Data Analyst

About this role

Raising The Village (RTV) is recruiting a Data Analyst within its VENN department, the organisation's data and technology backbone. Based in Bukoba, Tanzania, the post-holder will support programme, Monitoring, Evaluation and Applied Learning, and Product Development teams by ensuring data are accurate, reliable, and effectively used for performance monitoring, learning, accountability, and evidence-based decisions. The Data Analyst will analyse quantitative and qualitative data to generate actionable insights, identify trends and performance drivers, and translate findings into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role supports evaluations, assessments, surveys, and research, including methodologies, sampling approaches, and analytical frameworks.

It also involves building dashboards, visualisations, and reporting products, preparing analytical reports and presentations, and promoting effective data use. The post-holder will support data collection design, refine instruments and performance measurement tools, develop data management guidelines and standard operating procedures, manage the data lifecycle, and implement quality assurance processes. Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in statistics, economics, quantitative economics, data science, or another quantitative discipline and have at least three years of experience in data management, analytics, monitoring and evaluation, research, or related fields. Technical requirements include proficiency in R, Python, advanced STATA, or MS Excel; experience with Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio, Shiny, or similar visualisation tools; strong knowledge of data management and quality assurance; familiarity with experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation methods; and the ability to synthesise quantitative and qualitative evidence.

A postgraduate qualification in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, economics, data science, project planning and management, or a related field is an added advantage. RTV is an international development organisation working to eradicate ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, having impacted over one million lives since 2012. This full-time role reports to the Senior Data Analyst and involves up to 30 percent travel. Compensation is not stated.

Apply through RTV's recruitment portal; no closing date is specified.