Job Description

Position Description: 

SI is currently seeking a full-time Impact Evaluation Program Manager who is fluent in French to support SI’s Impact Evaluation Division in managing a portfolio of IEs and survey research projects for USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), The US Department of State, The World Bank, or other donor agencies and organizations. The Program Manager reports to Project Directors on individual projects and the Division Head or a Senior Program Manager as their primary supervisor. The position is remote.

Responsibilities: 

Service Delivery (75%) 

Program Managers at SI manage a portfolio of evaluations, carry out core managerial and coordination functions, and participate in technical work as appropriate, with oversight by Project Directors and other senior technical project staff; oversee the work of junior team members on individual contracts and coordinate with consultants, subcontractors, and clients. Additionally, manage evaluations through their life cycle from start-up and design phases through multiple rounds of data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination.

Specific responsibilities may include:

Contract Management 

• Establish, monitor, and update evaluation work plans and budgets.
• Coordinate evaluation team inputs for contract deliverables.
• Oversee mobilization and logistical preparations for evaluation team travel.
• Serve as a responsive point of contact for clients, and support contract reporting requirements.
• Work with Finance Department to ensure that financial reporting requirements are met, monitor project financial status, and ensure compliance with evaluation budgets.
• Identify and recruit personnel for evaluation contracts as needed.
• Identify and assist in selecting local data collection partners.

Technical Service Delivery 

• Assure high-quality deliverables and evaluation reports.
• Conduct background research for the development of IE designs and data collection instruments.
• Oversee the work of local data collection contractors and conduct regular quality control on quantitative and qualitative datasets, using SI’s standard quality control processes.
• Participate in technical work as needed and appropriate, including evaluation design, data collection and analysis, and client reporting and dissemination.
• As appropriate, the manager will be asked to participate in fieldwork, such as data collection, capacity building, program monitoring, or evaluation design, with evaluation teams. These tasks will be graduated to match the level of proficiency and skill.

Business Development/Revenue Generation (10-15%) 

The PM will be expected to support marketing, business, and proposal development related to new IE opportunities and, as time permits, other evaluation-related new bids. The manager may be asked to write technical proposals, review draft proposals, and work with the Finance Department to develop budgets.

Other Management Functions (10-15%) 

The PM may also be asked to support other service area management functions and participate in or lead internal initiatives in the Impact Evaluation division, as opportunities arise and as availability allows.

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree with a minimum of five years of work experience and at least two years of experience managing development projects or evaluations.
• Demonstrated expertise in impact evaluation, including familiarity with randomized control trials or quasi-experimental designs and experience with large-scale surveys and data collection.
• Academic training or practical experience in quantitative research. Knowledge of and practical hands-on experience with Stata.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and manage multiple projects simultaneously; quickly monitor team mobilization, written research products, and quality assurance processes.
• Knowledge of government or donor contracting practices, especially with USAID, MCC, or other USG clients.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and implement pertinent company and client policies and procedures.
• Fluency in oral and written French.
• Ability to travel overseas for short-term assignments and commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive work and learning environment.

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time.

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