Junior Advisor M&E for Social Impact

Junior Advisor M&E for Social Impact

KIT Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam is a leading centre of expertise for sustainable economic development, gender, health care and intercultural communication. We conduct research and provide advisory services and training in developing countries on a wide range of development issues. We stimulate interactions between global, national and local levels partners and help to bring theory into practice.

The Team

The department of Sustainable Economic Development and Gender comprises an international team of advisors working to improve the performance of programmes, companies and organisations that pursue sustainable and inclusive development. The M&E for Social Impact Team translates the expressed need of its partners for evidence into researchable questions and tailored methodologies. We turn the question of which strategies improve livelihoods into traceable evidence, either using qualitative or quantitative methods, or a mix of these.

Responsibilities

As a Junior Advisor you contribute to the implementation of assignments such as evaluations, advisory services, training, capacity building activities and applied research. We often work in project teams, which means that sharing knowledge and expertise, as well as creating opportunities for team participation is important. Therefore, you are able to deliver quality outputs both by working independently and as part of a team. The desired candidate should have a strong background in quantitative research methods and statistics.

Required:

• A master degree (or equivalent/higher) in relevant field, such as in International Development, Applied Economics (development, environment, agriculture), Applied Econometrics/Statistics etc.
• Strong background in applied quantitative research methods / impact evaluation (statistical tests, linear regressions, difference-in-difference, propensity score matching etc.)
• Good communication and inter-personal skills with team members and external clients
• Experience with (household, employee, company) surveys
• Good working knowledge and skills on statistical programming in Stata and/or R
• Interest and affinity with International Development
• Ability to travel for short missions
• Prior practical working experience
• Work permit for the EU
• Fluency in English

Desired but not required:

• Experience in writing reports and communicating findings in accessible language and readable style
• Thematic background in agriculture, nutrition, finance, gender, or other development themes
• Experience in M&E framework design
• Experience in qualitative research (designing qualitative methodologies, conducting qualitative research)
• Experience with ODK software
• Fieldwork experience in a developing country(s)
• Working knowledge of French, Portuguese, or Spanish

Additional information

The initial appointment is for one year, 32 to 38 hours/week, subject to renewal. KIT values a diverse and international workforce. The applicant will join an international team working in a multidisciplinary unit of 36 advisors. The main fields of work of the unit are Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Inclusive Food Systems, Responsible Agribusiness, and Gender.

We offer

The salary, based on age, qualifications and experience, is between €2692,- and €3191,- gross per month for a 38-hour working week. In addition, there is an 8% holiday allowance, admission to the KIT pension fund (ABP) and opportunities for training and personal development.

Information

For further information about this position please contact: Geneviève Audet-Bélanger by e-mail [email protected] . General information about KIT and its departments can be found on: www.kit.nl. More information on the M&E for Social Impact team can be found on: https://www.kit.nl/service/monitoring-evaluation-for-social-impact/