Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Integrated Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) is a U.S. based international development consulting company that specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL). They are seeking a Senior Data Manager/Analyst to lead data systems, analytics, and visualization for a large-scale MEL program supporting the U.S. Department of State, ensuring accurate and timely evidence generation for strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Lead data management, cleaning, validation, and standardization processes
- Manage SPARK/Salesforce database
- Design and maintain interactive dashboards and data visualization products to support both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Conduct quantitative analysis across projects, portfolios, sectors, and countries
- Lead and coordinate quarterly data calls with implementing partners, ensuring timely collection, validation, and integration of data into reporting systems
- Integrate qualitative and quantitative datasets for meta-analysis
- Support development of indicators, baselines, and targets
- Support development and operationalization of Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRS)
- Develop and maintain standardized data protocols to enable aggregation and comparability across countries, sectors, and programs
- Provide data support for evaluations, ROI analyses, and reporting
- Ensure compliance with Department of State data governance, cybersecurity, privacy, and records management requirements, including handling of PII data
- Ensure compliance with DoS MEL policies (18 FAM 301.4)
Skills
- Master's degree in data science, statistics, economics, or related field
- Minimum 7 years of experience in data analytics and MEL systems
- Experience with SPARK/Salesforce database management
- Experience with data processing and visualization tools
- Experience managing large datasets
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with U.S. Government agencies, preferably the Department of State or similar foreign assistance programs
- Demonstrated sectoral expertise across one or more EUR/ACE priority sectors, including security sector assistance (e.g., law enforcement, border security, counter-narcotics, counterterrorism), economic growth and trade, energy and critical minerals, democracy and governance, public diplomacy, agriculture, or humanitarian assistance
- Ability to obtain Secret clearance
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Experience supporting portfolio-level analytics, meta-evaluations, or cross-sector data synthesis
- Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools
- Experience in Ukraine
- Experience in the countries of Central Asia, Eurasia, Balkans, and/or Greenland
Benefits
- Annual Leave
- Sick Leave
- Holidays
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
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