Vacancy Announcement
Social Impact (SI) is a US-based international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in improving people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis.
ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE
The four-year plus one year No Cost Extension period with $16.6 million Ethiopia Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Service (EPMES) Activity aims to provide USAID/Ethiopia with project/activity external evaluation, performance monitoring, and performance management support services in alignment with the USAID Automated Directives System (ADS) and Evaluation Policy. This contract assists USAID/Ethiopia and its partners to generate empirical data on project/activity implementation as well as foster learning and knowledge management to improve evidence-based project design and development programming. We are now in the final year of the project implementation period.
We would like to invite competent and potential candidates to apply for the following opportunity.
Job title: Evaluations Methods Specialist
Summary Description: The Evaluation Methods Specialist will assume responsibility for overall management and functioning of all evaluation, monitoring and special study activities and the management of staff and short-term consultants engaged in such activities. This includes overseeing all aspects of evaluation, assessment and monitoring support activities and special study activities, including but not limited to tasks such as planning and budgeting for each assigned activity, identifying appropriate staffing levels, securing appropriate qualified staff, designing the evaluation or assessment workplan and sequencing of work tasks, providing relevant technical guidance, leading consultations with relevant USAID/Ethiopia staff and implementing partners, identifying and executing appropriate agreed upon methodology, conducting field work and research, and leading reporting and deliverables.
The Evaluation Methods Specialist will also be responsible for proactive collaboration across the EPMES team’s technical objectives and, coordination with the operations team. This includes contributing ideas to continuously improve EPMES’ work and services to its clients and supporting internal information sharing, learning, and knowledge management with other EPMES staff.
Qualifications and work experience requirements
Minimum of a Master’s degree in Statistics, Research Methods, Social Science, or another related field
Minimum of 12 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and performance management of international development projects in Ethiopia or other developing countries;
At least eight (8) years experience managing the design, methods and implementation of evaluations, surveys and assessments for USAID-funded programs is preferred.
At least five (5) years of senior level supervisory experience is required.
Knowledge of research, monitoring, and evaluation. Experience working with, USAID’s M&E resources has an added advantage
Possesses project management; research design and methods; and project design. Gender integration and data visualization skills preferred.
Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills in the English language
Additional skills required
Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with local professionals, international donors, host government counterparts, and other implementing partners;
Effectively work and adapt to changing security, political, or working environments;
Manage complex contracts or projects with multiple simultaneous tasks;
Senior level performance management experience;
Providing quality technical services in the required areas of expertise for this position