CONSULTANCY: Senior Research and Evaluation Specialist

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and has implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies. IBTCI is looking for a Research and Evaluation Specialist in Anglophone Africa for a 5 year USAID contract.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Responsible for oversight of all mid-term and final evaluations, baseline assessments, and operations research functions of the project. The Senior Research and Evaluation Specialist shall be responsible for leading the design and implementation activities. S/he will work with the COR and other USAID technical staff to develop the methodologies necessary to meet the deliverables required in the SOWs for evaluation tasks. The Evaluation Expert will be the lead analyst for interpreting the results of surveys and other field data and be responsible for preparing evaluation and research reports. S/he will work with the Capacity Building Advisor to strengthen the capacity of project partners in evaluation and research.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 10 years of experience in designing and implementing operations and research projects in Africa
• Master’s degree in Evaluation, Epidemiology, Public Health, or related degree required, PhD preferred
• Experience leading teams for evaluations/research studies
• Strong background in field research in health programming; experience in qualitative and quantitative methods and analysis; experience designing and conducting operational research studies
• Strong skills in designing mid-term and final evaluations of international health development projects including identifying appropriate evaluation questions, designing appropriate methods, data analysis, synthesis, interpretations, report writing and presentation
• Solid skills in data analysis, synthesis, reporting and presentation
• Skills in research design, research methods, quantitative and qualitative data analysis and management, skills in developing and submitting IRB applications
• Excellent organizational, writing, communication and negotiation skills
• Experience managing analysis, synthesis, documentation and dissemination of lessons for a range of stakeholders
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing English