Responsibilities:

The evaluation specialist should have a good methodological background in managing, implementing, or evaluating peace, democratic governance, and civil society human rights activities in developing countries. The candidate must have experience of USAID program evaluation, program design and analysis, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, and survey design and analysis.

The evaluation specialist will:

•  Participate in the evaluation kick-off session with USAID/Nigeria.
•  Conduct desk review of the activity and support policy reform contextual understanding of the evaluation.
•  Design the data collection instruments and ensure they address all evaluation objectives.
•  Collect, analyze, and interpret data using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
•  Analyze data sets using statistical methods and relational databases.
•  Support in preparing reports of research findings.
•  Work with the team leader and other team members in planning, developing, coordinating, and administering research tools.
•  Perform quality assurance reviews of both quantitative and qualitative data. eZgH1pv DmtoFO
•  Support the team leader in writing or editing technical reports and summaries of findings.
•  Work with the team leader to perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
•  Work with the Team Leader and other team members in preparation and presentation of the In-brief and Out-brief to USAID/Nigeria and other stakeholders as requested.
•  Support the team leader and other team members to develop the draft Evaluation report with support from the team members, taking into consideration feedback from the Out-brief presentation.
•  Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other’s areas of expertise.

Qualifications:

The candidate is expected to have the following qualifications :

•  A minimum of eight years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning, program evaluation design, data management and analysis, computer science, or a similar role.
•  Strong experience in designing qualitative and quantitative data collection tools
•  Advanced degree in statistics, mathematics, engineering, data science, or related field.
•  Experience with qualitative and quantitative research methods.
•  Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•  Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
•  S/he must demonstrate strong experience with data collection procedures, surveys, and analysis of data using statistical analysis tools such as SPSS or STATA suitable for a varied audience.
•  Previous experience as an evaluation specialist in related evaluations, assessments, and research studies. USAID evaluation experience is strongly preferred.