Lead Data Analyst / Statistician

Responsibilities Finalise the sampling frame, stratification, power calculation and minimum detectable effect with the Partner during inception. Prepare enumeration-area maps and the household listing and selection procedures for 160 enumeration areas. Review the baseline questionnaire, programmed on tablets, for measurement quality and skip logic. Build design and non-response weights for the baseline panel of 2,400 parents. Construct and validate outcome indices (factor analysis, reliability) and estimate intra-cluster correlations. Produce all tables and charts for the Baseline Report, and draft the pre-analysis plan for public registration by June 2027. Deliver the clean baseline dataset, codebook and reproducible Stata or R scripts. Requirements Master's Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Econometrics, Epidemiology or a related field; PhD preferred. At least 7 years of professional experience analysing complex household survey data. Experience designing multi-stage cluster samples and survey weights. Expert use of Stata and/or R. Preferred experience: Panel or longitudinal surveys, and causal-inference methods for observational data. Evaluations of social and behaviour change, media, gender or GBV programmes. Survey work in Northern Nigeria or with Hausa-speaking populations. Skills and attributes: Rigour and transparency in code and documentation. Able to explain statistical results in plain English. Able to work remotely to fixed deadlines.