Impact Analyst

Overview

As ARK’s Impact Analyst, you will

• guide rural communities in tracking and achieving their desired impact in ARK’s flagship program, Feed Back
• be part of the core team that manages the program’s impact database, designs program metrics, and audits program finances
• manage the community’s data auditors to ensure the timely and accurate collection of data
• develop spreadsheets and financial models (e.g., monitoring trends and performance, strategizing for community targets, automation of processes), and merging the insights from the numbers and the stories in the fields
• engage with a spectrum of people, as you work with barangay captains, mayors, officials, community leaders, farmers, fisherfolk--plus ARK’s own global network from Manila to NYC who will help you grow and further your dreams

• are organized, independent, and love to get things done. Your friends and family count on you for itineraries and bill payments. You are the designated Excel/spreadsheet person.
• value curiosity, respect, and fun. You love getting to know people and working with others. This means lots of teamwork and figuring out win-win scenarios.
• want to be passionate about the impact and this line of work; you have empathy both for people you engage with and the outcomes you are driving towards to
• have around 5 to 10+ years of relevant experience, any industry; must be super awesome if less--what we value is having demonstrated the clear ability to: design and manage spreadsheets and large data sets; conduct critical analysis, delve into storytelling, and understand clearly logic models and metrics
• have skills in any of the following: accounting & auditing experience; survey design & tools; financial modeling; background in behavioral science and/or impact evaluation
• are fluent in Bisaya or other local languages; better-than-okay Tagalog

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Subject: “I want to join the badass team”; we prioritize who emails first Our candidacy process includes the opportunity to join ARK for a week or two, and see if it’s a fit for you Career-shifts are welcome

The ARK team directly reviews and considers each application (not automated), so we do appreciate applications that are directly emailed that includes the following cover letter.

Tell us about yourself.

In your email, please include your:

• Resume
• Letter – that sheds light on:

(1) What aspect of ARK or the programs do you really like?

(2) What of your talent and experience do you want to contribute?

(3) What do you want to learn, gain or achieve in your tenure with us?

(4) How will working with ARK bring you closer to your dream or help you in your next venture say in 2 years or 5 years time?

(5) What failure in your personal or professional life that you experienced do you still think of until today? What lessons did you learn and how did you get up from your stumble?

(6) What are 3 things that your friends love about you? What do they all wish you would grow into?

(7) Please fill in the blanks:

My heart skips and sings when “______________________________”.

When the going gets tough, I “ ______________________________”.

I need ______________________________ first thing in the morning, no matter what.

• Your earliest availability for an interview and a start date
• (Optional) Portfolio of work or narrative of the impact that you have made, cannot forget, and want to share

ARK is an award-winning social impact innovator and leading food security solution. Feed Back, our flagship vegetable exchange program, has become the go-to food security solution for national and international foundations and corporations. Through Feed Back, rural communities invest in and lead themselves to building their own climate-resilient, sustainable local food system. Families grow their own food, learn regenerative farming practices, and share with each other harvests through community exchanges and gatherings. With 100+ partner communities and nearly 200,000 lives nourished, ARK is reimagining how to solve for food and for futures.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

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