Program Associate

• Serving as a key point of contact with the government, supporting day-to-day liaising and coordination
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government officials and key stakeholders to ensure project success and future opportunities
• Working with government and non-government stakeholders to operationalize use cases, design and support program implementation and monitoring
• Act as an interface between PxD’s tech, research, and program teams, and the government to design and iterate on products
• Assist in managing partner relations and working with external stakeholders for the implementation of programme operations
• Review materials shared by government partners
• conduct literature reviews and secondary research
• Contribute to general management tasks important for the organization's functioning and success, including but not limited to budgeting, performance management, and hiring
• Support the development and maintenance of comprehensive project documentation and progress reports to keep senior leadership informed and ensure successful integration into standard operating procedures
• Maintain summaries of meetings, support the preparation of reports, presentations, and written communication materials
• Support the team in organizing events
• writing blogs and policy briefs, as needed

• Entrepreneurial, data-driven, and motivated to build and refine operational and programmatic processes
• Experience and interest in working with governments to scale impact
• Experience in a multi-faceted role, with the ability to balance and prioritize across multiple projects and stakeholders
• Humble, curious, and user-oriented, with enthusiasm to spend time in the field designing with and for our users
• Some understanding of PxD’s approach to evidence and data-driven decision making
• Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, with attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel to field sites in Ethiopia, subject to security considerations

• Some experience with SQL, Stata, or R is preferred
• Previous product management or tech industry experience is a plus

Flexible working