Responsibilities: 

• Participate in qualitative and quantitative data collection in Malawi.
• Provide inputs to develop evaluation deliverables, survey instruments, questionnaires, and evaluation reports including research in the transport/roads sector.
• Facilitate in-country communications, data requests, and stakeholder relationships with MCC, Government of Malawi, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in training, execution, and oversight of data collection activities including qualitative interviews and surveys.

 Qualifications: 

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, engineering, policy or a related field.
• Five years’ experience conducting large-scale surveys in Malawi, at least three years of which must be in a senior/supervisory role.
• At least one year of experience in research and evaluation (including involvement in study design, analysis, and/or reporting).
• Experience coordinating with government, ministries (preferably those in transport and/or agriculture) and/or local NGOs/CBOs for the design and implementation of evaluations.
• Experience with social and gender research, ensuring collection of and reporting on gender and social inclusive responsive data, including assessment of desired outcomes for women and vulnerable groups
• Fluency in English and Chichewa.

Preferred experience:

• Experience evaluating transportation sector projects (highly preferred).
• Experience conducting origin-destination surveys, traffic surveys, and/or vehicle operating cost surveys.
• Experience conducting key informant interviews and/or focus group discussions.