Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Performance Objectives
Research & Evaluation Design
• Support design of qualitative and quantitative evaluation and research projects to answer pressing program and policy questions, working closely with our design, innovation, and national programs teams to ensure that evaluation and research projects meet the needs of the intended user
• Coordinate measurement and tool design to ensure evaluation and research precisely measures target outcomes including teacher pedagogy adoption and quality, student-level soft and hard skills, and economic and life outcomes
• Collaborate with country Monitoring and Evaluation teams programs to integrate monitoring data into evaluations

Research & Evaluation Management
• Plan and project-manage research and evaluation projects, including evaluations run internally and with external consultants
• Ensure that research and evaluation projects are well-planned and coordinated with other team priorities, and that projects proceed on time with course corrections as needed
• Ensure all research and evaluation projects adhere to best practices for delivering high quality, fit-for-purpose research

Research Partnerships
• Support research-focused interactions with government partners and contribute to ensuring that the priorities of our government partners are considered in each step of research process
• Work on cross-functional teams that strategically plan and execute research to further Educate!'s advocacy and learning agendas government partnership and advocacy

Research Analysis and Dissemination
• Analyze and package the results of research and evaluation to facilitate action by internal and external stakeholders, including Educate!'s Design and Program Implementation teams as well as government partners and funders, and provide useful information for government partners and funders
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of data from internally-conducted evaluations, under the direction of the Technical Evaluation Lead
• Interpret and summarize, under the direction of the Technical Evaluation Lead, complex research and evaluations for program, government, and funder audiences
• Produce policy briefs and user-friendly presentations for program and policy audiences
• Support and lead learning processes to ensure that results and findings from internally and externally conducted evaluations are fed back into program design

Qualifications
• Masters degree or equivalent work experience in related field such as M&E, research methods, public policy, or education
• Coursework in econometrics or statistics
• Minimum of 2 - 5 years work experience including internships and fellowships (international education experience/ knowledge is a plus!)
• Fluency with excel as well as STATA or other quantitative data analysis software
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Collaborative team player, able to work with and engage a diverse range of external and internal partners spread across multiple countries
• Organized, detail-oriented self-starter
• Willing to travel frequently and/or for significant time periods within East Africa (the role can be based in, Kigali, or Kampala, with up to 25% - 50% of time spent outside of the main duty station)


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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