Impact Manager - Reporting, Data and Analytics (Acumen East or West Africa)

Acumen is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Impact Manager with at least 8 years of work experience to provide Reporting, Data and Analytics leadership at a regional level for a transformative business and economic empowerment programme across Africa with a strong focus on young women.

Requirements

• Design and implement technology solution for the programmatic MEL framework
• Implement the programmatic MEL framework
• Collaborate with Impact Manager: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to co-develop quarterly reporting processes and reports
• Carry out data analysis to derive insights
• Develop infographics using data visualization software and tools
• Close collaboration with Finance to quality assure and integrate finance data with impact data
• Ensure data is collected and managed in line with best practices
• Liaise with Compliance and Legal team to ensure best practices on data consent, use, management, retention, reporting, protection and security approaches
• Integrate data, from a range of data sources, to produce reports
• Set up internal Knowledge Management system for the programme
• Work closely with Programme Insights team to ensure lessons are captured and knowledge management processes are followed
• Actively support programmatic evaluations required by donors
• Capacity build team members to use technology for MEL implementation
• Capacity build partners to engage with technology for reporting
• Support lower capacity organisations to develop their own internal reporting systems

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators
• Flexible work arrangements with an expectation of working from office 3 days a week
• Chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of millions of people