Program Analyst, Burkina Faso

The Program Analyst reports to the Country Director and provides technical assistance, analytical and operational support across a range of ThinkWell in-country public or private sector projects.  The Analyst brings strong quantitative skills and research capacity (typically in health economics and financing) as well as a solid understanding of the design, implementation, and evaluation of health financing policy reform.  The Analyst typically serves as an individual contributor on a project team.    

What you’ll do

Project Analysis and Implementation

• Contribute development of national health financing strategies, budget planning, preparation, and execution with ministries of health and finance.
• Contribute to the development of investment cases for health tailored to specific country contexts and target audiences.
• Contribute to the project to strengthening national actors’ capacity to respond to increased autonomy for planning, budgeting, and public financial management.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of health financing mechanisms.
• Contribute to analytical work on health expenditure, including out-of-pocket spending, financial forecasting, benefit incidence analysis, and cost-effectiveness.
• Contribute to the production of high-quality written reports and presentations, including technical documents, project status reports, policy briefs, and publications for conferences and journals.
• Create graphics and visualizations of quantitative and qualitative data.

·        Contribute to business development, including desk research, technical input, and proposal and concept note writing.

Research

·  Develop data collection instruments such as surveys and semi-structured interview questionnaires.

·  Source data and information on relevant technical and policy issues and effectively summarize findings.

· Collect and clean data from country research studies.

· Provide quantitative data analysis across a range of subjects.

· Support systematic literature review processes including abstract and full text review and data extraction.

Project Administration and Operations

· Draft sections of donor reports and coordinate team member input.

· Assist with a range of project administrative and operational responsibilities, including staff training, communications, organizing meetings and workshops, coordinating travel, and drafting donor correspondence

we are:

ThinkWell core values are our fundamental organizational guiding principles.  They define our corporate culture, influence our behavior at work and help us achieve our mission.  Our values are:

Think big

Influence the conversation

Empower others

Be exceptional

Always question

Relate authentically

Evolve by learning

you are:

ThinkWell core competencies are foundational skills and behaviors that align with our values and are expected of all employees

An entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and challenge conventional wisdom

A change maker who reaches independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and seeks innovation

Able to help create an empowering environment in which everyone feels free to take initiative, be accountable and fail intelligently (learn from mistakes).

A collaborative colleague who engages constructively with people from different cultures, orientations, and perspectives and maintains positive relations in a virtual world.

Principally motivated by a growth mindset, meaning the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and self-improvement.  You always question and continuously learn.

Authentic, honest, direct, self-aware and open to giving and receiving feedback. 

Requirements

1.    BA/BS and 5+ years’ experience or graduate degree and 3+ years experience;

2.    Relevant work experience in research institute, bilateral or multilateral development agency, and/or international NGO, preferably with some experience managing projects in low- or middle-income countries.

3.    Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required; proficiency in statistical analysis packages (e.g. STATA) preferred;

4.    Exceptional analytical, research and problem solving capabilities;

5.    Previous work experience with a Humanitarian organization or in Climate change is a advantage.

6.    A thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work;

7.    Tech savvy and skilled at visual display of data;

8.    Demonstrated poise and professionalism in engaging with external partners, donors, and stakeholders;

9.    Full English fluency, second language a plus;

10. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations as well as across work areas;

11.  Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%.