International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.
About Us
We are International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a global consulting firm working some of the most complex and impactful development problems worldwide. We work on programs that help government agencies, private companies and donors improve the lives of others. At IBTCI you will be part of an inclusive team that provides expert solutions and advice to understand and address critical problems while giving you opportunities to succeed and grow.
Job Title: Data Visualization Specialist
Department/Location: SEAD Practice/Washington, D.C.
Reports To: Chief of Party
Type: Regular Full-Time
Classification: Exempt
Category: Proposal
Overview: IBTCI is seeking a Data Visualization Specialist for an upcoming USAID/Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Evidence Aggregation for Programmatic Approaches Activity. USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) leads USAID’s efforts to implement measurable solutions to sustainably reduce global hunger, poverty, malnutrition, and water insecurity. To support these efforts, RFS strives to use evidence to inform its decisions and planning. While approaches are conceived of as “evidence-based”, the availability of formal evidence aggregation and syntheses is mixed. This gap raises questions about the degree to which promoted technical approaches are evidence-based, limit the ability of the bureau to assess and incorporate new evidence, and prevent the identification of key evidence gaps. This position is contingent upon award.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with project staff, technical and non-technical, to solve problems and convey key messages using data visualization approaches, techniques, and methods that improve the evidence aggregation, analysis, and synthesis of USAID activities;
- Develop intuitive and attractive static and interactive data visualizations using routine program monitoring data for websites, annual and quarterly reports, presentations to donors and other stakeholders;
- Interpret and produce unique data visualizations for a variety of implementation research products, including reports, briefs, presentations and peer reviewed journal articles;
- Distill quantitative and qualitative data to communicate compelling stories to diverse audiences;
- Use data visualization standards;
- Communicate results through presentations, reports, tools, and data visualizations for clients, internal staff, scientific journals, and other publications;
- Build capacity of project staff in data visualization; and,
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Knowledge of graphics and visualization tools such as Adobe CS 5 Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Flash, Tableau, etc.;
- Experience with data analysis and data visualization using tools such as SAS, Excel, SPSS, MatLab/R, etc.;
- Demonstrated ability to take complex information and/or large data sets and translate them for use in graphic or interactive visualizations for the web and/or other media;
- Familiarity with current web standards-based HTML, CSS and interactive tools such as JQuery or other JavaScript-based code libraries;
- Experience in developing different types of visualization products;
- Ability to collaborate with multiple diverse groups across teams;
- Ability to work on multiple projects at one time;
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills – strong oral, written communication, and presentations skills as evidenced by publications;
- Ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver a variety of tasks on time; and,
- Ability to plan for and produce quality results and meet deadlines.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher, with specialized skills in information computation design, computer and information sciences, graphic design, basic statistics, data visualization, media arts and sciences, or equivalent.
Working Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment.
COVID Vaccine status: As a condition of employment, IBTCI requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Candidates should be prepared to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon hire or request for an accommodation with HR that is consistent with our COVID-19 safety protocols and policies.
Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Travel: Periodic country travel.
About the Organization:
IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education, energy & Infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients’ missions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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