SI is seeking a Team Leader who will be responsible for designing and implementing an evaluation of the MCC Malawi Compact Accelerated Growth Corridors (AGC) Project. The Team Leader will oversee a team responsible for developing the evaluation design and work plan, implementing data collection, and completing baseline, interim, and final evaluation reports. The evaluation is expected to be a performance evaluation, with HDM-4 modeling preferred.

Position is contingent upon the award of the contract to Social Impact. Anticipated award date in April 2025. Level of effort is to be determined.

Please submit your CV in English for best consideration of your candidacy. CVs must not exceed a maximum of 10 pages.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of deliverables at all phases of the evaluation, including the design report, data collection instruments, and evaluation report(s), ensuring quality control and timeliness of all submissions.
• Lead the study team in data collection (traveling to Malawi as needed), including enumerator training and qualitative interviewing. Lead analysis.
• Coordinate team members at every stage of the evaluation, requesting inputs and support as needed.
• Lead client and stakeholder communication, presentations, and interfacing with program implementers.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in economics, engineering, statistics, or another field directly relevant to the evaluation
• A minimum of 15 years of demonstrated experience managing large, complex teams, and an understanding of all aspects of the evaluation which can be demonstrated through education or experience
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading evaluations of transport sector projects, including instrument design, data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• The following qualifications are preferred:
  • Experience designing and implementing data collection for HDM-4 modelling, including but not limited to: vehicle operating cost surveys, traffic counts, roughness and surface condition data collection, and origin-destination surveys.
  • Experience conducting key informant interviews.
  • Experience coordinating with developing country governments, ministries and/or local NGOs/CBOs for the design and implementation of evaluations.
  • Experience with social and gender research, particularly in the context of transportation systems.
  • Prior experience in the transport sector in the context of Malawi or the surrounding region highly preferred.

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