• We are looking for an analyst to be part of a growing consulting team focussed in Africa and the Middle East. This team player will build on our existing work on human development, in particular in social protection and youth, and on related sectors, such as disaster finance, to generate a distinctive consulting offering that will realise value in health financing in our focus geographies, based on strong data analytics and visualisation techniques. We expect this offering to be applicable across a mix of projects responding to formal requests for proposals from funders and projects that are proactively created by our team using existing knowledge and relationships with clients of a range of types.
• This role will also involve supporting colleagues to working on youth skills and ecosystems, including designing, setting up databases, and supporting the creation of dashboards around our youth strategy, leading project acquisition and delivery, and team-building.
• You will work with Genesis colleagues to acquire, lead and deliver consulting projects to help our clients unlock and realise value in human development, by helping governments and their partners helping clients understand and help populations to manage risks. You will help resilient social protection arrangements and programmes that are adequately financed, allocate budgets wisely and efficiently, make good use of technologies, and are adaptive and responsive to shocks and opportunities. The result of this will be that marginalised populations will be better able to manage risks and shocks in health, and more broadly across social sectors.

LOCATION

Please note that the successful candidate will be based in one of the following countries and therefore eligibility is required: South Africa, Kenya, Cote de I’voire, Nigeria, or Ethiopia.

Requirements

KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

In each project, you will: 

• Ensure service excellence and delivery
• Manage interactions and negotiations with clients
• Ensure project profitability and efficiency
• Assess and structure the problem to be solved, and approach to the analysis of data and information, testing and refining hypotheses, and drafting and communicating conclusions and recommendations to the client

In some cases, you will travel to do this, usually with colleagues.
You will also play a role in: 

• Business development in sector financing, including responsibility for leading and managing proposals
• Turning new ideas on health financing into concrete products, such as blogposts, academic articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients
• Practice organisation, including working on business systems, recruiting, nurturing, and managing consultants, and leading and building new specialisms in health financing

As part of your role, you can expect to do the following: 

• Data Collection & Processing: Gather, clean, and process data from various sources relevant to human development initiatives.
• Analytical Support: Assist in the development and execution of quantitative models, statistical analysis, and predictive analytics.
• Report Preparation: Help in creating comprehensive reports, visualizations, and dashboards to present insights in a clear and effective manner.
• Research Collaboration: Work closely with other team members to research current trends and best practices in human development, contributing to ongoing projects.
• Ad-hoc Analysis: Provide support for various other data-related tasks as needed.
  We offer you a steep learning curve while providing an opportunity to make a difference. We will invest in your professional development. We offer meaningful work with professional, talented and supportive teams; mentoring and regular feedback from partners; structured training and coaching programmes; and a career ladder.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• You will be an exceptional candidate. You are focussed on the positive impact of your consulting work. You have experience and a learning appetite in databases, data analytics, visualisations, and developing bespoke analytical products for clients. You have a deep understanding of the social sector issues, across Education, Health, Social Protection, WaSH, and Nutrition. A few years of relative/transferrable experience would be advantageous.

The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

• Are passionate, self-motivated, and energetic problem-solvers
• Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
  Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with excellent academic records

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential skills and competencies

• Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Public Health, Health Economics, Research Psychology, Statistics or other similar degree
• An advanced degree (PhD or similar) is a strong advantage
  A multisectoral focus, with prior experience in more than one of the human development sectors
• Strong quantitative skills
• Strong writing skills
• Excellent attention detail
• Experience with data visualisation software e.g. Power BI, Tableau, or similar
• Some experience working in a consulting environment
• Deep interest in human development matters and passion for mass societal development
• Proactive self-starter with strong research, analytical, and lateral thinking patterns
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively with clients at all levels
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Ability to maintain strict ethical standards and client confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines