Impact Consultant

**I AM WE ARE**

I Am, We Are (IAWA) is a global youth empowerment organization dedicated to helping young people overcome challenges such as high unemployment and educational inequities that hinder their path to becoming self-sufficient adults. Founded in 2015, IAWA delivers tailored programs in South Africa and the United States that equip high school-aged youth with the mindset, skills, and resources to confidently own their futures. Our programs have had a transformative impact, inspiring participants to pursue higher education, develop essential life skills, and engage as global citizens, thereby breaking cycles of poverty and opening pathways to sustainable success. IAWA is committed to creating a world where all youth are globally aware, socially responsible, and economically free.

**What You Will Do**

In celebration of IAWA’s 10-year anniversary in October 2025, we are conducting research to assess the long-term impact our programming has had on participants. We also seek to understand our alumni’s interest and needs for additional support and programming. We need your support for three months May - August 2025 with this project.

The impact study includes quantitative and qualitative data:

- An anonymous survey directed at all program alumni, program dropouts and a control group.
- Focus groups and/or individual interviews with alumni and a control group deepening select survey questions.
- Individual interviews with parents and possibly community members about the program’s impact on participants and the community.

All interviews with alumni as well as parents or community members will be conducted in Setswana or in English, depending on interviewees’ preferences.

The survey and the focus groups will be **conducted on one day with an in-person gathering** of survey respondents and interviewees, on 31 May 2025. This includes travel to Rustenburg on 30 May 2025 and overnight stay and participation in the day-long event on 31 May 2025.

As the Impact Consultant, you will support all aspects of conducting the long-term impact study. This includes, but is not limited to:

- Attending on-boarding, regular check-in and training sessions, mostly to be held virtually.
- Administering the anonymous survey (paper version) to alumni and control group participants during the in-person gathering.
- Conducting focus group interviews with alumni and a control group during the in-person gathering on 31 May 2025, and taking notes during the focus groups.
- Conducting in-person interviews with select 6-10 parents. This will require travel to the area for one day.
- Recording and transcribing all interviews.
- Translating interview transcriptions and notes, if necessary.
- Preparing survey and interview data for analysis, including entering data and preparing spreadsheets for each group.
- Analyzing the survey data, using data software such as SPSS or STATA by 15 June 2025. Ensure that raw data and data analysis is made available
- Drafting a report about the findings by 30 June 2025.
- Presenting key findings to IAWA team 1 July 2025.

**You’re a Great Fit If You Have**
- Native Fluency in Setswana required
- Owning a vehicle and driver’s license required.
- Available to be in person in Rustenburg 30-31 May 2025 and travel independently to Rustenburg to interview parents required.
- An understanding of M&E frameworks, including routine data collection, data quality assurance, and data analysis.
- Ability to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data; experience in administering questionnaires and interviews required.
- Familiarity with and access to both qualitative and quantitative data analysis software, such as SPSS, STATA, R, NVivo, or Dedoose.
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and Google Workspace.
- Desire to use your skills, knowledge, and voice to better the world and empower the next generation.
- Have superior communication skills both oral and written.
- Are self-motivated and manage time effectively, permitting you to work both independently and on a team.
- Are intellectually curious.
- Have superb organizational skills with an intense focus on detail, accuracy, and follow through.
- Possess a high sense of urgency, ability to multi-task.
- Possess a no-task-too-small, roll-up-your sleeve, and can do it mindset.
- Are self-motivated and manage time effectively, permitting you to work both independently and on a team.
- Are intellectually curious.

**What You Will Get**
- Hands-on and real time experience in an international, Pan-African context.
- Opportunities for practicing and honing your M&E, survey and interview, and data analysis skills; your work is integral to the development of IAWA.
- Visibility; your work will be acknowledged in reports and organizational communications; and we are a small, close knit group and your voice will be seen and heard.
- Extended network for future career options; wherever your interests may lie, IAWA can help