Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Context of the role
In the coming months Girl Effect has an ambitious roadmap of two large global research studies as well as their normal stream of research implementation across Africa and South Asia. The Global Impact team is responsible for quantitative, qualitative or digital research projects from start to finish, which includes design, set up, implementation, analysis, and reporting. Within this position, the successful candidate will wear a number of hats and speak to different roles, as they support aspects coordinating research with internal team members and external partner. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated problem solver who is excited to work with a multi-disciplinary and high performing team.

What You Will D
Tracking priorities
• Attend all meetings of Impact, noting new tasks that arise and ensuring that they are prioritised and assigned to the right person, with agreed-upon timelines that you check up on
• Assist in the management of incoming creative briefs and requests by assessing the urgency and importance of the requests, building a pipeline of work and help in resourcing the team towards briefs and projects
• Regularly review the objectives and key indicators of the Impact team and flag potential issues or delays, working with the Head of Impact and/or relevant Senior Managers to troubleshoot where necessary.
• Able to perform literature review searches upon request and familiar with utilizing research databases for scientific writings
Impact Team Coordination
• Manage the Create channel on Slack, posting and updating on ongoing projects
• Take note of any news or environmental changes in our markets that might affect our programs, teams, and future work and ensure the team is up to date on these channels.
• Help coordinate the Impact team rituals both global and with our local Create teams. Prepare for these meetings beforehand, setting up agendas, facilitating them and taking note of actions.
• Suggest new tools, systems and processes that could improve coordination and communication for our teams (is there a new Slack plugin we should be using? Is there a new presentation tool we should try out?)
• Help tell the story of Impact finding and capturing communication moments of Impact’s success and learnings to share with the wider Girl Effect team and leadership.
Who You Are
• A curious and enthusiastic learner who loves to dive into a topic to learn as much as you can as quickly as you can
• An strong communicator and confident writer who strives for clarity and simplicity
• A visually sensitive person who is able to provide helpful creative feedback or to construct intelligently organised slides and documents with a clear hierarchy
• An organiser who enjoys getting things done and making sure others do the same
• A critical thinker and proactive problem solver
• A collegial individual able to fit into a dynamic international team with various roles and responsibilities
• Committed to our mission to inspire and equip girls to make life-changing decisions

Minimum Experience Required
• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years full-time work experience with project management responsibilities
• Experience working in the research, programs or non-profit sectors
• Experience working with clients or external stakeholders is a plus
• Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia, even multiple countries in these regions, is highly desirable
• Experience or a willingness to get experienced fairly quickly with our internal tools including Google docs, Slack, Trello and Miro
• Solid presentation skills that extend across Keynote, Powerpoint Miro, and Google Slides
• Comfort and basic proficiency using content management systems
• Proficiency in Swahili, Hindi or French would be a plus

In Particular
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with and for, especially children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment, uphold standards in our safeguarding policy and our code of conduct.
• To take reasonable steps to prevent any harm caused by Girl Effect
• To report any safeguarding concerns through the reporting pathways
This role is subject to a standard background disclosure.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Girl Effect on global.girleffect.org to apply

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