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Social Impact Team Leader, Performance Evaluation, Strengthening Ethiopia's Urban Health Extension Program Jobs in Ethiopia

Team Leader, Performance Evaluation, Strengthening Ethiopia's Urban Health Extension Program

Social Impact 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.

Project Objective:

The five-year $16.6 million Ethiopia Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Service (EPMES) activity aims to provide USAID/Ethiopia with project/activity external evaluation, performance monitoring and performance management support services in alignment with the USAID Automated Directives System (ADS) and Evaluation Policy.

It is anticipated that this contract will assist USAID/Ethiopia and its partners to generate empirical data on project/activity implementation as well as foster learning and knowledge management to improve evidence-based project design and development programming in support of the Country Development and Cooperation Strategy (CDCS).

The Contractor will provide support services at all stages of USAID’s program cycle.

Specific services to be provided under this contract include implementation of external evaluations, as directed by the Mission’s Program Office and Development Objective

Teams/Technical Offices; management and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) technical capacity building for implementing partners (IPs), select local organizations, and Mission staff on M&E best practices, data collection, data analysis and data quality assurance practices; support to technical offices to analyze geo-referenced data and produce maps with geographic information system (GIS) tools; and support to IPs and Mission staff for the ongoing use of the Agency’s portfolio management system(s), including AID tracker Plus (AT+), for active performance management.

The expected results of this contract are to build internal and external M&E capacities of USAID staff and IPs to improve accountability and the use of empirical evidence for programming, learning and adapting at every stage of the project cycle.

The estimated period of performance for this Task Order is from April 2017 to June 2017.

Position Description:

The Team Leader is responsible to manage a team of technical experts to conduct a Performance Evaluation of the USAID-funded Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Program under the EPMES activity. This assignment will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Responsibilities:

Participate in the midterm evaluation team planning session/s.

Lead and participate in review of project background documents and other secondary sources.

Manage and coordinate the evaluation team members.

Lead and participate the design of the Evaluation (including sampling, tools development and logistics planning) and ensure its technical soundness.

Lead and present briefings for the Mission.

Advise and train data collectors, as appropriate.

Lead and participate in qualitative and quantitative data collection.

Lead and conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

Participate in interpretation of analyzed data and report preparations.

Lead and participate in preparation of power point presentations.

Lead and participate in the preparation of evaluation briefings.

Ensure timeliness and quality of deliverables.

Other activities as assigned by a supervisor at SI.

Qualifications:

Advanced degree (Masters or Doctoral) in public health, social work, social sciences, or related field.

At least 10 years of relevant operational work experience in developing countries, preferably in Ethiopia.

Expertise in results-based strategy, planning and monitoring of large scale public health programs.

Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team and undertaking complex stakeholder consultation implementing public health programs.

Knowledge of urban health issues (e.g., multiplicity of agencies and fragmentation of authority for handling public health, lack of decentralization, and weak capacity of urban local bodies) and community outreach is highly preferred.

Experience serving as Evaluation Team lead in at least two similar performance evaluations related to health systems, preferably in a cross-cultural, urban setting.

Strong experience in qualitative data collection and analysis, and adequate experience in quantitative data analysis.

Familiarity with USAID project cycle, policies, regulations, and monitoring and evaluation methodologies and reporting requirements, as well as USAID Gender Policies.

Fluency in English required.

Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com

SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.

How to apply:

Please apply through the Social Impact careers website:
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