Job Description
The Evaluation and Organizational Learning (EOL) practice at KonTerra is focused on the delivery of high-quality, independent evaluation services for UN agencies, ICRC, INGOs and donors. Evaluation Management is a core function within EOL. Reporting to the Director of Evaluation & Organizational Learning, the Evaluation Manager plays a critical role in the lifecycle of an evaluation process as the primary point of contact for clients as well as internal teams.
This is a remote role that will perform these and other essential duties as required:
What You’ll Do
- Manage evaluations from inception to timely delivery, ensuring that they unfold as anticipated in the TOR and Inception report.
- Serve as the main point of contact for clients, defining evaluation expectations, clarifying roles, and setting boundaries.
- Coordinate activities with and between administration, quality assurance, finance, editing, formatting, security, and others to anticipate and implement corrective measures, when necessary, in close communication with stakeholders.
- Provide tailored support to team leaders, taking into consideration their specific requirements and approach to the work.
- Support documentation management: set up libraries, follow up with clients on data gaps, etc.
- Organize and facilitate various evaluation meeting types including kick-offs, teams, and debriefings.
The Skills and Experience You’ll Need
- Demonstrated experience in project and/or evaluation management in humanitarian and development settings
- Experience working with UN agencies, ICRC, INGOs and/or humanitarian/development donors
- Proficiency in assessing evaluation methodologies to produce tailored, operational evaluation plans
- Demonstrated experience managing teams of senior experts
- Strong client relations and conflict resolution experience in multicultural environments
- Ability to work well independently as well as in a team environment
- Strong attention to detail while working under rigorous deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Your application will stand out if you have…
- Experience developing social research methodologies and conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Experience using data visualization tools
- Fluency in French or Spanish
- A professional network inclusive of humanitarian workers, evaluators, and researchers
- Location in the Global South
- Experience working with remote teams
The KonTerra Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
About the Organization
The KonTerra Group exists to support the health and effectiveness of organizations and their people. With a focus on supporting organizations working in challenging environments, we develop solutions that sharpen clarity, strengthen resilience, and incorporate learning in the workplace such as short-term counseling, critical incident management services, executive coaching, organizational resilience and more. Our government, NGO and private sector clients are diligently supported by a team of seasoned professionals who are passionate about the work we do.
