Evaluation Specialist

Job title : Evaluation Specialist

Job Location : Plateau Deadline : February 20, 2025 Quick Recommended Links The Evaluation Specialist will play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality evaluations and delivering actionable insights. The ideal candidate must demonstrate expertise in evaluation methodologies, development programming, humanitarian activities across sectors, and service planning and programming. Specific responsibilities include: Evaluation Planning and Coordination :

• Support the drafting of evaluation proposals and budgets.
• Contribute to the design and development of new evaluation initiatives.
• Engage actively in evaluation kick-off sessions with clients.
• Conduct desk reviews to support contextual understanding of development and humanitarian service delivery per client.
• Collaborate with the evaluation team to design data collection instruments that address all evaluation objectives.

Research Administration :

• Support the development of inception reports.
• Plan, develop, coordinate, and administer research tools with team members.
• Manage the data collection process and supervise data collectors to ensure compliance with protocols.
• Coordinate and conduct interviews alongside team members to gather qualitative and quantitative data.

Data Management and Analysis :

• Interpret and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of both quantitative and qualitative datasets.
• Conduct quantitative data analysis and develop preliminary analyses.
• Create infographics and visual representations of data.

Reporting and Communication :

• Support the preparation of inception reports, draft evaluation reports, and summaries of findings.
• Assist in the preparation and presentation of the in-brief and out-brief sessions for clients and other stakeholders.
• Incorporate stakeholder feedback and client comments into final evaluation reports.

Qualifications The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications: Essential Qualifications:

• Educational Background : At least a master's degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Research, Economics, Demography/Population Studies, Sociology, or a relevant social science field.
• At least 5 years of experience in development/humanitarian programming and evaluation/research, with a minimum of 2 years at a senior level.
• Strong expertise in monitoring and evaluation and service delivery research.
• Thorough grounding in qualitative survey methods, including focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), in-depth interviews (IDIs), and data transcription.
• Strong understanding of the contextual and operational challenges of development and humanitarian activities, particularly at the community level.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high command of the English language.
• Proven ability to interpret and present data visually through infographics and other data visualization tools.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for engaging with diverse stakeholders and working collaboratively with team members.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Familiarity with advanced evaluation tools.
• Proficiency in multiple languages.
• Experience in developing innovative methodologies for evaluations.

Eligibility Criteria We strongly encourage women to apply for this position. The successful candidate will possess:

• Proven experience in evaluation proposal drafting, budgeting, and research administration.
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills.
• Expertise in developing infographics and data visualization tools.
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities.
• A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in evaluation practices.

Application Process Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The deadline for submission is January 25th, 2025. The selected candidate is projected to begin work on February 1st, 2025.  Join us at Impactometrics and be part of a transformative journey to shape a better and more equitable future!