About SHONA

SHONA exists to Build Prosperity by Identifying, Guiding, Backing and Connecting ambitious entrepreneurs to build highly competitive Good Businesses - well run businesses that are good for customers, employees, owners, value chain partners, the environment and the local communities where they are based.

We believe Good Businesses create good jobs, create high quality products and services that improve quality of life, generate wealth, build industries, protect and regenerate the environment and invest in their local communities building prosperity.

By growing a diverse range of Good Businesses spread across all sectors, we are contributing to an East Africa in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive, by fulfilling their unique potential and playing their part in strengthening East Africa. We focus our work with locally-led dynamic businesses that are highly competitive with high growth potential to create many jobs and contribute to economic development.

By 2030, our goal is to be a community of at least 1,000 Good Businesses positively benefitting at least 35 million people.

How SHONA builds Good Businesses

We are growth partners to entrepreneurs, providing entrepreneurs with practical advice, expertise, capital and connections they need to build Good Businesses.

Strategic Partnerships

We partner with Entrepreneurs, Corporates, NGOs, Investors, and Development Partners to design and implement initiatives to build Good Businesses.

• Agrifood Founders Growth Program. Initiatives helping entrepreneurs build Good Businesses contributing to a sustainable food system in East Africa.
  • The Neycha Accelerator & Fund, which has supported 63 Agroecological Enterprises in Uganda and Kenya to grow and expand their impact.
  • Rootical Business Builder that is supporting young Ugandans to start and grow their regenerative agriculture business.
  • AfriFOODlinks Mbale Circular Agribusiness Program, that has trained 100 youth and is supporting 24 businesses to grow circular agribusinesses in Mbale City, contributing to a sustainable food system.
• Women Founders Growth Program. Initiatives helping women founders to build Good Businesses.
  • Herizon Program that is supporting 41 women-driven businesses in Uganda and Kenya that are creating economic opportunities for women and building products and services that improve the quality of life of women.
  • Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Uganda by SHONA that has trained and graduated 271 women entrepreneurs in Kampala, Mbale, Lira, Arua and Kabarole districts.

Investing

Through our work at SHONA Capital, we invest in SMEs, supporting them to grow into Good Businesses. Learn about our work at SHONA Capital > https://shonacapital.co/

Your Mission

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Impact and Learning Associate to support the implementation of SHONA’s Impact and Learning strategy, system, tools and processes.

Your role will be to support our team in data collection, analysis, and reporting processes to drive evidence-based decision-making, promote continuous learning across projects and teams, and contribute to effective communication of results to internal and external stakeholders.

We have built a lot of experience in working with entrepreneurs, supporting them to grow their businesses. Our goal is to be the program implementation partner of choice for enterprise development projects and programs in Uganda. You and this role will play a key role in ensuring this.

Key Responsibilities

Impact Strategy Implementation

• Support the refinement of the impact and Learning Strategy in alignment with SHONA’s ambition, goals and objectives.
• Develop and establish systems and processes for data collection, analysis, learning, sharing and reporting.

Impact Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting.

• Support the implementation of Impact and learning systems, tools, and processes, including data collection, and data quality assurance to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Support data analysis using relevant software and tools, contributing insights that inform program adjustments and strategic decisions.
• Conduct basic research and literature reviews to support the development of impact strategies and evaluation frameworks.
• Monitor project progress against key indicators, flagging issues for escalation and assisting in problem-solving efforts.

Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Contribute to knowledge management initiatives by documenting lessons learned, best practices, and case studies from projects and initiatives.
• Support in stakeholder communication by drafting updates, presentations, and impact stories that highlight program outcomes and achievements.

Collaboration and Capacity Building

• Collaborate with teams to integrate Impact and Learning practices into their workflows.
• Provide training and support to staff on Impact and Learning processes and tools.

Qualifications

Education/Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, or data-related roles, ideally in business support, development programs, or with SMEs.
• Familiarity with data analysis software (e.g., Excel, SPSS, Stata, or Power BI).
• Experience assisting in report preparation, including data visualization and more.
• Experience in knowledge management and organizational learning.

Skills + Capabilities

• Outstanding planning, resource and stakeholder management
• Excellent collaborative skills with a willingness to learn from diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset and result oriented with initiative to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Basic research abilities to gather and synthesize information.
• Creative problem solving skills
• Excellent research skills
• Adaptability to a dynamic environment.

SHONA Foundational Skills

These are core foundational skills that apply to all members of our team.

• Independence/Self Starter - Ability to assess and initiate things independently. Ability to manage a growing task/project without much guidance or structure. A person who is sufficiently motivated or ambitious to work on their own initiative without needing direction. Shows Initiative and is proactive in taking action.
• Business Acumen - Ability to understand how a business operates and makes money, and to proactively anticipate, navigate and leverage trends impacting the business.
• Proven at accomplishing results - Diligent executor, result driven and methodical in their execution.
• Team collaborator - Ability to work as a team to achieve the common goal.
• Life-long learner - Has a growth mindset, is curious and demonstrates a commitment to continued learning and development
• Intellectual curiosity - The desire to want to know more, to poke around in blind spots and new areas, to make connections between different challenges and opportunities to cross-pollinate ideas.
• Resilience and perseverance - The ability to thrive in a variety of circumstances.
• High emotional intelligence - Self-aware, self-regulated, strong interpersonal skills, curious about people and empathetic.
• Relationship building - Ability to quickly build rapport and engagement with people, including listening and clear communication.
• Analytical skills - Ability to collect, gather, visualize and analyze information in detail and see a problem or situation from different points of view. Analytical skills allow you to solve complex problems by making decisions in the most effective way.
• Project management - Ability to plan, execute, coordinate - leading to completion of the work of a

• Support the refinement of the impact and Learning Strategy in alignment with SHONA’s ambition, goals and objectives.
• Develop and establish systems and processes for data collection, analysis, learning, sharing and reporting.
• Support the implementation of Impact and learning systems, tools, and processes, including data collection, and data quality assurance to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Support data analysis using relevant software and tools, contributing insights that inform program adjustments and strategic decisions.
• Conduct basic research and literature reviews to support the development of impact strategies and evaluation frameworks.
• Monitor project progress against key indicators, flagging issues for escalation and assisting in problem-solving efforts.
• Contribute to knowledge management initiatives by documenting lessons learned, best practices, and case studies from projects and initiatives.
• Support in stakeholder communication by drafting updates, presentations, and impact stories that highlight program outcomes and achievements.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate Impact and Learning practices into their workflows.
• Provide training and support to staff on Impact and Learning processes and tools.

• Outstanding planning, resource and stakeholder management
• Excellent collaborative skills with a willingness to learn from diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset and result oriented with initiative to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Basic research abilities to gather and synthesize information.
• Creative problem solving skills
• Excellent research skills
• Adaptability to a dynamic environment.
• Independence/Self Starter - Ability to assess and initiate things independently. Ability to manage a growing task/project without much guidance or structure. A person who is sufficiently motivated or ambitious to work on their own initiative without needing direction. Shows Initiative and is proactive in taking action.
• Business Acumen - Ability to understand how a business operates and makes money, and to proactively anticipate, navigate and leverage trends impacting the business.
• Proven at accomplishing results - Diligent executor, result driven and methodical in their execution.
• Team collaborator - Ability to work as a team to achieve the common goal.
• Life-long learner - Has a growth mindset, is curious and demonstrates a commitment to continued learning and development
• Intellectual curiosity - The desire to want to know more, to poke around in blind spots and new areas, to make connections between different challenges and opportunities to cross-pollinate ideas.
• Resilience and perseverance - The ability to thrive in a variety of circumstances.
• High emotional intelligence - Self-aware, self-regulated, strong interpersonal skills, curious about people and empathetic.
• Relationship building - Ability to quickly build rapport and engagement with people, including listening and clear communication.
• Analytical skills - Ability to collect, gather, visualize and analyze information in detail and see a problem or situation from different points of view. Analytical skills allow you to solve complex problems by making decisions in the most effective way.
• Project management - Ability to plan, execute, coordinate - leading to completion of the work of a

• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, or data-related roles, ideally in business support, development programs, or with SMEs.
• Familiarity with data analysis software (e.g., Excel, SPSS, Stata, or Power BI).
• Experience assisting in report preparation, including data visualization and more.
• Experience in knowledge management and organizational learning.