Country: Somalia
Closing date: 01 Mar 2014
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) is recruiting a Team Leader for the anticipated mid-term evaluation of the Somali Youth and Livelihood (SYLI) Program. The purpose of the performance evaluation is to provide information and recommendations to USAID East Africa on program achievements, perceived value of activities, and progress towards stated results. The evaluation product will be used to assist USAID to shape SYLI’s remaining program portfolio.
The findings of this evaluation will be used to inform USAID decisions regarding future Somalia and Somaliland education and youth programs. The final report will include actionable findings, conclusions and recommendations to help inform future USAID education and youth programming in Somalia and Somaliland. The primary audience for this evaluation is the USAID/East Africa mission and officials who will manage SYLI through its completion. Additionally, evaluation findings will be shared with USAID (East Africa and Washington) and relevant sector partners, including the implementing partner, NGOs, donors, and Somali authorities.
Required Qualifications: The Team Leader will have at least 10 years of USAID or international development evaluation experience, preferably with an understanding education and/or youth programs, and in leading evaluation teams in post-conflict environments. The team leader will possess extensive technical evaluation skills including experience with; qualitative & quantitative research methods, advanced data collection and research methods, surveys, data collection, statistics, economics and statistical software packages.
Education: Master degree in International Development/Development Studies, International Affairs, Conflict Recovery or other, appropriate social science discipline, ideally those related to conducting evaluations.
Timeline: It is anticipated that the evaluation will be completed in ten weeks, one week of pre-departure review, and three weeks in country. The fieldwork component in Somalia will ideally begin by Mid-February 2014.
How to apply:
Please send CV and 2-3 references to recruiting@ibtci.com with subject line "Team Leader-SYLI Assessment."