OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Innovations team at Shamiri is tasked with thinking about the future of the organization and enabling it to reach its goals with pace and at a sustainable rate. At the heart of this is scaling up the Shamiri intervention to reach as many people as possible while keeping the costs of delivery manageable. As such, we are seeking an Innovations Associate with a generalist skill set that is able to lead on the development of sound forecast modeling to inform the rapid scaling of Shamiri’s reach over the coming months and years.

In line with Shamiri’s values, the Innovations Associate will need to be nimble. This means being able and willing to contribute outside of their expertise in financial modeling to areas including business development, fundraising, product management, and communications. Specific tasks may include conducting market research and analysis related to ongoing and pilot projects; contributing to the organization’s financial strategy; and development of communications to external stakeholders.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, & Skills

Financial Modeling

• Utilize seasoned forecast modeling skills to conduct scenario modeling for different methods of rollingout different mental health interventions in urban and rural settings and assoicated costs per student, staff member, etc.
• Project and model how digitization of both the Shamiri intervention and internal operational processes can change specific project costs in a range of scenarios.
• Employ passion for being data-driven by using analytical mindset and approach to break down problems and idenitfy opportunities for growth
• Call on data visualization skills to break down models and data into easy-to-understand nuggets of insight

Wider Innovations Team Support

• Retain an eagerness to learn and understand the evolving needs of the business
• Executing analytical tasks on projects, such as market analysis, business and financial analysis, and data modeling
• Conduct market research, segementation, and analysis to refine strategies for existing programs and identify new revenune-generating opportunities
• Support planning of pilot projects and develop strategies for their financial sustainability
• Assist with draft strategic plans, sales pitches, presentations, reference materials, other documents as required
• Perform other related duties as required

Educational/Training Background & Experience

• Master's degree in relevant field (Data Science, Statistical Modeling)
• 2-4 years of experience of financial scenario modeling
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex topics into a clear story with a range of viable recommendations.
• Excellent logical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced MS Office
• Passionate, willing to embrace challenges, and intellectually curious