Country: United States of America
Closing date: 03 Jan 2016
Senior Evaluation Specialist,
Feed the Future (FTF) Global Program Evaluation for
Effectiveness and Learning (PEEL), Washington, DC
Proposal Summary:
The U.S. Government’s F eed t he Future Ini t iat i ve, l ed by USA I D, is the r e sult of Pres ident Obama’s com m it ment to add ress t he many issues r e l a ted to hunger and povert y. The Ini t iati ve curren t ly tar gets hunger and poverty in n ine teen Feed t he Fu ture f ocus count r i e s, f i f teen Al i gned count r ies, t h ree St rateg ic Part ner coun t r ies, and is suppor ted by Reg ional M is s i ons in A s ia, A f r ica and L a t in A merica and the Caribbean. Feed the Future has two key objectives that address the principal determinants of food insecurity and poverty: (1) inclusive growth in the agriculture sector and (2) improved nutritional status, especially for women and children. This will be a five year project.
Position Summary:
This individual will be responsible for managing and coordinating the technical development of evaluations and evaluation approaches. The individual should have a broad range of subject matter knowledge expertise in the areas of food security, gender, agriculture development, nutrition, chronic poverty, and nutrition and demonstrated experience in the priority areas of Feed the Future focus countries and regions to be able to complement the skills of the other members of the implementation team.
Responsibilities:
· Managing and coordinating the technical development of evaluations and evaluation approaches.
Qualifications:
· At least 10 years of experience managing and conducting program impact evaluations, including some experience with USG activities.
· Extensive knowledge of and experience with performance evaluations and with experimental and quasi- experimental impact evaluation methods, and expertise in both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
· A broad range of subject matter knowledge expertise in the areas of food security, gender, agriculture development, nutrition, chronic poverty, and nutrition.
· Demonstrated experience in the priority areas of Feed the Future focus countries and regions to be able to complement the skills of the other members of the implementation team.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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