Data and Analytics Expert

Reports to: ADEC executive team

ABOUT THE ROLE

ADEC is a Kenya-based development consultancy working with government and development-partner clients across education, public-sector, and development engagements in Kenya and the region. We need a Data and Analytics Expert to turn fragmented education and workforce data into evidence our clients can plan with, across our portfolio of engagements.

Role purpose: Lead data analysis, integration, modelling, and analytical tools across ADEC's education, public-sector, and development engagements, strengthening how data like EMIS is used for planning across our client portfolio.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Diagnose EMIS and workforce datasets for quality, gaps, and consistency across engagements.
• Consolidate and triangulate data from EMIS, personnel records, and surveys.
• Build workforce supply-and-demand models and planning scenarios for client engagements.
• Design dashboards and analytical tools for government and development-partner decision-makers.
• Run data-quality checks across consolidation, analysis, and reporting.
• Train government and partner counterparts to run and maintain the tools.
• Write technical reports and present findings to stakeholders.

REQUIRED

• Master's degree in statistics, data science, economics, education planning, or a related field.
• 5+ years in education data analytics, education planning, or workforce planning.
• Demonstrated experience integrating and triangulating multiple, incomplete datasets.
• Experience building analytical tools, models, or dashboards for decision-making.
• Experience with EMIS or comparable education information systems.
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

PREFERRED

• Experience with teacher workforce planning or education HR management.
• Experience in fragile or conflict-affected contexts.
• Proficiency in R, Python, SQL, Stata, SPSS, Power BI, or Tableau.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

• Technical leadership across ADEC's data and analytics engagements, and a body of published analytical and workforce-planning work.

HOW TO APPLY

Email the ADEC office at careers@adecanalytics.org with your CV and a short note on relevant experience. Closing date: Open until filled.