Evaluation Specialist at DevTech Systems, Inc.

Project Summary/Job Description
USAID/Nigeria contracted DevTech Systems on a four-year activity known as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Program, which is designed to provide USAID and its implementing partners with continuous, on-the-ground, on-demand and systematic support on performance monitoring, data verification, impact and performance evaluations, project and activity level monitoring, evaluation and learning plans, organizational learning, capacity building, and knowledge management.

The MEL Program is recruiting for an Evaluation Specialist for the Challenge TB (CTB) evaluation.

Challenge TB (CTB) is a USAID funded program and one of the main global mechanisms to support USAID’s current strategy for TB control. CTB’s goal is to strengthen TB services to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care, especially for vulnerable and high-risk populations, by utilizing US government funding and leveraging other available resources to implement innovative strategies that will yield the best results.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the evaluation team, providing quality assurance on evaluation issues
• Review of background documents and preparation work
• Attend team planning meetings and in-brief with USAID
• Support the development of the workplan and data collection tools, including pre-testing and revisions
• Conduct information and data collection activities in Abuja and several zones for field data collection
• Support the development of the evaluation report, and preparation and presentation of preliminary findings
• Conduct exit brief and development of report outline
• Support the development of the final evaluation report, in consideration and inclusion of USAID’s feedback

Deliverables:

• Evaluation work plan
• Evaluation design (protocols)
• In-briefing upon arrival in Abuja, mid-term updates, and final exit briefing
• Draft evaluation report
• Final evaluation report with final PowerPoint presentation according to specified template

Qualifications

• At least 7 years’ experience in USAID M&E procedures and implementation
• At least 5 years’ experience in design and implementation of evaluations
• Relevant sector experience in public health. Experience in TB intervention programs in developing countries will be an advantage
• Strong knowledge, skills, and experience in qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools
• Experience implementing and coordinating others to implement surveys, key informant interviews, focus groups, observations and other evaluation methods that assure reliability and validity of the data
• Experience in data management; analysis of quantitative and qualitative data using analytic software
• Demonstrated experience using qualitative evaluation methodologies, and triangulating with quantitative data
• Able to review, interpret and reanalyze as needed existing data pertinent to the evaluation
• Strong data interpretation and presentation skills
• Familiarity with USAID’s evaluation policies and guidance included in the USAID Automated Directive System (ADS) in Chapter 200
• Strong technical/evaluation report writing and communication/presentation skills
• Proficient and native-level fluency in English