SI is seeking a Team Leader (TL) to support the USAID/Liberia TESTS mid-term evaluation. The TL is responsible for managing the technical team, coordinating evaluation activities, and ensuring the production and completion of all deliverables. The TL will receive technical leadership from the DELTA Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) and support from the DELTA Project Manager (PM) who will guide and coordinate technical and logistical support. The TL shall work directly with the DELTA PM and the evaluation team, including a Higher Education Teacher Training Specialist and Early Childhood & Primary Education Specialist. This is a short-term consultancy with an estimated level of effort (LOE) of 55 days, over a period of performance from June to November 2024.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of the evaluation design including methodology, instruments, and workplan.
• Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
• Plan primary and secondary data collection that engages with international and local experts.
• Conduct and oversee the consultant team to conduct data collection for the evaluation.
• Coordinate team’s ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of the evaluation design, key findings, and recommendations to USAID together with the evaluation team.
• Write the draft evaluation report with support from the team members, taking into consideration feedback from presentations and consultation workshops.
• Respond to comments on the draft report and prepare final report.
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other’s areas of expertise.
• Ensure quality assurance and timeliness of all deliverables, including adherence to SI’s quality assurance standards.

Qualifications:

• An experienced evaluation methodologist with a teacher training background.
• At least five years of experience in conducting evaluation, preferably, evaluation of teacher training interventions in developing countries,
• Be knowledgeable of instructional design for teacher training programs, curriculum development and the support systems required for success (including organizational governance).
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams, skills in developing and conducting mixed methods evaluations, and having experience working in Liberia.
• Liberian professionals who are resident in Liberia are strongly encouraged to apply. Strong American English speaking and writing skills are required.
• Experience facilitating participatory analysis and utilization of evaluation results preferred.
• An advanced master’s degree (PhD preferred) in education administration, management, planning, research, or a similar field is required.
• No relations with TESTS, RTI, or other interests that may compromise the Team Leader’s actual or apparent impartiality.