Responsibilities:

• Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
• Provide technical expertise and support the Team Lead’s efforts in evaluation design, methodology, and data collection instruments.
• Coordinate the evaluation activities with a logistician, including meetings, interviews, group discussions, note taking, and events.
• Schedule and interview key stakeholders and beneficiaries; conduct data collection as needed.
• Provide ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Support the preparation and presentation of the key findings and recommendations to USAID.
• Write assigned section of the draft evaluation report in coordination with the team members, taking into consideration feedback from the preliminary findings presentation.
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other’s areas of expertise.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a discipline related to Education Administration, Educational Research, Statistics, or other relevant field strongly preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience working with education interventions for out-of-school children in Liberia and have understanding of the ALP regulatory framework being institutionalized by the MOE.
• Preferred background or experience in child development and youth programming.
• Experience evaluating education programs and ability to conduct interviews and focus group discussions.
• Demonstrated experience managing and coordinating data collection and supporting data analysis and report writing among teams.
• Social and gender analytical skills preferred.
• Ability to work as a team to meet deadlines and adhere to high quality standards.
• In-depth knowledge of the operating environment in Liberia preferred.
• Formal or informal teaching experience in Liberia preferred.
• No relations with AQE, EDC, or other interests that may compromise the Team Leader’s actual or apparent impartiality.