Vacancy title:
Senior Business Analyst
[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: , Category: Admin & Office ]
Jobs at:
Shona
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, March 10 2025
Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 07 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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SHONA exists to Build Prosperity by Identifying, Guiding, Backing and Connecting entrepreneurs, helping them grow Good Businesses.
We identify high potential ambitious entrepreneurs and give them the knowledge, tools, capital, and
networks they need to build the skills and capacity to grow well run businesses that are good for customers, employees, owners, value chain partners, the environment and the local communities where they are based.
These are Good Businesses.
We believe Good Businesses create good jobs, create high quality products and services that improve quality
of life, generate wealth, build industries, protect and regenerate the environment and invest in their local communities building prosperity.
By growing a diverse range of Good Businesses spread across all sectors, we are contributing to an East Africa in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive, by fulfilling their unique potential and playing their part in strengthening East Africa. We focus our work with locally-led dynamic businesses that are highly competitive with high growth potential to create many jobs and contribute to economic development.
By 2030, our goal is to be a community of at least 1,000 Good Businesses positively benefitting at least 35 million people.
How SHONA builds Good Businesses
We are growth partners to entrepreneurs, providing entrepreneurs with practical advice, expertise, capital and connections they need to build Good Businesses.
Growth Programs
We partner with Entrepreneurs, Corporates, NGOs, Investors, and Development Partners to design and implement initiatives to build Good Businesses.
â— Agrifood Founders Growth Program. Initiatives helping entrepreneurs build Good Businesses contributing to a sustainable food system in East Africa.
â—‹ The Neycha Accelerator & Fund, which is supporting 60 Agroecological Enterprises in Uganda and Kenya to grow and expand their impact.
â—‹ Generation Food Uganda, which has trained 400 youth in Mbale and Gulu cities who are running businesses contributing to a sustainable food system in these cities.
â—‹ Rootical Business Builder that is supporting young Ugandans to start and grow their regenerative agriculture business.
â—‹ AfriFOODlinks Mbale Circular Agribusiness Program, that has trained 100 youth and is supporting 15 businesses to grow circular agribusinesses in Mbale City, contributing to a sustainable food system.
â— Women Founders Growth Program. Initiatives helping women founders to build Good Businesses.
â—‹ Herizon Program that is looking to support 40 women-driven businesses in Uganda and Kenya
that are creating economic opportunities for women and building products and services that improve the quality of life of women.
â—‹ Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Uganda by SHONA that has trained and graduated 271 women entrepreneurs in Kampala, Mbale, Lira, Arua and Kabarole districts.
Investing
Through our work at SHONA Capital, we invest in SMEs, supporting them to grow into Good Businesses. Learn about our work at SHONA Capital > https://shonacapital.co/
Consulting
We provide Strategy Consulting and Financial Advisory, helping entrepreneurs build Good Businesses.
SHONA’s Clients and Customers
Our clients and customers include:
â— Businesses that are looking to gain clarity in their strategy, turn their strategy into repeatable results, and track their performance.
â— Investors looking to build their pipeline, provide pre-investment support to businesses, and provide post-investment support to their portfolio.
â— NGOs that are looking to advance their missions through business and helping the growth of businesses.
â— Corporates that are interested in collaborating with businesses, and helping entrepreneurs to grow
flourishing businesses.
â— Development partners working to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all through
projects and initiatives that advance the growth of businesses.
Since 2013, we have worked with 720+ SMEs in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, operating in multiple sectors including: Agriculture, Financial Services, Healthcare, Education, Water & Sanitation, Energy and Manufacturing.
Your Mission
We are looking for a strategic and results-driven Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, Sharing and Reporting(Impact & Learning) Manager to design, implement and manage a comprehensive Impact and Learning strategy, system, tools and processes.
Your role will support our team to ensure data-driven decision-making, foster learning across projects, initiatives, programs and teams, and communicate results to stakeholders effectively, supporting our organisation’s commitment to doing and doing better to maximise our impact and better serve our clients and customers.
We have built a lot of experience in working with entrepreneurs, supporting them to grow their businesses. Our goal is to be the program implementation partner of choice for enterprise development projects and programs in Uganda. You and this role will play a key role in ensuring this.
Key Responsibilities
Impact Strategy Development and Implementation.
◠Develop and execute the Impact and Learning Strategy in alignment with SHONA’s ambition, goals and objectives.
â— Establish systems and processes for data collection, analysis, learning, sharing and reporting.
Impact System and Tool development
â— Design and implement Impact and Learning tools, frameworks and databases
â— Ensure systems are user-friendly, scalable, and adaptable to evolving business needs
Impact Data collection, Analysis and Reporting
â— Lead data collection efforts across projects, initiatives and programs. You will be supported by the various project teams to collect this data.
â— Analyse data to assess performance, outcomes, and impact.
â— Prepare high-quality reports for internal and external stakeholders Learning and Knowledge Sharing
â— Facilitate learning sessions and knowledge- sharing events
â— Promote a culture of doing better(continuous improvement) across the organisation
â— Drive cross-thematic learning to deepen expertise, inform strategic decision-making.
â— Lead efforts to capture insights and innovations that position SHONA as a thought leader in our thematic areas.
Collaboration and Capacity building
â— Collaborate with teams to integrate Impact and Learning practices into their workflows.
â— Provide training and support to staff on Impact and Learning processes and tools.
Doing whatever it takes to support the work of SHONA and the businesses we work with: We are a
small entrepreneurial team that steps up when there is work to be done. At times, you'll be expected to work outside of just your role to contribute to our team's overall efforts.
Essential
◠Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, or a related field.
â— Minimum of 5 years of experience in MELSR roles, preferably within business support, development programs, or SMEs.
â— Proficiency in MEL tools, techniques, and data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, Stata, Power BI).
â— Experience creating different types of reports including full reports, knowledge briefs, visualised reports and more.
â— Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
â— Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
â— Experience in knowledge management and organizational learning.
Desirable
â— Ability to build IT and software systems
Skills + Capabilities
â— Strategic thinking and planning
â— Attention to detail and data accuracy
â— Collaborative mindset and ability to work with diverse teams
â— Proactive and results-oriented
â— Excellent writing and communication skills
â— Excellent research skills
â— Creative problem solving
SHONA Foundational Skills
These are core foundational skills that apply to all members of our team.
â— Independence/Self Starter - Ability to assess and initiate things independently. Ability to manage a growing task/project without much guidance or structure. A person who is sufficiently motivated or ambitious to work on their own initiative without needing direction. Shows Initiative and is proactive in taking action.
â— Business Acumen - Ability to understand how a business operates and makes money, and to
proactively anticipate, navigate and leverage trends impacting the business.
â— Proven at accomplishing results - Diligent executor, result driven and methodical in their execution.
â— Team collaborator - Ability to work as a team to achieve the common goal.
â— Life-long learner - Has a growth mindset, is curious and demonstrates a commitment to continued learning and development
â— Intellectual curiosity - The desire to want to know more, to poke around in blind spots and new areas, to make connections between different challenges and opportunities to cross-pollinate ideas.
â— Resilience and perseverance - The ability to thrive in a variety of circumstances.
â— High emotional intelligence - Self-aware, self-regulated, strong interpersonal skills, curious about people and empathetic.
â— Relationship building - Ability to quickly build rapport and engagement with people, including
listening and clear communication.
â— Analytical skills - Ability to collect, gather, visualise and analyse information in detail and see a
problem or situation from different points of view. Analytical skills allow you to solve complex
problems by making decisions in the most effective way.
â— Project management - Ability to plan, execute, coordinate - leading to completion of the work of a team, achieving specific goals and meet specific success criteria in the required timeframe
â— Technology Savvy - Ability to use a computer and online tools to support effective delivery of
SHONA work, including but not limited to Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint and Email.
SHONA Values
We are a values-driven organisation, and we love to work with people that share these values:
• We are People focused
• We Do and Do better
• We Bet on potential
• We are Bold and Courageous
• We are Honest and Transparent
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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