Rori Ghana Implementation Lead at Rising Academy Network

About the role:

• Rising Academies is seeking to hire a dynamic Rori Implementation Lead in Ghana whose primary responsibility will be to manage the in-country operations of Rori, an educational chat-bot that works over WhatsApp.
• The Rori Ghana Implementation Lead will work closely with the CTO, in-country staff, and external research partners from Oxford University to ensure the successful roll out of a pilot program run in a subset of our schools. In addition to pilot implementation coordination, the person in this role will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation following pilot launch.

The Rori Implementation Lead will:

• Plan and manage program launch and implementation, including and logistics, device setup, and training.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research through running pilot exercises and collecting data throughout the course of the pilot.
• Supervise and monitor data collection to ensure high-quality data.
• Run data quality checks and address issues with data collected.
• Assist in data cleaning, preliminary analysis, and report creation, and ensure ready access to all data for researchers and/or supervisors.
• Maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects as necessary.
• Provide timely updates and responses to partner organisations, and participate in meetings with key stakeholders coordinating with partner schools implementing the program.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills; fluency and excellent written and verbal skills in English.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships.
• experience with data management, and data cleaning.
• A minimum of 1-year of work experience .
• Excellent management and organizational skills; ability to successfully completing assigned tasks and meeting deadlines.

Preferred

• Degree in economics, public policy, or other quantitative social science disciplines.
• You demonstrate people skills; must be able to collaborate effectively with diverse personalities and skill sets, and enjoy constructive conflict.

About You:

• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and team player.
• You can take initiative and problem-solve when challenges arise.
• You are comfortable working with senior leadership, reporting on data and outcomes.
• You are passionate about improving the quality of education across Africa.
• Experience managing field work/staff strongly preferred.