Reports To: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager  
Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 5:00 pm 

Objective/Purpose of the Position:

The purpose of this position is to provide support to the Street Child of Nepal Head Office Monitoring and Evaluation team on data collection, data entry and cleaning, analysis and dissemination of results from a prospective, rigorous impact evaluation of “Breaking the Bonds” Project and maintain the updated (digital) database of the programme. 

Key Responsibilities:

Data Collection, Cleaning and Merging:

The Data Analyst will:

• Provide support to the Street Child of Nepal Monitoring & Evaluation Manager to monitor the overall data collection process carried out by the implementing partners in the field and provide necessary technical support (Training, handling of technical issues, and installation and operation of necessary software applications) to the data collection facilitators
  
• Provide support for the development and implementation of an qualitative and quantitative M&E system and oversee routine program monitoring activities
  
• Provide technical support on mobile data collection system to the collection facilitators as per needs basis
  
• Provide support to the M&E Manager in creating a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities
  
• Provide support the M&E Manager in defining and implementing the key project performance indicators (KPI) as well as monitoring them throughout the duration of the projects
  
• Review data files and perform data cleaning operation to ensure all observations are uniquely identified and reported data is consistent
  
• Maintaining integrity and consistency in data while merging data files to produce clean data
  

Data Analysis:

The Data Analyst will:

• Construct variables in accordance with international and local definitions
  
• Perform data analysis using different statistical tools to produce required result for different reports
  
• Collate the data and its analysis and prepare various statistical reports as per the need of the programme
  
• Produce summary statistics of key outcome and covariate variables
  

Dissemination of Information:

The Data Analyst will:

• Provide necessary information to the team for producing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports including other relevant sectoral reports as per the need of the programme
  
• Produce a written descriptive report following the approved template
  
• Maintaining the existing database, information and resources sharing platform using intranet, extranet and Internet system (any available platform of the organization)
• Performing any other duty assigned by regional head related to information management
  

Required Skills/Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant field, such as Statistics, Information Management, Information Communication Technology, Data Analysis, Health, Public Health, Social Sciences or Economics
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in database management. For candidates having Master’s Degree or equivalent in relevant field, minimum 3 years of experience
  
• Relevant experience in conducting, managing and designing fieldwork, and data collection for empirical research
  
• Excellent written English communication skills, with focus on research protocols, research papers and descriptive reports for diverse audience
  
• Fluent in both Nepali and English; Knowledge of Maithili will be an added advantage
  
• Exceptional organizational skills, ability to facilitate communication between various levels of management and work independently in order to meet deadlines
  
• Previous experience with project impact evaluation in development organizations is highly desirable
  

Note: For Janakpur based positions local applicants based in Janakpur are highly encouraged to apply