Headlight Consulting Services, LLP Developmental Evaluator Local Co-Lead Jobs in Ethiopia
Headlight Consulting Services, LLP Developmental Evaluator Local Co-Lead Jobs in Ethiopia
Summary of PositionHeadlight seeks a skilled local evaluator co-lead to design and implement a Developmental Evaluation (DE) of the USAID/Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Portfolio.
The DE will facilitate active learning, iterative program design, and adaptive management of an expansive, integrated portfolio to clarify and refine USAID/Ethiopia’s DRM approach towards the aim of sustainable, locally-owned DRM across Ethiopia.
The DE will help stakeholders evaluate and learn in real-time and capture that learning into use-focused, actionable deliverables and discussions about the effectiveness of their efforts and what refinements are necessary.
This will guide both current and future programming priorities, and contribute useful evidence to the broader USAID/Ethiopia portfolio.
Through the DE, various stakeholders will also be part of a Kickoff/Acculturation Workshop and process, which would bring all the partners together to build buy-in to the DE process, a culture of learning and adaptability from the evidence collected throughout the DE, and familiarity with the Evaluator.
A DE will also ensure rigorous documentation of the learnings throughout the process, enabling them to be shared, replicated, and available for in-depth review for how decisions were made and adaptations executed.
This documentation facilitates informed iterations within the program, revisiting decisions to try different approaches when desired, and supports other similar initiatives in their learning and approaches to collective impact and complex partnerships.
The DE is likely to begin in January 2021 and the initial phase is slated to last through the end of 2022. Headlight anticipates that the Evaluator would sit with the DRM team at the USAID/Ethiopia Mission throughout the life of the DE, with travel as needed within Ethiopia to work with partners or other stakeholders and/or collect additional data.
The Evaluator will have additional technical and strategic communications support from Headlight headquarters staff throughout the implementation of the DE.
Responsibilities
The Evaluator will have overall responsibility for the design and implementation of the DE and for ensuring its quality.
The Evaluator will be responsible for the following:
Facilitate an Acculturation Workshop for DE stakeholders, which will help to collaboratively conceptualize and develop the DE design and approach (learning framework, methodology, work plans, reporting, etc.);
Develop a living work plan for the evaluation, including an agreed set of deliverables (which may change over time, depending on the needs of the program);
Identify and manage contributing or new evaluative or data collection needs and associated teams as they arise;
Provide quality assurance of all deliverables, including regular intermediate report logs (that track details of DE and document all events that occur — i.e., planned, unplanned, and associated outcomes) and the final report
of the evaluation;
Facilitate regular meetings with program leadership, relevant stakeholders at all levels, and monitoring and evaluation staff as needed to collect data and facilitate adaptation;
Conduct analysis of the data collected and present engaging, use-focused feedback regularly to program staff and key partners and facilitate uptake of recommendations and associated adaption tracking;
CLAME tool development and testing; and,
Track and communicate high-quality information to stakeholders to inform timely and data-driven decision-making; regularly record decision-making, program changes, and/or changes in the environment in a report log.
Job Requirements
Evaluation experience in Disaster Risk Management, International Development, Emergency Response, and/or related field;
Extensive technical knowledge, skills, and expertise in evaluation design, concepts, and approaches, and evaluating complexity in particular;
Multifaceted facilitation skills, including with multicultural audiences, particularly related to programmatic and organizational learning;
Familiarity with USAID’s organizational structure, program cycle, and operating context;
Familiarity with DE, including skills such as:
Active engagement and respect for local stakeholders and partners, ethical research (maintains confidentiality and anonymity when required), flexibility, energy, humility, willingness to learn on the go, and proactive conflict management;
Strong analytical skills to support both qualitative and quantitative research;
Excellent oral and written communication and report-writing skills in English;
Keen attention to detail, especially related to documenting data and associated processes; and
Graduate degree in social science, organizational theory/behavior/communications, international development, or related focus;
8 or more years of professional experience related to the above qualifications;
Leadership and strategic thinking skills;
Active listening, proactive learning, and time management skills, with readiness to be in a learning role; and,
Previous experience and comfort with working for multiple stakeholders with competing priorities/interests.
How to Apply
Interested persons should send a CV and Cover Letter that highlights experience aligned with the requirements above to info@headlightconsultingservices.com. Please include in the subject line of your email “Developmental Evaluator Local Co-Lead.”
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so apply as soon as possible! Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Headlight Consulting Services, LLP follows all state and federal laws and is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Headlight 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.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Qualified Female applicants are encouraged to apply
Please note that this vacancy is only for Nationals of Ethiopia.
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