Agriculture in Somalia Evaluation Specialist Sought

Description

International Business and Technical Consultants Incorporated (IBTCI) is recruiting an Evaluation Team Leader to help execute a Task Order issued by the USAID/East Africa /Somalia Office. As the holder of the Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS) contract, IBTCI will be conducting an evaluation of an economic growth program in Somalia, with a focus on agriculture.

This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to Somalia, and is full-time, tentatively beginning in June 2015.

The assignment includes the following tasks:

· Review relevant project documents

· Help organize training sessions for interviewers regarding collection of data

· Help develop survey related documentation including: instrument, instructions and training materials in English and Somali

· Help provide oversight of data collection

· Follow international quality control standards and quality assurance procedures

· Ensure adherence to standard USAID requirements (disaggregation by sex, region, etc.)

· Recommend use of appropriate data collection tools

· Help develop users’ guide for the data, including a description of all variables collected

· Help produce a final report that covers all results and includes summary tables of survey data.

The Agriculture in Somalia Evaluation Specialist should meet minimum qualification requirements:

· In-depth knowledge of best practice for agricultural value chains;

· Strong knowledge transfer skills;

· Professional knowledge of MS Office applications;

· Familiarity with the Somali agricultural economy;

· Excellent communication (written and verbal) in English;

· Excellent communication (written and verbal) in Somali strongly preferred