About Evidence Action
At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.
Our model operationalises leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 11 countries, our team of 900+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.
- Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
- Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
- Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.
At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-calibre colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.
Job Purpose
Evidence Action’s Deworm the World Initiative is an incredibly high-impact program, helping to treat over 6 million children annually for intestinal worms through providing technical assistance to governments in Nigeria. As an Associate, Deworm the World, you will collaborate daily with our zonal and in-country teams to support school-based deworming programs in Cross River State, Nigeria. Based in Cross River State and reporting to the Manager, Deworm the World Initiative, South-South, Nigeria, you will make important contributions to high-quality programs that deliver deworming treatment to millions of children each year. Energised by this opportunity for enormous impact (and by the prospect of becoming an expert on both parasitic worms and at-scale programming), you will provide critical support to operational, financial, project management, and communications. Your keen attention to detail and team-oriented approach to work will enable you to efficiently execute both short- and
long-term projects, whether administrative or strategic in nature.
Evidence Action is also piloting new programs and in case such will be implemented in Cross River State, the position holder will provide the needed support to the entire teams and to the stakeholders
Duties and Responsibilities
Project management support
- Support the Manager, South-South Nigeria, to track and manage work plans for technical assistance to mass school-based deworming programs and other projects.
- Draft and edit supporting program documentation, and coordinate review processes for external-facing deliverables such as reports, proposals, presentations, or briefs.
- Contribute to internal working groups to leverage experiences and learnings across the state program geographies.
- Occasionally contribute to operational research projects such as desk reviews and/or case studies.
- Support field teams on field collation and data administration for various activities through different technologies. Operational management support
- Work with the team to help develop and roll out knowledge management tools processes, and systems with the program team in Nigeria.
- Provide occasional support to draft and review MoUs, contracts, and partnership agreements.
- Take delegated responsibilities in logistical and field operation planning, supervision and reporting.
- Support the team to implement good practices in file storage and program documentation.
- Liaise with the operations department to arrange travel for staff, partners, and guests as needed.
Financial management support
- Submit and track payment requests
- Contribute to budget development and review processes.
- Facilitate monthly financial and budget monitoring report reviews.
- Provide occasional support to process invoices or payment requests as needed.
Communications support
- Coordinate with the team to gather communications material, including photos, data points, consent forms, etc
- As Evidence Action is a dynamic organisation, it must be willing to provide additional support to country teams as needed and perform other duties as assigned.
External Relationships:
- In collaboration with the Manager, programs, conduct stakeholder meetings at the country and sub-county levels, ensuring communications between the program and stakeholders are well managed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years’ work experience in the management of program work with community or social enterprises/NGOs.
- Organised and self-motivated individual who is dedicated to excellence and can complete tasks with minimal supervision
- Quick learner and problem solver who can quickly grasp program information and identify & act on opportunities for improvement
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to juggle competing priorities and deadlines, and to communicate clearly and proactively when plans change
- Demonstrated strong writing skills and project management skills
- Tech-savvy and experienced in using a range of cloud-based tools and systems (such as Asana and Slack etc), as well as Microsoft Office suite
- Team player who is eager to join a fast-paced, growing and diverse team with a start-up atmosphere
- Alignment with Evidence Action values
Top Skills
What We Do
Evidence Action is a global non-profit operating in seven countries in Africa and Asia. We were founded in 2013 to address a big gap in the fight against global poverty–many of the most promising interventions are either implemented at a very small scale, or not at all. We set out to address this gap by building programs that would scale evidence-based and cost-effective interventions, leading to significant improvements in quality of life for hundreds of millions. Our model worked. In less than a decade, our two flagship programs, the Deworm the World Initiative and Dispensers for Safe Water, have grown to measurably impact over 280 million people each year by supporting governments to deworm and through our last-mile delivery network providing safe water access. This success is achieved through the dedication and talent of our staff, the hard work of our partners, and the commitment of our supporters. Every part of our work across the lifecycle of our programs is driven by evidence. This starts with the interventions we select to invest in, and continues as we use real-time data to refine and adapt our operations, including responding rapidly and effectively to resolve challenges as they arise. Our pursuit of cost-effectiveness is driven by a recognition that when we optimize every aspect of our programs, we can reach as many people–and do as much good– as possible with each dollar. We measure value for money in terms of the number of lives we can help improve. Scale enables our massive impact. We invest in solutions for which the need is great, and leverage existing networks like schools or community organizations to grow rapidly, minimize costs, and increase efficiencies. We think big and act urgently–because poverty does not wait. By 2024, we seek to double our impact. We are strengthening and expanding our existing programs, and working to identify a new generation of evidence-based and cost-effective interventions that we can scale to reach millions more
