ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
Entrepreneurs du Monde (EdM), a French association established in 1998, works with the people of developing countries. The organisation enables thousands of women and men living in extremely difficult circumstances to improve their living conditions: it provides support for their own economic initiatives and helps them gain access to products offering significant health, economic and environmental benefits. It helps these people to be successful, which in turn enables them to make economic and social progress.
ABOUT THE JOB:
Entrepreneurs du Monde is aiming to reinforce the social mission of its partner organisations and programmes in order for them to better serve their target population. To this end, EdM decided the creation of the position of Social Performance Technical Advisor. The appointed person is mainly tasked with providing technical support to EdM partner organisations. S/he is responsible for strengthening the institutions’ capacity to put their social mission into practice supporting them in the attainment of their social goals.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Analyzing data on beneficiaries’ socioeconomic profile so as to make sure that the organisations reach their target population and that their living conditions evolve according to organizations’ theory of change. S/he supports organizations in enhancing processes to collect quality data, analyzing and using the information in a timely manner;
- Conducting surveys to assess the adequacy of products and services to beneficiaries’ needs (need assessments, satisfaction surveys, exit surveys, etc.);
- Supporting organisations in developing policies and procedures to protect beneficiaries in line with the Client Protection Principles developed by the Smart Campaign and enhancing their practices through the implementation of processes to ensure organisations’ social responsibility towards target groups;
- Training relevant staff on survey techniques and data analysis to strengthen their capacities with respect to research methods and result analysis and use;
- The Social Performance Technical Advisor is responsible for facilitating experience sharing and learning on social performance at partner organization level;
- S/he contributes to knowledge management assignments on social performance (mapping of activities, drafting of learning papers and technical notes, case studies) and s/he shares outputs through relevant channels;
- The Social Performance Technical Advisor contributes to the organisation of regional meetings and other workshops and regional training events, both on logistics and content;
- S/he contributes to fundraising by approaching institutions interested in social performance. S/he answers to calls for proposals in relation to social performance as needed;
Qualifications:
- Prior experience in the implementation of qualitative and quantitative survey methods in developing countries;
- Knowledgeable about the following topics: social performance and social responsibility including poverty measurement, client protection principles, social business principles, etc.;
- Knowledgeable about microfinance and social entrepreneurship;
- Good analytical skills;
- Strong autonomy and spirit of initiative;
- Rigour in work organisation, monitoring and reporting;
- Aptitude for team work with partners from various cultural backgrounds;
- Specific expertise and field experience on one or more of the following methodologies/activities would be particularly appreciated: data analysis, poverty assessment tools;
- Bilingual French- English and excellent writing skills in both languages;
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (formula and graphs, pivot tables, etc.), and good command of statistical software;
- Masters degree in Social Sciences, Economics or Development Studies.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter in French to recrutement@entrepreneursdumonde.org
