Evaluation Advisor, USAID Learning for Development (L4Dev)-Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Activity, Nepal

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

Proposal Objective:

SI is preparing a proposal for the five-year USAID Learning for Development (L4Dev)-Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) project. The contract aims to support the Mission to improve USAID/Nepal’s performance and development results by providing technical and advisory services in planning, designing, conducting, and learning from monitoring and evaluation of the Mission’s strategies, projects and activities.

Position Description:

SI is seeking a full-time Evaluation Advisor to lead and guide evaluations, studies, and assessments under Objective 2. This is a full-time position for the duration of the five-year project, and is anticipated to be based in Kathmandu, contingent upon contract award.

**Please Note: This is a Nepali position. Only Nepali citizens are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as lead for Objective 2, providing overall leadership of evaluations, assessments, and studies.

• Supervise evaluation and data analysis staff.

• Provide quality assurance for evaluations, studies, and assessments.

• Participate on evaluation teams, design evaluations and assessments.

• Conduct activities to build Mission and IP capacity in evaluation.

• Guide efforts to improve USAID/Nepal’s evaluations and evaluative processes, with the aim of making the Mission a leader in evaluation processes and evaluation information use.

• Assist Mission Management in using information for decision-making and resource allocation.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in development, evaluation, economics, or related degree.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience leading and participating in surveys, assessments, and/or evaluations, including in the international development context.

• Excellent qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills, including command in a qualitative data software program (Dedoose, NVivo, AtlasTi, etc.), and command of sampling methodologies, statistics, and software such as SPSS, STATA, R.

• Demonstrated experience in evaluation design and methodologies.

• Experience drafting and finalizing evaluation reports.

• Experience leading training and building capacity in M&E.

• Experience presenting evaluation and assessment findings in a utilization-focused and visually appealing way.

• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Nepali.

• Experience evaluating USAID or USG programming preferred.

Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.

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SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.