Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness.
We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.
1. Evaluator
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience5 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field NGO/Non-Profit
Strengthening Community Resilience against Violent Extremism (SCORE) Evaluation, Kenya
Project Objective: USAID Kenya and East Africa (KEA) have contracted Social Impact to conduct a mid-term performance evaluation of SCORE, a five-year activity that seeks to mitigate conflict and violent extremism (VE) in six counties in Kenya’s Coast region (Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Mombasa, Taita Taveta and Tana River counties).
Since 2014 the implementing partner Act! has worked with local civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen community resilience against conflict and VE through various approaches such as interfaith dialogues and counter messaging, empowering women and girls to address VE and conflict, advocating for the strengthening and harmonization of policies on CVE and land to mitigate land conflicts, and youth empowerment by expanding economic opportunities and encouraging civic participation to reduce the allure of financial gain from VE and violence.
The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the performance of the SCORE program by capturing emerging results against the activity objectives, gauge its overall effectiveness and sustainability to date, and identify lessons learned and best practices.
The evaluation will contribute to a base of evidence to determine which kinds of CVE interventions are most effective, in what combinations in a given context, and which can and should be scaled up.
Position Description: SI is seeking an individual to serve as one of the investigators on this evaluation as part of the evaluation team. The evaluator will provide technical inputs into the evaluation methodology, collaboratively develop the data collection strategy, instruments, and protocols; conduct data collection and compilation; engage in key informant interviews and focus group discussions; conduct data analysis; and develop the final report. The expected start date is July 15, 2018 and we anticipate this position will require between 34 to 36 days of LOE between July and November 2018.
This is a consultancy position reporting to the U.S.-based SI Technical Director and working closely with the SI management team, as well as two other evaluation team members with conflict and/or performance evaluation expertise. This position includes fieldwork in Kenya taking place in August/September 2018.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct a desk review of documents relevant to SCORE programming.
- Provide technical input into the evaluation design and data collection instruments.
- Administer key informant interviews (KIIs) with internal and external project stakeholders in Kenya.
- Organize and participate in focus group discussions (FGDs) and/or surveys of SCORE partners and beneficiaries in Kenya.
- Contribute to the development of project deliverables, including the inception report, final report, policy brief and presentations.
- Present project results to key stakeholders (USAID/KEA, Act! project staff), relevant Embassy counterparts, other relevant development partners, government officials, and USAID implementing partners in Nairobi as well as the SCORE subgrantees in Mombasa.
- Ensure quality work in all deliverables; implement SI quality assurance processes.
- Work closely with SI HQ team and communicate in a timely and effective manner with all project personnel.
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in degree in political science, international relations, social sciences, economics or any other relevant field any relevant field of study, or a Bachelor’s Degree with not less than seven years of experience in lieu of the Master’s Degree
- Minimum five years’ experience in conflict mitigation and/or CVE
- At least five years of experience carrying out and/or leading evaluations, implementing various data collection and analysis methods and developing reports
- Prior experience working in Kenya with an understanding of the local country context
- Ability and willingness to travel to Kenya for fieldwork
- Experience effectively presenting findings and communicating with client, government, and non-government stakeholders
- Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to work independently to meet deadlines and adhere to high quality standards
- Strong professional written and verbal proficiency in the English language; Kiswahili and other Kenyan languages spoken on the Coast preferred
2. Civil Society and Evaluation Expert
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience5 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field NGO/Non-Profit
Project Objective: USAID Kenya and East Africa (KEA) have asked Social Impact to conduct a mid-term performance evaluation of the Yetu Initiative, an intervention which leverages resources for community philanthropy-based approaches to empower Kenyan civil society organizations (CSOs) to help communities tackle challenges that they deem most pressing.
By supporting Kenyan contributions towards community-driven priorities, Yetu builds local ownership, trust, and support for Kenyan civil society, while also building self-reliance and reducing dependence on external donors.
The purpose of the Yetu evaluation is to learn from the experiences in Yetu: the strengths, limitations and good practices of community philanthropy aspracticed in the initiative and how community philanthropy can be used to strengthen civil society and promote self-reliance in Kenya. The estimated period of performance for this evaluation is from July 2018 through October 2018.
Position Description: SI is seeking individuals with civil society and community philanthropy expertise to serve as Team Leader or Team Member. Tasks will include conducting a desk review, designing data collection activities, producing an inception report, collecting and analyzing data, presenting findings at stakeholder dissemination events, and producing draft and final reports as the main deliverable.
The expected start date is at the beginning of July 2018 and we anticipate this position will require between 32 to 42 days of LOE. This is a consultancy position reporting to the U.S.-based SI Technical Director and working closely with the SI management team, as well as two to three other evaluation team members with civil society, philanthropy and/or performance evaluation expertise.
If selected as Team Leader, this individual will have overall responsibility for the quality of the evaluation design, data collection, and deliverables and the overall management of the evaluation team. This position includes fieldwork in Kenya, which will take place in August/September 2018.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct/lead a desk review of documents relevant to Yetu programming
- Participate in/lead developing the evaluation design and data collection instruments.
- Administer key informant interviews (KIIs) with internal and external stakeholders in Kenya
- Organize and participate in focus group discussions (FGDs) or surveys of Yetu partners and beneficiaries in Kenya
- Contribute to/lead the development of project deliverables, including the inception report, desk review, draft report, final report, and presentations
- Communicate project results to key stakeholders (USAID, Yetu Project Steering Committee, AKF)
- If selected as team leader: Manage evaluation team and ensure quality work in all deliverables
- Work closely with SI HQ team and communicate in a timely and effective manner with all project personnel.
- Apply and adhere to guidance of SI’s Evaluation Quality, Use, and Impact (EQUI) system.
Qualifications:
- At least five years of experience carrying out and/or leading evaluations, including implementing various data collection and analysis approach and methods and developing reports
- Master’s degree in political science, international relations, social sciences, economics or any other relevant field
- Expertise in the behavior and functioning of civil society organizations.
- Expertise with community philanthropy initiatives strongly desired.
- Experience with organizational capacity assessment methodologies preferred.
- Prior experience working in Kenya with an understanding of the local country context preferred.
- Strong professional written and verbal proficiency in the English language; knowledge of Swahili and local Kenyan languages desired.
- Experience effectively presenting findings to and communicating with client, government, and non-government stakeholders.
- Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to work independently to meet deadlines and adhere to high quality standards.
- Ability and willingness to travel to Kenya for fieldwork
3. Evaluation Team Leader
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
- Experience6 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field NGO/Non-Profit
Project Objective: USAID Kenya and East Africa (KEA) have contracted Social Impact to conduct a mid-term performance evaluation of SCORE, a five-year activity that seeks to mitigate conflict and violent extremism (VE) in six counties in Kenya’s Coast region (Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Mombasa, Taita Taveta and Tana River counties).
Since 2014 the implementing partner Act! has worked with local civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen community resilience against conflict and VE through various approaches such as interfaith dialogues and counter messaging, empowering women and girls to address VE and conflict, advocating for the strengthening and harmonization of policies on CVE and land to mitigate land conflicts, and youth empowerment by expanding economic opportunities and encouraging civic participation to reduce the allure of financial gain from VE and violence.
The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the performance of the SCORE program by capturing emerging results against the activity objectives, gauge its overall effectiveness and sustainability to date, and identify lessons learned and best practices. The evaluation will contribute to a base of evidence to determine which kinds of CVE interventions are most effective, in what combinations in a given context, and which can and should be scaled up.
Position Description: SI is seeking an individual to fulfill the role of the evaluation team leader (TL) on this evaluation. The TL will manage and oversee the evaluation team and the final products. In addition, the TL is responsible for coordinating evaluation activities and ensuring the production and completion of the evaluation report is conformance with the scope of work and timelines.
The TL will guide the development of the evaluation design, data collection strategy, instruments, and protocols. The TL will direct data collection and compilation, engage in key informant interviews and focus group discussions; conduct data analysis and coordinate technical inputs of evaluation team members and finalize deliverables. The TL will ensure quality assurance and timeliness of all deliverables, including adherence to SI’s quality assurance standards. The expected start date is July 15, 2018 and we anticipate this position will require between 44 to 47 days of LOE between July and November 2018.
This is a part-time position reporting to the U.S.- based SI Technical Director and working closely with the SI management team, as well as two other evaluation team members with conflict and/or performance evaluation expertise. This position includes fieldwork in Kenya taking place in August/September 2018. The TL will be required to provide a sample of a relevant evaluation in which the s/he was the lead to demonstrate his/her evaluation, critical analysis, and writing skills.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a desk review of documents relevant to SCORE programming
- Lead development and the finalization of the evaluation design and data collection instruments, coordinating technical inputs from the team.
- Administer key informant interviews (KIIs) with internal and external project stakeholders in Kenya
- Organize and conduct focus group discussions (FGDs) and/or surveys of SCORE partners and beneficiaries in Kenya
- Guide and oversee the development and finalization of project deliverables, including the inception report, draft report, final report, policy brief and presentations
- Present project results to key stakeholders (USAID/KEA, Act! project staff), relevant Embassy counterparts, other relevant development partners, government officials, and USAID implementing partners in Nairobi as well as the SCORE subgrantees in Mombasa
- Ensure quality work in all deliverables; implement SI quality assurance processes
- Work closely with SI HQ team and communicate in a timely and effective manner with all project personnel
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in degree in political science, international relations, social sciences, economics or any other relevant field
- Minimum six years’ experience in in carrying out and leading evaluation teams
- Minimum of five years of experience with mixed-methods approaches
- Demonstrated skills in qualitative data analysis
- Evaluation experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, ideally in East Africa
- Experience working with and/or evaluating civil society organizations in an African context preferred
- Knowledge of CVE.
- Strong professional written and verbal proficiency in the English language
- Experience effectively presenting findings and communicating with client, government, and non-government stakeholders
- Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to work independently to meet deadlines and adhere to high quality standards
- Ability and willingness to travel to Kenya for fieldwork
4. Countering Violent Extremism Expert
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience5 – 7 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field NGO/Non-Profit
Project Objective: USAID Kenya and East Africa (KEA) have contracted Social Impact to conduct a mid-term performance evaluation of SCORE, a five-year activity that seeks to mitigate conflict and violent extremism (VE) in six counties in Kenya’s Coast region (Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Mombasa, Taita Taveta and Tana River counties).
Since 2014 the implementing partner Act! has worked with local civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen community resilience against conflict and VE through various approaches such as interfaith dialogues and counter messaging, empowering women and girls to address VE and conflict, advocating for the strengthening and harmonization of policies on CVE and land to mitigate land conflicts, and youth empowerment by expanding economic opportunities and encouraging civic participation to reduce the allure of financial gain from VE and violence.
The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the performance of the SCORE program by capturing emerging results against the activity objectives, gauge its overall effectiveness and sustainability to date, and identify lessons learned and best practices. The evaluation will contribute to a base of evidence to determine which kinds of CVE interventions are most effective, in what combinations in a given context, and which can and should be scaled up.
Position Description: SI is seeking an individual to fulfill the role of a CVE expert on this evaluation. The CVE expert will provide technical inputs into the evaluation methodology, develop the data collection strategy, instruments, and protocols; participate in data collection and compilation; participate in key informant interviews and focus group discussions; conduct data analysis; and contribute to a draft and final report.
The expected start date is July 15, 2018 and we anticipate this position will require between 34 to 36 days of LOE between July and November 2018. The expert will adhere to SI’s quality assurance standards throughout the evaluation.
This is a part-time position reporting to the U.S.-based SI Technical Director and working closely with the SI management team, as well as two other evaluation team members with conflict and/or performance evaluation expertise. This position includes fieldwork in Kenya taking place in August/September 2018.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct a desk review of documents relevant to SCORE programming
- Provide technical input into the evaluation design and data collection instruments
- Administer key informant interviews (KIIs) with internal and external project stakeholders in Kenya
- Organize and participate in focus group discussions (FGDs) and/or surveys of SCORE partners and beneficiaries in Kenya
- Contribute to the development of project deliverables, including the inception report, final report, policy brief and presentations
- Present project results to key stakeholders (USAID/KEA, Act! project staff), relevant Embassy counterparts, other relevant development partners, government officials, and USAID implementing partners in Nairobi as well as the SCORE subgrantees in Mombasa
- Ensure quality work in all deliverables; implement SI quality assurance processes
- Work closely with SI HQ team and communicate in a timely and effective manner with all project personnel
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in degree in political science, international relations, social sciences, economics or any other relevant field, or a Bachelor’s Degree with not less than seven years of experience in lieu of the Master’s Degree.
- Minimum five years’ experience in conflict mitigation and/or CVE implementation, research, or evaluation.
- At least five years of experience carrying out and/or leading evaluations or related research, including implementing various data collection and analysis methods and developing reports
- Previous experience participating in at least five other performance evaluations expected although some exceptions could be made provided adequate alternative and similar research experience.
- Prior experience working in Kenya with an understanding of the local country context
- Strong professional written and verbal proficiency in the English language; Kiswahili and other Kenyan languages spoken on the Coast preferred
- Experience effectively presenting findings to and communicating with client, government, and non-government stakeholders.
- Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to work independently to meet deadlines and adhere to high quality standards.
- Ability and willingness to travel to Kenya for fieldwork
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