Team Leaders - Election Portfolio Performance Evaluation at Social Impact

Social Impact (SI) is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997, we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Leader - Election Portfolio Performance Evaluation

Locations: Abuja, Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Osun, Kaduna and Sokoto
Employment: Duration Consultancy
Job Category: Project

Responsibilities

• The Team Leader will be responsible for the overall management of the evaluation. S/he will be the primary person responsible for ensuring a rigorous and high-quality evaluation design.
• The Team Leader will develop the outline for the draft report, present the report, and after incorporating USAID/Nigeria staff feedback/comments, submit the final report to USAID/Nigeria through the MEL Support Activity within the prescribed timeline.

The Team Leader is also expected to:

• Write the draft Evaluation report with support from the team members, taking into consideration feedback from the Out-brief presentation.
• Respond to USAID comments on the draft report, incorporate USAID/Nigeria staff comments into the final version of the report, and finalize the report.
• Present evaluation results to diverse audiences according to USAID standard reporting.
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other's areas of expertise.
• Oversee and lead major evaluation activities, including the evaluation design, methodology development of instruments, data collection, synthesis of data, presentations, and preparation of final report with team contributions.
• Provide leadership for the team and coordinate activities as necessary.
• Coordinate with MELSA and USAID/Nigeria weekly on the evaluation process.
• Oversee the work plan development and ensure all team members are contributing expertise and technical inputs.
• Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
• Schedule and interview key stakeholders and beneficiaries.
• Coordinate team's ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of the In-brief and Out-brief to USAID/Nigeria and other stakeholders as requested.

Qualifications
The candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:

• A minimum of a Master's Degree (doctorate preferred) in a relevant field: Political Science, Measurement and Evaluation, International Development, or related fields.
• Required oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating across projects stakeholder groups and donor projects.
• Experience/background in USAID’s cross-cutting program priorities, such as gender equality, inclusion, and diversity.
• Experience leading a team of evaluators.
• Minimum of ten years of professional experience in governance space with clear understanding of Nigerian democracy and elections. This could be through academia, civil society, or the international community.
• Demonstrated experience in performance evaluation of USAID interventions.
  Experience in preparing persuasive technical reports and making verbal presentations, explaining issues clearly and concisely.

How to Apply
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