Evaluation Specialist

• Title:
  
  Evaluation Specialist
• Reports Directly To:
  Evaluation Lead
• Supervisory Responsibility:
  Research and Evaluation Team
• Final date to receive applications: 25 January 2025
• Resumption Date: 1 February 2025
• Location:
  
  Hybrid

Impactometrics seeks to engage a dynamic and skilled Evaluation Specialist to contribute to its mission of delivering high-quality evaluations that drive impactful development and humanitarian solutions. The role involves designing and implementing innovative evaluation methodologies, coordinating research activities, managing data collection and analysis, and preparing insightful reports that inform evidence-based decision-making. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative and multicultural environment, utilizing cutting‑edge tools and inclusive practices to address complex challenges across sectors such as health, education, governance, and economic empowerment.

The successful candidate will work remotely for a minimum of 4 hours daily with the options of working from Impactometrics's field office in Jos or Abuja.

• Evaluation Planning and Coordination:
  • Support the drafting of evaluation proposals and budgets.
  • Contribute to the design and development of new evaluation initiatives.
  • Engage actively in evaluation kick‑off sessions with clients.
  • Conduct desk reviews to support contextual understanding of development and humanitarian service delivery per client.
  • Collaborate with the evaluation team to design data collection instruments that address all evaluation objectives.
• Research Administration:
  • Support the development of inception reports.
  • Plan, develop, coordinate, and administer research tools with team members.
  • Manage the data collection process and supervise data collectors to ensure compliance with protocols.
  • Coordinate and conduct interviews alongside team members to gather qualitative and quantitative data.
• Data Management and Analysis:
  • Interpret and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
  • Perform quality assurance reviews of both quantitative and qualitative datasets.
  • Conduct quantitative data analysis and develop preliminary analyses.
  • Create infographics and visual representations of data.
• Reporting and Communication:
  • Support the preparation of inception reports, draft evaluation reports, and summaries of findings.
  • Assist in the preparation and presentation of the in‑brief and out‑brief sessions for clients and other stakeholders.
  • Incorporate stakeholder feedback and client comments into final evaluation reports.

• Educational Background:
  At least a master's degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Research, Economics, Demography/Population Studies, Sociology, or a relevant social science field.
• At least 5 years of experience in development/humanitarian programming and evaluation/research, with a minimum of 2 years at a senior level.
• Strong expertise in monitoring and evaluation and service delivery research.
• Thorough grounding in qualitative survey methods, including focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), in‑depth interviews (IDIs), and data transcription.
• Strong understanding of the contextual and operational challenges of development and humanitarian activities, particularly at the community level.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high command of the English language.
• Proven ability to interpret and present data visually through infographics and other data visualization tools.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for engaging with diverse stakeholders and working collaboratively with team members.

• Familiarity with advanced evaluation tools.
• Proficiency in multiple…