Deputy Chief of Party and Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at Breakthrough ACTION

Assignment Length: 4 years, dependent on funding
Reporting To: Chief of Party, Breakthrough RESEARCH/Nigeria Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Jobs Supervised: Research Application and Knowledge Management Specialist, Research Coordinator(s)

Position Summary

• Breakthrough RESEARCH/Nigeria (B-R/N) project is under the global Breakthrough RESEARCH (B-R) project which is a USAID-funded initiative to generate research and evaluation evidence to inform USAID/Nigeria’s investments in social behavior change (SBC) programming. B-R/N is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party/Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Breakthrough Research in the Abuja, Nigeria project office, to carry out the following responsibilities: Responsibilities:
• Work closely with the COP to contribute to overseeing the operations of the B-R Nigeria evaluation activities.
• Support the strategic direction and management of the project.
• Mobilizing national research networks and relevant assets within and across partners.
• Identify and promote cutting-edge, quantitative and qualitative research and analysis techniques.
• Manage and ensure high-quality research by reviewing protocols and providing research technical input.
• Direct implementation of SBC research studies where necessary.
• Ensure that evaluation activity data are mined systematically to generate and promote innovations and lessons that improve ongoing programming.
• Develop systems to access and use tactical data for decision making in real time.
• Identify and propose new applications of data to improve SBC program design, monitoring, and evaluation. Work closely with the Breakthrough ACTION M&E team.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Communication, or a related Social or Behavioral Science field (preferably a doctorate).
• At least eight (8) years of experience working across diverse program sectors within international development.
• At least ten (10) years of demonstrated success in developing, testing, and documenting innovations.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with both health and social science-based projects and researchers.