Responsibilities:

• Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
• Provide technical and subject matter expertise and support the Team Leader’s efforts in designing the assessment methodology and drafting data collection instruments.
• Schedule and interview key stakeholders and beneficiaries; conduct data collection as needed.
• Provide ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Support the 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 analysis workshop.
• 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 public policy, governance, economics, business administration, international development, or other relevant field strongly preferred.
• At least five years of experience delivering technical assistance on policy and economic reforms by working with government officials and other stakeholders to support policy and institutional reform processes in Liberia.
• Experience mainstreaming good governance principles into policy processes and frameworks to counter corruption.
• Experience conducting interviews and focus group discussions and able to analyze the resulting data.
• 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 required.