Impact Evaluation Consultant

Job Description

The Quantitative Measurement and Impact Estimation (QMIE) team within the Research and Evidence practice at Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is currently seeking an Impact Evaluation Consultant on a permanent basis. The position can be located in any of the following OPM offices: Kenya or Tanzania.

We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet.

Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision makers to research, design, implement and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience, and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.

The Research and Evidence Practice is a global team of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) experts that seek to improve policies, programmes and service delivery, through strengthening the production and use of information and evidence and the systems and processes that support it, and so contribute to the reduction of poverty and disadvantage at scale. We do this in collaboration with our Sector Practices which include Health, Education, Poverty and Social Protection, Climate, Resilience and Sustainability, and Governance. This approach offers high levels of methodological rigour in combination with deep thematic and contextual knowledge and expertise.

Position Summary

Joining us as our new Impact Evaluation Consultant, you will support and lead on the acquisition and delivery of quantitative impact evaluations involving experimental or quasi-experimental designs and analytical methods including: randomised control trials, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity, difference-in-differences, interrupted time series, and other econometric techniques for causality assessment. We undertake impact evaluations and other quantitative analysis in collaboration with our Sector Practices, and in fact a core competitive advantage at OPM is our ability to combine methodological expertise with a breadth and depth of sectoral and national level understanding for the delivery of robust and policy relevant quantitative work.

In your role you will

• Support, and where appropriate, lead the technical delivery of analysis and reporting for impact evaluation projects, and other quantitative and mixed-methods research studies
• Work across the full impact evaluation cycle including defining analysis plans, leading scoping visits, designing sampling strategies, developing survey instruments, overseeing data collection, designing and carrying out analysis, and disseminating results through written reports, briefing notes, and presentations to relevant stakeholders
• Provide technical quality assurance to impact evaluation projects and quantitative research studies being led by other teams in OPM
• Contribute to technical leadership by actively supporting the Quantitative Impact Evaluation (QIE) Technical Community of Practice (TCoP) that leads on knowledge management, thought leadership and capacity development for the team
• Lead proposal development in support of new business, including writing technical proposals, identifying experts and team leaders, and creating proposal budgets
• Maximise the impact of OPM’s work through the delivery of high-quality impact evaluations that produce evidence that leads to meaningful change

Key requirements:

• Degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline (economics, development economics or a related social science or data science discipline)
• Graduate level training and advanced quantitative technical knowledge including in experimental and quasi-experimental designs and econometric analysis
• Experience leading or conducting quantitative monitoring and evaluation projects, including experience with primary data collection, data management, and analysis
• At least 3 years of quantitative impact evaluation expertise
• Fluency working in Stata, including programming skills
• Experience working in low- and middle-income countries
• Ability to travel overseas for short-term assignments

Desirable requirements:

• Experience working across different thematic areas, including for instance social protection, health, education, climate, and/or labour
• Familiarity with qualitative and mixed-methods designs
• Experience of project management, including the management of project teams
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering training on quantitative impact evaluations and other quantitative analysis techniques
• Ability to work in at least one language other than English

Our offer:

Our work bridges the gap between evidence and practice. We produce high-quality, leading thinking that addresses the drivers of poverty and barriers to sustainable growth to help bring about change where it is needed most. Working at OPM allows each of us to play our part in that over-arching mission.

Above all of this, we are committed to helping all of our employees to develop personally and professionally:

• We enable colleagues’ capacity to grow professionally through enhanced learning resources, opportunities to work cross functionally, and space to engage with a range of internal and external industry events.
• Our non-hierarchical culture values support, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and a rich diversity of perspectives.
• We provide an exceptionally generous annual leave entitlement and a hybrid working model to encourage and enable healthy work/life balance.
• Wellbeing resources including a global Employee Assistance Programme and access to the UnMind app.
• Competitive salary and contributory pension scheme.

We are strengthened by the diversity of colleagues across our global business and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. Our recruitment practices reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more inclusive and firm belief that our work delivers the best outcomes when we actively include a diversity of perspectives and experiences.

Application:

If you share our vision for fair public policy that benefits both people and planet, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application through our careers’ site by the closing date. We will review and interview applicants on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply by way of CV via our careers site at the earliest.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role and candidates must have a pre-existing right to work in Kenya/Tanzania for their application to be considered.

Oxford Policy Management is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of the business. Should you require adjustments to make the application process more accessible please contact us via: recruitment@opml.co.uk

About the Organization

OPM is a development consultancy with 40 years’ experience in providing rigorous analysis, policy advice, technical assistance and training services to over 120 national governments, aid agencies and public sector and nongovernmental organizations. OPM employs over 350 technical staff across its global network of offices. Our mission is to help low- and middle-income countries achieve growth and reduce poverty and disadvantage through public policy reform. We support governments in developing, implementing and evaluating policies that reduce poverty, improve livelihoods and create opportunities. OPM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We have over 50 different spoken languages and 48 nationalities working with us. We would like to encourage applications from all protected groups so we can continue to develop our commitment, and be a place to work where a diverse mix of talented people want to join, stay, and deliver our vision

OPM also offers a very generous holiday allowance and contributory pension scheme, as well as a highly competitive salary.