Early Childhood Development M&E Specialist, Two-Country Impact Evaluation on UNICEF's Early Childhood Development (ECD) Kit for Emergencies

Job Description

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area 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. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.

Proposal Objective:

UNICEF plans to commission a two-country impact evaluation on UNICEF’s approach to supporting inclusive and equitable play opportunities for children ages three to six through the use of the Early Childhood Development Kit. The evaluation will take place in two phases beginning in July 2016 and ending in September 2018. Phase 1 will be approximately nine months, and Phase 2 will take place 6-9 months following and be approximately seven months.

Position Description:

SI is seeking an Early Childhood Development (ECD) Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist that has experience both in ECD and conducting impact evaluations. This position will be a long-term consultancy throughout the period of performance, with expected travel to both Senegal and Lebanon.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and validate original instruments and tools for conducting assessments.
• Advise and create evaluation toolkits and methods to properly execute the evaluation.
• Contribute and lead baseline and end-line report writing as necessary.
• Contribute to design with methodology, literature review, tools etc., for the evaluation.
• Help in training enumerators on administering ECD assessment tools.
• Work with IE specialists on analysis of data and report writing.
• Present findings to relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in early childhood development and early learning education sector.
• PhD or Master’s degree in early childhood education, education, psychology, or relevant field required.
• Experience with conducting quasi-experimental impact evaluations, particularly in complex settings, such as in emergency contexts.
• Experience in early learning/development measurement including strong technical knowledge of measuring non-verbal reasoning, resilience, pre-literacy/numeracy, and/or psycho-social development for children in the 3-6 age group.
• Demonstrated history of creating/adapting and validating ECD and/or psychological instruments in new contexts.
• Experience and familiarity with UNCIEF work for children’s rights and women’s rights are highly desirable.
• Ability and willingness to travel to Lebanon and Senegal.
• Exceptional organizational and communications skills.
• Strong managerial/leadership skills on large teams on complex projects, etc.
• English language fluency required; French and Arabic written and spoken proficiency highly desirable.

Come join our energetic and innovative team!

We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com

SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.

About the Organization

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area 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. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.