Local Evaluation Specialist, USAID South Sudan MEL, South Sudan, Social Impact 255 views0 applications

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in improving people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.

Proposal Objective:

Social Impact is preparing a proposal for an upcoming five-year USAID South Sudan Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Project. The MEL Project will support USAID/South Sudan to effectively monitor, evaluate, learn from, and improve USAID-funded interventions. The MEL Project will provide USAID/South Sudan with flexible, demand-driven technical, analytic, advisory, training, monitoring, evaluation, and related support services for performance measurement, planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, activity mapping, and performance information management and dissemination activities.

Position Description:

SI is seeking a Local Evaluation Specialist to support and participate on evaluation activities conducted throughout the life of the project. This will be a full-time position based in Juba, for the duration of the contract.

**Please note: This is a local position. Only candidates with South Sudanese citizenship are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities:

· Participate and support on performance and impact evaluation activities in coordination with the DCOP.

· Coordinate evaluation activities, advise on SOWs, designs, and methodologies, including data collection methods and protocols.

· Oversee quality of recruitment of technical consultants for evaluation activities, ensuring the appropriate technical knowledge and expertise on monitoring and evaluation related to their technical areas.

· Write assigned sections of the draft evaluation report in coordination with team members, taking into consideration feedback from the findings presentation.

· Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other’s areas of expertise.

Qualifications:

· Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in development or a related field, such as economics, evaluation sciences, or public administration. Advanced degree preferred. Formal training in monitoring and evaluation is preferred.

· At least five years of relevant prior experience conducting, supporting, or participating in evaluations and projects and programs. Familiarity with USAID’s Evaluation Policy.

· Knowledge, understanding, and practical application of evaluation tools and methodologies.

· Experience reviewing evaluation SOWs, selecting evaluation designs, methodologies and practical applications, including baseline data collection methodologies.

· Ability and willingness to travel throughout South Sudan.

· Exceptional proficiency in written and spoken English.