Senior Program Evaluation Specialist, USAID Integrated Health Midterm Performance Evaluation at Social Impact (SI)

Scope of Work

• In Nigeria, SI supports Navanti to implement the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Support Activity which provides comprehensive MEL and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) support to strengthen USAID/Nigeria’s results for increased learning and accountability and contribute to the implementation of its Country Development Cooperation Strategy. 

Project Objective

• USAID/Nigeria has engaged the MEL Support Activity to conduct an external Midterm Performance Evaluation of integrated health activity.
• This Activity aims to contribute to state-level reductions in child and maternal morbidity and mortality and to increase the capacity of health systems (public and private) to sustainably support quality primary health care (PHC) services.  
• The primary purpose of this mid-term performance evaluation is to determine whether the assistance is meeting the stated development objectives and to inform the design of USAID’s next generation of healthcare interventions in Nigeria.
• It is intended to provide an independent examination of the overall progress and accomplishments of the Activity.

Note: The estimated start date will be May 15, 2022. The evaluation is expected to last until September 2022, and the estimated LOE will be 51 days, maximum.

Position Description

• SI is seeking a Senior Program Evaluation Specialist who will be supporting the evaluation team’s effort and ensuring a rigorous and high-quality evaluation. Under the technical leadership of the MEL Support Activity, the Senior Program Evaluation Specialist will be working alongside one Team Leader and three Nigerian team members.
• The Senior Program Evaluation Specialist will consult with the team and provide input on the deliverables throughout the duration of the evaluation. 

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Leader to conduct all evaluation activities, including the evaluation design, methodology development of instruments, data collection, synthesis of data, presentations, and preparation of a final report with team contributions. Lead tasks as assigned.  
• Serve as the in-country point of contact for the evaluation if the Team Leader is unable to be physically present in Nigeria. 
• Contribute expertise and technical inputs to the work plan. 
• Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis. 
• Schedule and interview key stakeholders and beneficiaries. 
• In consultation with the Team Leader, coordinate the team's ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. 
• Support the preparation and presentation of the In brief and Out-brief to USAID/Nigeria and other stakeholders as requested. 
• Write assigned sections of the draft Evaluation report in coordination with the team members, taking into consideration feedback from the Out-brief presentation. 
• Support the Team Leader to respond to USAID comments on the draft report and prepare a final report. 
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other's areas of expertise. 

Qualifications
The candidate is expected to have the following qualifications: 

• A Master's Degree in Public Health, Economics, Demography/Population Studies, Sociology, Research or related Social Science field. 
• Minimum of six years of experience working in public health and evaluation/research in Nigeria.
• Three of these years should be in public health/social science research at a senior level. 
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the key performance indicators of integrated health programming. 
• Experience in health system strengthening, health financing and health policy reforms in Nigeria is strongly desired.  
• Strong background in qualitative data collection methods, including focus group discussions (FGD), key informants/ in-depth interviews (KII/IDI) and data transcription. Additional background in quantitative data collection methods is beneficial. 
• Good understanding of the contextual and operational challenges of health care delivery and the health system in Nigeria especially at the primary health level. 
• Strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written, to fulfil the technical and managerial responsibilities proposed.  
• S/he must demonstrate a high command of English language written and verbal fluency. 
• Experience facilitating and providing leadership in collaborative and participatory research with multiple stakeholders and donors.