Business Analyst, Country Offices at Right To Play Tanzania

Business Analyst, Country Offices
Business Analyst, Country Offices at Right To Play Tanzania May 2024
Organization: Right To Play International
Department/Division: Headquarters
Reports to: Vice President, Country Offices
Work Location:
One of Right To Play offices (Burundi, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan,
Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories,
Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda or United Kingdom)
Work Arrangement:
A combination of in-office and remote-working in accordance with Right
To Play’s work arrangement and the operational needs of the department
Authorized to work in: One of the countries listed above (eligible to work legally without visa or work permit sponsorship)
Target Hiring Range: Local
salary scale applies (Grade 7). Hiring range and benefits will be
shared with applicants as part of the recruitment process.
Target Start Date: As soon as possible
Contract Duration: Full-time, long-term engagement

ABOUT US:
Right
To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers
children to rise above adversity through the power of play. We help
millions of children each year to stay in school and out of work, to
prevent life-threatening diseases and to stay safe from exploitation and
abuse. We are the leading global development organization that uses
play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty,
war, disease and inequality.

Established in 2000, Right To Play
reaches children through experiential programming in 14 countries in
Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These
programs are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada; London,
UK and seven national offices across Europe and North America.
With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:

• Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
• Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
• Display Courage – Act with integrity
• Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
• Be Playful – Have fun at work

Please
visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and
watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.

ROLE SUMMARY:
Reporting
to the Vice President, Country Offices (VPCO), the Business Analyst,
Country Offices is responsible for supporting the integration and
synthesis of information from different Right To Play (RTP) units to
support our 14 Country Offices (Burundi, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Palestinian
Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda).

You will play a
key role in informing decision making based on opportunities and
challenge areas to strengthen Country Offices. To facilitate program
excellence and profiling of RTP at country level, you will work with
different units at country and global support levels in RTP to develop
Country Office operational and strategic synthesis. You will lead on
collating country office information for annual planning and quarterly
reviews and other periodic updates as needed. You will align these plans
with the broader strategic framework in a seamlessly integrated manner
and offer insights to the VPCO; Global Director, Country Offices; and
Country Directors for their respective action.
The role will require occasional travel to other countries of operation.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:
#1: Strategy (30% of Time):

• Leads the process of reviewing and collating the Country Office Annual
  (Implementation) Plans in alignment with their Country Strategic Plans,
  including the identification of support areas and requisite resource
  allocation requirements
• Supports the HQ budgeting planning
  process for Country Offices portfolio including working with the GDCO,
  Finance team to review and monitor the Country Offices budgets and
  subsequent monitoring
• Supports the tracking of Country Office Annual Implementation Plan and Performance Agreement
• Contributes
  to strategic projects to address emerging issues (e.g. localization,
  transformative partnerships) from the Country Offices Annual
  (Implementation) Plans and support the strengthening of Country Offices
• Works
  closely with the VPCO and Director, Strategy on the mid point review of
  the Country Strategic Plans that feed into the mid-point review of the
  Global Strategy
• Develops strategic content in preparation for key internal and external meetings
• Prepares
  briefs for country/regional/global partnership engagement with
  strategic partners, includes mapping out key engagement opportunities at
  global, regional and country level
• Coordinates follow up of Country Offices and other RTP global agenda related consultancies/short term assignments

#2: Country Office Reporting (30% of Time):

• Leads
  the process of collation and synthesis of scheduled reports from
  different RTP units on Country Offices including Audit, Finance,
  Fundraising, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), and Partnership
  for periodic reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Conducts an analysis of Country Office monthly reports to identify key support needs
• Monitors the Country Office Action Plans based on priority issues identified from the reporting and support needed
• Coordinates the periodic Country Office meetings focused on the review of KPIs
• Prepares
  the annual Country Office Learning Review Report based on collating and
  synthesis of individual country Learning Review Reports
• Prepares
  key material for board meetings (International Board of Directors,
  Programme Committee, Executive Team) with pertinent reporting graphics
  and data on Country Offices

#3: Country Office Capacity Building (20% of Time):

• Supports
  and provides capacity building to Country Directors and Senior
  Management Team on effective planning and information management for
  decision making at country level
• Develops and promotes a culture
  of data-informed decision making, ensuring teams have the support and
  resources to leverage different information platforms for efficient work
  processes
• Manages interns (when in place) to provide support, guidance to country offices

#4: Knowledge Management (15% of Time):

• Encourages
  a culture of knowledge sharing of information and expertise among
  different country teams and global units/departments
• Establish
  guidelines for capturing, organizing and disseminating knowledge
  effectively and ensures staff understand the purpose and processes of
  knowledge management
• Ensure relevant information and knowledge is shared and used by the right people
• Support in capturing and documenting new information, best practices and lessons learnt
• Assess the effectiveness of knowledge-sharing initiatives and processes and suggest revisions and adjustments when needed

#5: Performs Other Duties as Assigned (5% of Time)

WHAT YOU’LL BRING (ESSENTIAL):
EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s
  degree in international development, Business, Public Administration,
  Project Management or related field; or equivalent work experience

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EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years’ experience in the international development sector in related functions
• Experience
  operating as a change agent, who identified opportunities to build and
  strengthen efficiencies to support and drive strategic interests
• Experience
  as an organizational champion of continuous improvement,
  institutionalizing learning, innovation, achievement and support.

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Demonstrates
  high level of interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including the
  ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally
• Highly developed communication skills – written and verbal – with proven ability to positively engage with senior colleagues
• Meticulous
  attention to detail, a highly organized approach to dealing with work
  and the capacity to progress a range of tasks and projects at one time
• Strategic thinker with an innovative approach to problem-solving

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Report writing skills and ability to summarize and synthesize information
• Analytical skills and ability to work with large data sets and associated analysis
• Strong
  qualitative and quantitative analytical skills and practical and
  technical skills in tools such as Office 365 and PowerBI in order to
  mobilize organization data to drive strategic priorities
• Ability to condense data and information to extract high-level takeaways for senior executives

SECTOR SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE:
Understanding of INGO / international development internal and external environment

LANGUAGES: Fluency in spoken and written English

BONUS IF YOU’LL BRING (NOT ESSENTIAL):

• Master’s degree in related subject
• Experience working with stakeholders remotely
• Fluency in Arabic, French or Portuguese. French as a priority.

WHAT YOU’LL GET: