Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Analyst, Water Programme - Gatsby Africa

Role Requirements
The primary purpose of this new role in our Water Programme is to support the research and analysis for the design of interventions under the programme component and to support its implementation, monitoring and reporting in consultation with the Deputy Director. The Water Programme team intends to use evidence base to form strategic partnerships with other organisations to increase the reach, scale and impact of our work. The Analyst will be at the core of this team, with responsibilities ranging from designing surveys, analysis of sector growth opportunities, and packaging of evidence into thought leadership to support brokering of new partnerships.

At a minimum you will have:
• Business administration / economics /related bachelor’s degree
• At least five years’ relevant experience, ideally with a professional service and/or consultancy firm undertaking financial/economic analysis.
• Fluency in Kiswahili and English (written and spoken) is essential.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience and understanding of working within the private sector is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of the Water sector in Kenya and/or East Africa is desirable.

Person Specification:
Competencies
• Excellent technical understanding of financial and economic analysis and be adept at developing detailed financial and economic models for new business opportunities.
• Excellent research and analytical abilities required to identify and appraise strategic business challenges and opportunities.
• Private sector experience and understanding of business fundamentals and commercial analysis.
• Ability to work independently to troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis, identify and isolate technical issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – able to communicate complex issues with clarity and structure, and to deliver documents to the highest level of professionalism.
• Strong interpersonal skills – able to work as a team member to coordinate analytical inputs across the team and with external consultants, and able to gain the trust and confidence of external stakeholders at all levels.

Personal attributes
• A clear and critical thinker, able to quickly identify the key issues to be addressed and to communicate this effectively orally and in written form
• Able to develop excellent team relationships with a wide range of people and organisations;
• Be able to work with minimal supervision, taking a high degree of personal responsibility for successful output with excellent attention to detail
• Able to work under pressure and manage time effectively.
• A change driver with inquisitiveness, imagination, anticipation, courage and client focus
• Positive, energetic self-starter with a high level of personal integrity


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Cedar Consulting Ltd on cedarafricagroup.catsone.com to apply


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