Officer, Innovation and Data Insights

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Health, or a related field
  
• 2–4 years of experience in field-based data collection, monitoring, or applied research
  
• Experience with designing data collection tools, surveys, or dashboards and implementing them in field settings
  
• Proficiency with data cleaning, analysis, and visualization tools (Excel, Google Sheets)
  
• Attention to detail and commitment to high data quality standards
  
• Ability to work independently in field environments, often away from central offices or existing MLE structures
  
• Comfortable handling ambiguity and rapid iterations of pilots, adapting data collection to evolving protocols
  

Data Collection and Verification: Collect data from the field across pilot sites to understand infrastructure, device performance, and community acceptance

• Track core performance indicators for the program overall, ensuring all data is accurately recorded, verified, and submitted according to standardized measurement protocols
  
• Monitor pilot sites for operational irregularities and flag anomalies for investigation
  
• Assist in designing simple data collection tools or dashboards to streamline pilot monitoring and reporting
  

Data management and Coordination: Translate findings into clear, actionable outputs for the Innovation team

• Ensure clean, organized, and reliable datasets for all innovation pilots
  
• Perform basic data analysis to identify trends, anomalies, or signals that inform pilot outcomes
  
• Communicate findings clearly to Innovation team members and other stakeholders, ensuring data-driven recommendations are actionable
  

Key Performance Indicators

• Quality and Completeness of Data: You will be assessed on how reliably and accurately you collect, clean, and submit pilot data
  
• Timeliness of Insights: You will be assessed on how many sites you are able to support and whether you can promptly collect the requested data