Vacancies in Lagos at Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a company that runs on data. This allows us to drive efficiencies, identify opportunities, and ultimately scale at the rapid pace we need in order to achieve our mission.


Omidyar Network, has been mandated by Bridge International Academies, to fill the position below:

Job Title: Officer, Academy Intelligence - Global

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• The Global Officer of Academy Intelligence will drive the analysis behind all academy operations informing company-wide decisions related to academy operations, staffing, product offerings, outreach methods, and organizational processes.
• The ideal candidate for this role is a problem solver with strong analytical skills, excellent time-management and organizational habits, and the ability to clearly communicate and present information.

• Drive the global analysis behind all academy operations, informing company-wide decisions related to academy operations, staffing, product offerings, outreach methods, and organizational processes.
• Building, maintain, and run weekly reports across various KPIs, countries, and cohorts; create data dashboards as needed.
• Measure the impact and efficiency of new products, outreach methods, and business processes and recommend changes.
• Analyse data for ad-hoc reports using data from various sources (customer insights, customer experience, academics, measurement and evaluation, business intelligence, finance, etc).
• Identify and interpret patterns and trends in data, draw conclusions, and make suggestions for business improvement.
• Present findings through in-person presentations and documentation, using data visualization in the form of charts, graphs, tables, lists and relational databases as much as possible.
• Improve real-time data quality, validation, and analysis integrity eliminating irrelevant data as needed.

• Passion for Bridge’s vision of democratizing the right for all children to succeed
• 3+ years relevant experience; background in investment banking, consulting, or other high-growth analytics preferred
• Proven experience analysing large datasets, drawing your own inferences, and presenting them successfully to management using a reporting tool
• Exceptional Excel and data management skills; SQL and SPSS a plus
• Prior experience within a fast-paced, metric driven sales organization; start up experience preferred
• Supreme organisational, critical thinking, and communications skills
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (mathematics, statistics, computer science, etc)

• Develop better systems and tools for Academy Managers to plan their days and prioritise the work needs to be done; make system dynamic enough to be able to be mass customised per each academy’s individual needs
• Develop better systems for planning parent outreach for new parents as well as meetings and meeting history with existing parents; pupil growth, retention, and revenue are central to the Academy Manager’s success
• Develop better systems for tracking prospective pupils, existing pupils, and updating information – including safety and medical information in addition to academic, payment, and meeting history
• Develop processes for personnel management including supervising, mentoring, and inspiring teachers as well as academy cook and caretaker/general labourer; everyone’s role is important to the complete academy experience
• Develop better systems for tracking supplies, vendors, and overall inventory management, including working with the Global Director of Retail Products in regards to uniforms, class supplies, and other non-academic products
• Create short, easy-to-use documentation and manuals for all tools and processes
• Work with Global Manager of Training and Culture to ensure all tools and processes are understood and taught correctly
• Spend time in Bridge communities developing a knowledge of the market, competitors, and trends as well as driving customer insights and critical business issues opportunities; partner with other teams throughout Bridge as needed.

• 5+ years relevant experience, including proven experience developing systems, tools, manuals, and/or accountability metrics
• Prior experience within a fast-paced, metric driven sales organization; experience in human-centred design preferred
• Supreme organisational and communications skills
• Experience working in developing countries and/or with low income customers highly encouraged
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field, graduate degrees preferred
• We particularly value experience in extreme growth situations.
• Passionate about Bridge’s vision of democratizing the right for all children to succeed.

• Drive the global analysis behind all academy operations, informing company-wide decisions related to academy operations, staffing, product offerings, outreach methods, and organizational processes.
• Building, maintain, and run weekly reports across various KPIs, countries, and cohorts; create data dashboards as needed.
• Measure the impact and efficiency of new products, outreach methods, and business processes and recommend changes.
• Analyse data for ad-hoc reports using data from various sources (customer insights, customer experience, academics, measurement and evaluation, business intelligence, finance, etc).
• Identify and interpret patterns and trends in data, draw conclusions, and make suggestions for business improvement.
• Present findings through in-person presentations and documentation, using data visualization in the form of charts, graphs, tables, lists and relational databases as much as possible.
• Improve real-time data quality, validation, and analysis integrity eliminating irrelevant data as needed.

• Passion for Bridge’s vision of democratizing the right for all children to succeed
• 3+ years relevant experience; background in investment banking, consulting, or other high-growth analytics preferred
• Proven experience analysing large datasets, drawing your own inferences, and presenting them successfully to management using a reporting tool
• Exceptional Excel and data management skills; SQL and SPSS a plus
• Prior experience within a fast-paced, metric driven sales organization; start up experience preferred
• Supreme organisational, critical thinking, and communications skills
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (mathematics, statistics, computer science, etc)

• Above all else, we’re looking for ambition, organization, drive, intellect, problem solving, and respect for others. You will report to the Global Director of Academy Operations.