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PURPOSE:

The incumbent will oversee the day-to-day implementation of the CLTF impact evaluation linked to Adaptive Social Protection. The evaluation is part of the research agenda for CLTF’s climate window, assessing how social protection systems are contributing to climate resilience goals and shock-responsiveness. This will include dialogue with research firm, local governments, UN agencies and development partners to inform the design of the evaluation, supervision of data collection activities, analysis, and preparation of knowledge-management materials and reports. The incumbent will also provide support to Activity 2 research agenda related to assessing effectiveness and deriving lessons learned from systems strengthening interventions on disaster risk management, anticipatory action and social protection at large. These research pieces will help deriving evidence on WFP’s technical assistance to build stronger systems for people-centred disaster risk management and capacities to manage stressors and crises at the national and subnational levels.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Under the direct supervision of the Head of RAM (Research, Assessment and Monitoring), and technical guidance from the Activity 2 team, the Impact Assessment Expert will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead the development of terms of reference and inception report for impact evaluations and related assessments relevant for Activity and CLTF.
• Support the process of identifying and contracting evaluation firms and partners for the roll-out of the research agenda.
• Lead the process of establishing the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG), including development of the ERG Terms of Reference; manage all consultation with the ERG members according to the agreed milestone.
• Lead the coordination of data collection and analysis, together with the evaluation firm.
• Ensure compliance with ethical standards, data protection policies, and do-no-harm principles in all evaluation activities.
• Review reports, data analysis and other analytical outputs, ensuring coherence with project objectives and WFP’s strategic vision.
• Prepare stakeholders consultation and validation sessions, ensuring participatory and inclusive approach to Activity 2 research agenda and CLTF impact assessment.
• Provide technical guidance and capacity building to enumerators and local partners on data collection tools and ethical standards.
• Monitor progress and mitigate risks during fieldwork, addressing emerging issues promptly.
• Lead the preparation of evaluation reports, policy briefs, and lessons-learned documents.
• Ensure adherence to schedule, key milestones and budget throughout the evaluation process.
• Keep the members of the project implementation team routinely updated on activities, concerns, and decisions that need to be made.
• Provide daily coordination between the impact evaluation team and local counterparts (including the project implementing partners who will also act as enumerators), ensuring that concerns are effectively communicated between parties, flagging emerging issues that may be of potential concern to one or both parties, and ensuring that effective and productive collaboration is maintained.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

• Master’s degree in economics, political science, sociology, public policy, or related fields, including training in econometrics and statistics.

Professional Experience:

• At least six years prior experience in humanitarian or development work, with a focus on research or evaluations.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Work experience managing evaluations of social protection, humanitarian assistance, climate action, or resilience programmes in low- or middle-income countries; experience with joint evaluations is a plus.
• Work experience managing humanitarian or development interventions in low- or middle-income countries. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Experience in providing research assistance and record of strong performance.
• In-depth experience in project/programme impact evaluation preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple teams of people, organizations and activities concurrently.
• Experience in the analysis of quantitative survey data.
• Experience using statistical software such as SPSS, Stata or preferred Willingness to undertake regular and extended field visits and interact with different stakeholders.

Languages:

• Strong oral and written communication skills in English and Swahili.

• Lead the development of terms of reference and inception report for impact evaluations and related assessments relevant for Activity and CLTF.
• Support the process of identifying and contracting evaluation firms and partners for the roll-out of the research agenda.
• Lead the process of establishing the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG), including development of the ERG Terms of Reference; manage all consultation with the ERG members according to the agreed milestone.
• Lead the coordination of data collection and analysis, together with the evaluation firm.
• Ensure compliance with ethical standards, data protection policies, and do-no-harm principles in all evaluation activities.
• Review reports, data analysis and other analytical outputs, ensuring coherence with project objectives and WFP’s strategic vision.
• Prepare stakeholders consultation and validation sessions, ensuring participatory and inclusive approach to Activity 2 research agenda and CLTF impact assessment.
• Provide technical guidance and capacity building to enumerators and local partners on data collection tools and ethical standards.
• Monitor progress and mitigate risks during fieldwork, addressing emerging issues promptly.
• Lead the preparation of evaluation reports, policy briefs, and lessons-learned documents.
• Ensure adherence to schedule, key milestones and budget throughout the evaluation process.
• Keep the members of the project implementation team routinely updated on activities, concerns, and decisions that need to be made.
• Provide daily coordination between the impact evaluation team and local counterparts (including the project implementing partners who will also act as enumerators), ensuring that concerns are effectively communicated between parties, flagging emerging issues that may be of potential concern to one or both parties, and ensuring that effective and productive collaboration is maintained.

• Work experience managing evaluations of social protection, humanitarian assistance, climate action, or resilience programmes in low- or middle-income countries; experience with joint evaluations is a plus.
• Work experience managing humanitarian or development interventions in low- or middle-income countries.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Experience in providing research assistance and record of strong performance.
• In-depth experience in project/programme impact evaluation preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple teams of people, organizations and activities concurrently.
• Experience in the analysis of quantitative survey data.
• Experience using statistical software such as SPSS, Stata or preferred Willingness to undertake regular and extended field visits and interact with different stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English and Swahili.

• Master’s degree in economics, political science, sociology, public policy, or related fields, including training in econometrics and statistics.