Analyst, Development Impact

Created in 2012, FSD Africa is a £30 million financial sector development programme based in Nairobi, funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID). FSD Africa aims to reduce poverty across sub-Saharan Africa by building financial markets that are efficient, robust and inclusive. The Analyst, Development Impact supports results tracking, learning, and performance management, ensuring evidence is generated and used to inform decision-making and programme adaptation. The role focuses on the AFIYA project and priority programmes, embedding assurance processes and supporting impactful implementation through robust studies and evaluations.\n\n### Key Responsibilities\n\n#### Results, Learning, and Performance Management\n- Support development and management of intervention Theories of Change, results frameworks, indicators, and tracking tools aligned with programme-level outcomes.\n- Ensure the quality and integrity of results data by embedding appropriate assurance processes and reviewing systems periodically.\n- Support ongoing results tracking to provide timely insight into delivery progress, emerging challenges, and performance trends.\n- Contribute to learning and reflection processes that enable teams and partners to interpret results, generate practical insights, and apply learning to improve programme design.\n- Support the effective use of Development Impact systems and learning approaches by providing guidance and tools.\n\n#### Support Data Quality Assurance\n- Support the integration of gender, equity, social inclusion, climate change and utility considerations in all project activities.\n- Track recommendations from monitoring reports, reviews and evaluations to ensure that follow-up actions are taken.\n- Commission scheduled and ad hoc Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) for priority programmes.\n- Monitor the data management process and carry out corrective actions to improve efficiency.\n- Ensure that data collection activities comply with donor standards as well as regulatory, legal, data protection and ethical standards.\n\n#### Support Impactful and Quality Implementation\n- Work with DI and AFIYA teams to develop programme reviews, project completion reviews, and evaluations that focus on learning.\n- Support the implementation of robust studies, such as baseline/mid/endline reviews and annual survey studies; provide supervision to ensure standards are met.\n- Ensure studies and analytical frameworks are designed to deliver relevant insights; supervise reporting to ensure audience satisfaction.\n- Design effective strategies that will enable stakeholders to understand and utilise study findings.\n- Support evidence generation of important insight papers or other significant opinion pieces for the AFIYA programme.\n\n### Requirements\n\n#### Qualifications and Education\n- A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Development Studies, Operations Research, Statistics, or a related field.\n- At least 2 years of relevant professional experience, including research experience in financial market systems development; alternatively, a Higher Diploma with a minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience.\n- Professional training in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning from a recognised institution is an added advantage.\n\n#### Essential Experience, Knowledge, and Skills\n- At least 2 years’ post-graduation experience in Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning of donor-funded programs.\n- Technical experience in development impact management, including theory of change design, results tracking, and adaptive learning.\n- Experience supporting the design and performance oversight of complex, multi-stakeholder programmes (agriculture, financial inclusion, or private sector development preferred).\n- Knowledge of data visualisation, results tracking systems, or digital tools for performance and learning.\n- Ability to produce high-quality written reports in English with effective graphics and visuals.\n\n### How to Apply\nInterested and qualified candidates should apply online through the FSD Africa application portal at https://fsdafrica.seamlesshiring.com/apply-now/1192954.