Genesis has brought about change in over 100 countries. We are focused on the Young World - the arc of countries with young populations stretching across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Young World countries are experiencing rapid and radical change across economic, climatic and demographic transitions. Coupled with increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) contexts, now more than ever timely and credible data is imperative for accountability, adaptation and accelerated impact.
Genesis is looking for a passionate and entrepreneurial practice leader to reimagine traditional monitoring, verification and adaptation (MVA) services in development projects.
With advances in AI and data science, novel ways to analyse, visualise and use data are emerging. By blending tech and humanity, we see immense potential for purposeful and ethical monitoring methods that are non-extractive, inclusive of indigenous and local paradigms and rebalance power. There has never been a greater opportunity for monitoring data to achieve impact.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR… a collaborative leader with a creative flair for business development who brings
- Extensive experience in an international development consultancy
- A network across multilateral and bilateral partners, development finance institutions (DFIs), and philanthropic donors
- A proven track record working with large-scale projects in challenging contexts
You will:
- Imagine and execute the MVA service line strategy.
- Originate and implement MVA projects.
- Manage the commercial success and impact of the service line.
- Lead and manage a talented team and extended network of partners.
YOU are the visionary we need to shape the future of data-driven services for progress in the Young World.
You are likely to have:
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in monitoring and evaluation (M&E), particularly implementing third-party monitoring (TPM) projects and providing adaptation advisory service
- Demonstrated capability to lead and manage teams with at least 10 years of experience in a professional services environment
- The ability to manage the strategic and commercial aspects of a for-profit consulting business
- Proven business development and proposal development experience for large-scale projects
- Strong networks and existing relationships with African and MENA governments, international development funders and technology service providers
- Prior experience with bilateral, multilateral and development finance institution clients
- Excellent command of applying tech in development contexts and on using diverse data types
Required Qualifications
- A postgraduate university qualification in a relevant field such as economics, politics, international development, or data science
Required Skills and Competencies
- Exceptional interpersonal, people management, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent analytical capabilities and problem-solving thinking
- Fluency in English is essential; Arabic and French additional language skills are desirable
- Strong quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis skills
- Expertise in data quality management, data quality assurance and data verification
- Experience in effective implementation of adaptive management processes
- Knowledge of data management software
- Development of static and dynamic dashboards
- Knowledge of existing databases and familiarity with diverse data
Location
This role can be based in any location in a GMT-2 to GMT+6 time zone, but preference will be given to candidates based in one of our country offices (South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, the UK and India).
