Evaluation Lead, USAID/Somalia ELMI Project, Social Impact, Kenya

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  • Job ID 1009218
  • Industry  Management
  • Qualifications  Degree Bachelor

Job Description

 Position Description:
SI is seeking a full-time Evaluation Lead who will be responsible for the overall management and functioning of evaluations and the portfolio monitoring system under USAID/Somalia as well as any requested assessments, surveys, or special study. This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Evaluation Lead will serve as a core team member on a full-time basis throughout the five-year period of performance. Furthermore, the position will report to ELMI’s Chief of Party (COP) and work closely with the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), Monitoring Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor, and SI’s headquarters’ technical and program management support staff.

 **Please Note: This is a local position. Only Kenyan and Somali citizens will be eligible to apply.**

 Responsibilities:

  • Oversee evaluation, analyses and assessments throughout the life of the activity, including data collection, design of evaluation methodologies and participatory data collection methods and protocols, as well as data quality verification techniques.
  • Work with USAID and ELMI leadership to establish which evaluation questions and key outcome of interest for the portfolio monitoring system will be addressed.
  • Responsible for the design, quality development and production of all evaluation reports and any assessments, population-based surveys and studies including the testing of the development hypotheses, where feasible. This will include the design of the evaluation methodology, field work plans, and participatory data collection methods and protocols for both performance and impact evaluations.
  • Ensure that short- and long-term evaluation team members recruited under this contract are of a high caliber and possess the required technical expertise.
  • Conduct security assessments as necessary in coordination with field staff and SI’s partners to detail risks associated with the site visits and considerations to note during site visit planning and logistics.

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