health, and gender spaces. In addition, the M+E Fellow will have the opportunity to support program development and monitoring strategies for ground-breaking randomized controlled trial (RCT), due to launch in 2017, that will be one of the few rigorous trials to evaluate the impact of menstrual health management interventions on girls’ education outcomes.
The M+E Fellow will play a key role in informing the design ZanaAfrica’s products and programs during an exciting phase of organizational growth, interacting with and supporting teams across ZanaAfrica’s organization in the interest of accurately reflecting and answering girls’ and women’s menstrual and reproductive health needs through our systems approach. This role is a terrific opportunity for a recent Masters graduate who is looking to apply his or her data analytics skills and passion for girls’ and women’s reproductive rights to good use.
Responsibilities:
Oversee the data entry of multiple survey activities to ensure utmost quality
• Collaborate with M+E Officer in coding surveys into SPSS, and potentially qualitative analysis softwares, as necessary.
• Train data entry analysts to enter data to utmost quality.
• Collaborate with M+E Officer in quantitative data analysis.
• Support the compilation of reports and papers as necessary.
Support field research activities in collaboration with Field Research Assistant for ongoing product development activities (namely, the development of sanitary pad and health educational products)
• Collaborate with M+E team in the development of research instruments for a given activity.
• Attend field research visits and ensure they are implemented to a high quality.
• Compile field research findings in collaboration with M+E team and present to product teams to inform decision-making; make recommendations for product
design elements or next steps as necessary.
Support the implementation of Program monitoring + evaluation strategies
• Develop or refine tools and protocols to streamline data collection by Program
Managers.
• Support teams in the analysis of data as needed.
• Make data-driven recommendations for program design iteration or growth.
Qualifications
• Masters degree in Public Health, Public Policy, Behavioral Economics, Sociology, or
Psychology, or related field.
• 2-3 years experience managing the entry and analysis of data into SPSS. Advanced
quantitative data analysis skills in SPSS is a must.
• Previous experience working with qualitative data analysis software (such as
ATLAS.ti) is a plus.
• Previous experience conducting and/or analyzing sexual and reproductive health
research and data, respectively, is preferred (particularly in East or Sub-Saharan
Africa).
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a given time while maintaining a positive
attitude and utmost organization and attention to detail.
• Cultural sensitivity and empathy are a must. Previous experience working in a cross- cultural environment is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills. Fluency in Kiswahili and Sheng is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for the realization of women and girls’ menstrual and reproductive rights.
Compensation
This 6-month fellowship includes a living stipend that will be provided by ZanaAfrica, in addition to phone credit provision. Based on performance and resource availability, this position has the potential to turn into a full-time role.
Culture
We’re a small group of bold, smart, dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about changing the landscape for girls and women. We’re a tight knit team of big thinkers and dreamers who are constantly pushing ahead, innovating, and moving fast to have the greatest impact. Join our team and be a part of building a groundbreaking and exciting movement.
ZanaAfrica values girls and women’s’ right to choice in their reproductive health management, including access to family planning and abortion services. Any hired candidate will be expected to represent such values internally and to external partners.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please send your CV and Cover Letter in PDF format to careers@zanaafrica.com along with a link to your LinkedIn profile. Please include Your Name and M+E FELLOW in the subject of your email.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS NOT IN PDF FORMAT WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Kenyan candidates are encouraged to apply.