EnVeritas Group
Salary: $30,000 -$40,000
Level: Entry Level
Consumers are increasingly asking if the brands they trust are “sustainable” – that is, produced under acceptable social, economic and environmental practices. Companies have responded by setting targets for becoming “100% sustainable”. However, traditional approaches for verifying sustainability face challenges reaching farmers that are too small, too remote, or informally organized. Enveritas (www.enveritas.org) is building solutions for smallholder coffee farmers that are currently beyond the reach of existing sustainability certification or verification approaches. We have developed a rigorous, scalable and transparent method of verification that works in this “underserved space.” 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.
Summary:
We are looking for a Junior Data Analyst to join our team. The Junior Data Analyst will be managing, analyzing, and cleaning data on a real-time basis, providing feedback to field teams, and collaborating with members of the Enveritas’ Africa team and global team. The Junior Data Analyst will also perform ad-hoc data analysis to monitor the quality of surveys and help manage and coordinate field team logistics. This person will mainly help operational work in West Africa, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo 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. Enveritas 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:
- Lead the day-to-day end-to-end data quality process in multiple countries in Africa (West Africa, Burundi and/or the Democratic Republic of Congo):
- 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
- Support data analysis during SUCO and WACO
- Test and help to design Data Quality tools and survey questionnaires using smartphones
- Support customization of smallholder, mill/estate and backcheck surveys for the country
- Support the process of insights generation in Africa (West Africa, Burundi and/or the Democratic Republic of Congo) and support other teams in Africa:
- Conduct data analysis projects to improve Enveritas’ understanding of coffee industry dynamics in Africa
- Conduct research related to coffee in several countries in Africa (West Africa, Burundi and/or the Democratic Republic of Congo)
- In tandem with Enveritas’ Operations team, research and engage with stakeholders in the region to increase the impact of Enveritas’ data collection activities
- Support Africa Operations in select activities:
- Conduct training of enumerator teams
- Take part in the coordination of the work of field survey teams alongside the Francophone Africa Lead; this includes travel about 10% of the year
- Support the Africa Data & Insights team and Operations team on special projects and ad hoc requests
- Participate in the training of Field Coordinators and enumerators; lead sessions on Data Quality
- Train Enveritas field ops team on new survey and data quality tools, as they are released
- Other duties as assigned
Occupational/Technical Skills
- Data driven: Experience managing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research with strong data quality management knowledge is highly desirable
- Detail oriented: Puts high attention on details and helps teams to improve quality of the data
- Computer skills: Including proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Docs applications, familiarity with quantitative data collection software/platforms; knowledge of programming languages (Python) and geographic information systems (GIS) applications such as QGIS, Google Earth – would be beneficial, but not required.
- Language: Professional fluency in French and English
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in the field of development studies, computer science, statistics, plant science, agriculture, community development, environmental development, agribusiness, or other relevant disciplines.
- 1+years experience in agriculture sectors (having experience in coffee industry is highly desirable)
- Other soft skills: flexible problem-solving attitude, a clear track record of working in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
- Languages: Fluency in French and English.
- Attitudes: Strong work ethic and professionalism, particularly when doing independent and remote work, eagerness to learn, careful and highly responsible person.
How to Apply
Please apply here. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] should you have any questions about the position, the interview process, or if you require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable application process. Questions about this opportunity or process will not reflect negatively on your application.
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. We are dedicated to hiring employees who reflect the communities we serve and strongly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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