Data Analyst - Senior Associate PMA

Program Management Associate (PMA) would work closely with the Program Lead. She/he will be accountable for data management, data cleaning, data analysis, reviewing progress, research, and reporting internally all program communications, data management, and analytics. 

She/he will also be responsible for:

•  Support the Program Lead for program activities data management
•  Support program reporting across multiple thematic areas,
•  Support Finance, Human Resource (HR) and other support function in program

 The key responsibilities for the PMA:

• Support Program Managers for program related data monitoring through research, reports, pitch decks, data quality assessments and data analysis
• Build program reports for donors, key stakeholders like Third Party Agencies, TechnoServe’s US Head Quarters and Program teams
• Coordinate with Monitoring and Evaluation team for development and management of central data and reports repository for program tracking of deliverables
  •  engage with the Monitoring and evaluation team to support program impact studies and analyses
• Responsible for submission of Monthly Progress Reports (MPRs), Annual Reports (ARs) and other Pe- riodic Reports as per program/donor requirements
  •  Extensively engage with the program teams based in different locations to ensure timely and high quality update of MISes and relevant MoVs for program components
• Work with TechnoServe Fellows in their assignments e.g. value chain studies, strategic documents, and/or design other analytical frameworks

• Support other cross-functional teams in the achievement of program deliverables, and multi-task on internal deliverables to support senior management
• Help promote the Program and TechnoServe’s work with immediate and related stakeholders through creation and dissemination of a variety of communication collateral and knowledge presentations.
  •  write publishable case studies/social media posts for the program

• Along with the TechnoServe team bring learnings from past TechnoServe successes and proven best practices to the program implementation.

 Preferred Skills & Experience:

This role calls for an intrinsically motivated and passionate individual, looking to work in a cross-func- tional role for program research, proposal writing, design, and development of ongoing and new projects in India.

• Graduate or postgraduate in Business Administration, Economics, Liberal Studies or similar discipline
• 1 to 4 years of experience in a corporate or development sector with a keenness to work on poverty- related challenges facing agriculture, and rural and micro-entrepreneurs in India.
• Excellent data analytical skills and large data management in Advanced Excel is a Must, with good communication skills (written and oral) and an ability to build a convincing argument.

• Ability to understand and work on different business models
• Should have excellent MS Excel skills and should have the ability to synthesize large amounts of data into consumable information

• Should have a self-learning attitude towards understanding and improving program's data capture, monitoring and reporting systems and enhancing efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse team, spread across diverse geographies and to deliver in a time bound program
• Willingness to travel in non-metro project locations as and when

 Application Instructions:

Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted. Interested candidates can send their detailed resume along with a one page cover note to : sshankar@tns.org or hetalb@tns.org