Evidence Action

Operations

• Financial Strategic Thinking and Scenario Modeling: Build directional budget models and scenario analyses to support long-term strategy for the Safe Water Africa portfolio.
• Conduct cost modeling for various program delivery approaches (e.g. standalone vs layered programs, technical assistance models) to inform decision-making.
• Apply structure, assumption-based analysis (e.g. BOTEC-style modeling) to estimate costs, evaluate tradeoffs, and inform program strategy in evolving contexts.
• Provide decision-oriented financial insights to program leads navigating complexity and scale.
• Financial Management and Analysis: Lead budgeting processes for Safe Water programs in partnership with program teams, including developing grant proposal budgets, managing quarterly updates, and conducting variance analysis to optimize resource allocation and identify trends.
• Prepare accurate financial reports, donor submissions, and operational dashboards in collaboration with Finance and program teams, developing new tools as needed to enhance decision-making and ensure compliance with organizational and donor standards.
• Oversee vendor and contractor payments, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and organizational standards.
• Support the Associate Director and Grants team in donor financial close-outs, ensuring all expenses and allocations are correctly accounted for and documented.
• Relationship Building and Country Partnership Orientation: Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with country teams and program implementers.
• Proactively design financial tools, analyses, or processes that solve field-level pain points and improve decision making.
• Move beyond compliance checking by engaging as a thought partner, bringing value to program teams through financial insight and solution design.
• Program Operations Support: Partner with operational and program teams to provide financial input for programmatic expansions and scaling efforts in new geographies.
• Develop and manage systems to track deliverables, timelines, and key operational processes, including procurement, contracting, and compliance for Safe Water programs.
• Document standard procedures and streamline financial and operational processes to drive efficiency across the Safe Water portfolio.

Manager, Analysis and Operations