Junior Data Analyst [Remote, anywhere in Kenya]
Enveritas
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Nairobi, Kenya
Posted 6+ months ago
The Role:
The Junior Data Analyst, known as a QCO, will be a contributor who can help to lead our data quality process end-to-end in the short-term and can become a leader in operations, stakeholder management, data analysis, and insights generation in the medium-term. This person will help to grow our presence in the coffee industry in Kenya and East Africa and can generate and execute on new opportunities in the region.
This position will have the backing of a global team with deep experience in coffee sustainability and technology to help you reach your goals. Envertitas' offers a fun, open environment with exciting new work, the opportunity to gain technological skills, and the opportunity to travel across coffee regions.
What you'll do
- The Junior Data Analyst will be responsible for:
- Generate daily quality control reports from survey data by running analyses
- Follow up with field teams to receive returned daily and weekly quality control reports; communicate with teams to correct mistakes and improve quality of data
- Monitor quality of data collected on a daily basis and report results to Data and Insights managers
- Identify survey or logistical issues during survey collection and brainstorm ways to solve them
- Support the set up and implementation of training sessions and create retraining documents
- Conduct data analysis during SUCO and WACO
- Conduct data analysis projects to improve Enveritas’ understanding of coffee industry dynamics in Kenya and East Africa
- Conduct research related to coffee in Kenya
- Conduct training of enumerator teams
- Take part in the coordination of the work of field survey teams alongside the Kenya Operation Manager; this includes travel about about 10% of the year
Leading the day-to-day end-to-end data quality process in Kenya:
Leading the process of insights generation in Kenya and support other teams in East Africa
In tandem with the Kenya Operations Manager, research and engage with stakeholders in the region to increase the impact of Enveritas’ data collection activities
Supporting Kenya Operations Manager in select activities:
Supporting the Data & Insights Manager and East Africa Lead on special projects and ad hoc requests and other duties as assigned
We feel the successful candidate for the Junior Data Analyst role at Enveritas will have demonstrated experience and success in the following areas
- Data-driven: Experience managing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research with strong data quality management knowledge is highly desirable
- Detail-oriented: Puts high attention to details and helps teams to improve the quality of the data
- Computer skills: Including proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Docs applications, familiarity with quantitative data collection software/platforms; knowledge of Python or other programming languages beneficial, but not required
- Knowledge of Python or other programming languages
- Experience with coffee farming highly advantageous (raised in coffee growing families, participated in research conducted on coffee)
- Experience with research and data collection processes is highly beneficial
Working at Enveritas
- This position is part of the Africa/Asia team, reporting to the Kenya Operations Lead
- This is a fully remote position (no office), open to candidates working anywhere within Kenya, with preference given to candidates near Nairobi to collaborate in person with colleagues when feasible.
- Full-time availability and willingness to work during non-business hours, including weekends, as needed
- Expect about 50% travel during the peak verification season (Oct-Dec, Apr-June).
What we can offer:
- Compensation: equivalent to $750-1250 USD/month; compensation for this position will be paid in relevant local currency.
- Professional Development Stipend
- Weekly all-hands meeting with global team (virtual)
- Annual all-company retreat (as Covid and other travel restrictions allow)
Application Process, typical stages include:
- Submission of application (rolling)
- A technical test completed remotely
- Role alignment interview; an opportunity to learn if this position is a mutually good fit.
- Final interview (with East Africa Operations Manager and/or Data and Insights Manager)
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond what we list as qualifications. Your life experiences help build core competencies and knowledge that may be transferable to our openings. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Our work is complex and nuanced, so the more diversity we have in the voices working on our problems, the larger of an impact our work can have for the world. Enveritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging an inclusive and diverse workforce. We embrace and celebrate the unique experiences, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds that each individual brings to the workplace.
Please feel free to contact us at jobs@enveritas.org should you have any questions about this position. Questions about this opportunity or process will not reflect negatively on your application
About Enveritas:
Enveritas offers a new approach to sustainability assurance for companies and farmers. We are building sustainability solutions for smallholder coffee farming communities that are currently beyond the reach of existing certification and verification approaches. At Enveritas, we have developed a rigorous, scalable, and transparent verification method. This verification is the backbone of our Responsible Sourcing platform that helps companies meet their sustainability targets by investing in the areas that need it most.
Enveritas is a startup non-profit focused on helping 100 million people out of poverty by 2030. Founded in 2016 and fast-growing, Enveritas now operates in 26 countries and provides sustainability verification free of charge for smallholder farmers. Using leading-edge AI, Enveritas has developed innovative approaches to monitor deforestation and calculate carbon footprints in the supply chains of multinational firms. We are a fully distributed team of about 60 team members plus over 300 field staff in our partner organizations with an annual operating budget for 2021 at approximately $10M.
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