Senior Associate, Early Years
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Genesis AnalyticsEarly childhood development consulting
Workable workplace: remote; Workable locations: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya. Are from and based in Africa or IndiaFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Languages
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English; fluency in French, Arabic, or Portuguese is a valued asset.
- Experience
- At least 3+ years of substantive professional experience in early years (or related field) consulting, research, government, or international development.
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementPythonMicrosoft ExcelR
Requirements
- Have at least 3 years of substantive professional experience in early years or a related field, such as consulting, research, government, or international development.
- Demonstrate the ability to own analytical workstreams independently.
- Hold an outstanding degree in Education, Early Childhood Development, Development Studies, Public Policy, Economics, Statistics, or a related field; a Master's degree or PhD is strongly preferred.
- Have strong proficiency in Excel and, potentially, at least one of Stata, R, or Python for quantitative analysis.
- Be able to run and interpret analyses without close supervision.
- Bring experience with relevant datasets, such as learning assessments, EMIS, DHS, MICS household surveys, or administrative data.
- Have prior experience in strategy, economics, or development consulting, including structuring problems, developing hypotheses, and producing client-ready outputs under pressure.
- Ideally have experience managing projects or workstreams, including budgets, workplans, and teams.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication in English and be able to present complex findings to non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrate the ability to use AI tools effectively and responsibly to enhance analytical and written work.
- Be from and based in Africa or India.
Responsibilities
- Lead analytical workstreams on client projects, managing the approach, data, evidence, and outputs end-to-end.
- Manage small to medium-sized client projects, including workplans, finances, teams, and project administration.
- Conduct and direct quantitative and qualitative analysis across early years projects.
- Develop technical reports, investment cases, policy notes, and slide decks.
- Present findings to senior audiences and engage clients in working sessions, technical reviews, and in-country engagements.
- Mentor and support junior colleagues.
- Contribute to proposal development and business development, including methodology, workplans, and commercials.
- Lead client relationships and business development processes, review junior colleagues' work, and own team workstreams.
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