Analysis Officer

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is a non-profit foundation that works to protect the rights of children and adults in cocoa-growing areas in West Africa.

To reinforce its team, ICI is looking for an Analysis Officer to strengthen the global Learning team in Geneva.
Under the supervision of Knowledge and Learning Director, the Analysis Officer, initially employed on a one-year contract, will increase ICI’s capacity to design and conduct research related to child labour and forced labour and support stakeholders to put learning into action.

Main tasks and responsibilities
Analysis
Process and analyse quantitative data, using Stata, related to needs assessment, programme implementation, outcome and impact measurement
Review and analyse literature to inform programme design and evaluation
Develop compelling data visualisation, presentations and written reports
Synthesise research outputs to develop clear and concise messages and recommendations for internal and external audiences
Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation
Support the development and implementation of project monitoring and evaluation frameworks
Support the design and development of robust impact evaluations
Develop, refine and improve data collection tools, building on established good practice, wherever possible
Support the implementation of field research by ICI teams, independent contractors and universities, including recruitment and training of contractors and field data collection agents

Capacity building and training
Support the development of data analysis skills across ICI’s teams in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, through training and coaching colleagues
Identify ways to improve data quality in programme implementation
Support collaborative learning, through accompanying partners to improve policies, programmes and practices, based needs expressed by partners and on findings from assessments and existing evidence about effective practice

Skills, qualifications and experience
Solid working knowledge of Stata (skills in R, Python, SPSS or other statistical software an asset)
Good understanding of inferential and causal design for programme evaluation (experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs such as difference-in-differences, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity design, etc.)
Solid econometric skills for deriving robust results from complex socio-economic survey data
Strong analytic capacity
Listening and interview skills, including the ability to probe
The ability to synthesize key messages, develop and deliver clear presentations to diverse audiences
Excellent inter-personal skills and strong communication skills
Ability to work effectively in multicultural teams

Education and work experience
A relevant master’s degree, or equivalent, in Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, International Development, or other relevant fields
At least two years of relevant work experience in data analysis, applied research in social science or related fields, monitoring and evaluation or information management
Proven experience of research design, data processing and analysis, including involvement in field data collection
Desirable:
Experience working with external partners, for example supporting assessments or audits of needs, gaps and capacities, providing training or capacity building
Experience with qualitative methods in social research
Experience working with hard-to-reach populations and working with sensitive data
Knowledge of child rights, child labour and forced labour
Knowledge of the cocoa sector or other types of smallholder agricultural production
Knowledge of mobile data collection techniques and experience designing and implementing mobile data collection in developing countries
Experience using Geographic Information Systems
Experience in sub-Saharan Africa
Languages

Fluent in either French or English, with good working knowledge of both languages