Junior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Centre for Evaluation and Development Pakistan

Islamabad , Pakistan

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Posted Jun 05, 2024 1864 views Report Job

C4ED’s vision is to make development interventions more effective by generating evidence-based recommendations. With a strong focus on mixed-methods and quantitative impact evaluations related to sustainable development, C4ED is one of the leading German research centers in the areas of poverty reduction, microfinance, health insurance, education, humanitarian assistance, agriculture, and nutrition. C4ED is currently conducting projects all over the world and maintains research relationships with 3ie, ACTED, GCF, GIZ, IFAD, ILO, IPA, J-PAL, the World Bank, WFP, and UNICEF to name just a few of its cooperation partners.

C4ED is expanding its team in South Asia (Pakistan). We are looking for Junior Monotoring and Evaluation Specialist to lead impact evaluations and assessments.

The position involves the following tasks:

Responsibilities

Conducting experimental or quasi-experimental impact evaluation studies with a particular focus on Randomized Control Trials (RCTs).
Statistical analysis and report-writing.
Managing relationships with clients.
Disseminating evidence to clients and other stakeholders.
Preparing project and grants applications.
Provide capacity building.
Conduct and oversee large-scale data collections (incl. high-frequency data checks).
Ensure project deliverables are prepared on time and are of high quality.
Closely cooperating with local partners.
Set-up monitoring systems.
Project management.

Your profile

You have a PhD, or will soon defend your PhD in Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, or a closely related field.
You have proven theoretical and practical knowledge in impact evaluation methods.
You are a confident communicator with strong presentation skills, and ideally have experience working with challenging clients or stakeholders.
Teaching experience (e.g. university classes or seminars) related to impact evaluation is desirable.
You have proven quantitative skills including conducting primary data collections as well as comprehensive reporting skills (quantitative analysis of data sets with Stata or R, and report-writing).
You have analyzed large-scale survey data, applying methods of causal inference.
You have already gained field experience and are eager to supervise large-scale household surveys in Asia.
Skills in qualitative data collection and mixed method analysis would be a plus.
Experience in GIS analysis would be a plus.
Very good teamwork skills and experience with working in multidisciplinary teams as well as with a wide range of individuals from researchers to donors and local partners.
Very good coordination skills, orientation to detail, multi-tasking, and ability to work under short deadlines.
An excellent command of English is required; knowledge of other languages such as French and Spanish is an advantage.

You will work within a growing, supportive team of experienced international researchers. The role offers a good opportunity to deepen your expertise in research methodology and general project management skills.

The positions will be based in Islamabad (Pakistan) and may include travel to research project sites in other countries for data collection and other tasks. You must have the legal right to work in the country for which you are applying.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis until position is filled.

Skills

Report Writing Skills Evaluation and Implementation Data Monitoring

Job Details

Industry:

N.G.O./Social Services

Functional Area:

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

Total Positions:

1 Post

Job Shift:

First Shift (Day)

Job Type:

Full Time/Permanent

Job Location:

Islamabad, Pakistan

Gender:

No Preference

Minimum Education:

Doctorate

Career Level:

Experienced Professional

Experience:

3 Years - 4 Years

Apply Before:

Jul 06, 2024

Posting Date:

Jun 05, 2024

Centre for Evaluation and Development Pakistan

N.G.O./Social Services · 51-100 employees - Islamabad

The Centre for Development and Evaluation (C4DE) Pakistan was established in January 2015 as a private limited firm. C4DE’s core business include quantitative and qualitative research, training and capacity building, data collection, data analysis, third-party monitoring, and impact evaluation. C4DE is part of C4ED group. The C4ED group’s vision is to improve the lives of the poor and vulnerable by making development interventions more effective. The C4ED group has a strong focus on mixed-methods and quantitative impact evaluations in developing countries, conducting projects all over the world and maintains research relationships with 3ie, ACTED, GCF, IFAD, ILO, IPA, J-PAL, the World Bank, and UNICEF to name just a few of its cooperation partners.