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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Citizens Observation / Participation (Research and Technical) Expert – Election Portfolio Performance Evaluation
Location: Nigeria
Department: Programs
Team: USAID/Nigeria MEL Support Activity
Project: Election Portfolio Performance Evaluation USAID / Nigeria
Reporting to: Assessment and Evaluation Advisor
Employment Type: Independent Contractor / Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA)
Period of Performance: October 2023 – May 2024
Background
- Navanti supports a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Support Activity program that assists USAID/Nigeria in advancing its broader organizational learning and development efforts.
- This program strengthens the Mission’s capacity and performance in programmatic monitoring, evaluation, learning, collaborating, and adapting.
- The MEL Support Activity closely aligns with USAID/Nigeria’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) and provides a broad range of specialized technical assistance, training, data gathering and analysis, field-based monitoring, evaluations and assessments, facilitation of organizational learning and adaptation initiatives, and short-term technical assistance.
Performance Evaluation Objectives
- USAID/Nigeria has engaged the MEL Support Activity to conduct a performance evaluation of the election portfolio. The purpose of the performance evaluation under DO3 IR 3.3 (Enhanced Credibility of Elections) is two-fold:
- To assess the extent to which the Sustaining Electoral Engagement for Democracy (SEED) and Responsive Political Party Program (RPPP) activities contributed to enhancing the credibility of elections
- To inform activity design for future election-related activities
- This evaluation will be used primarily by USAID Nigeria’s Peace and Democratic Governance (PDG) team to inform activity design for future election-related activities. However, PDG will share the evaluation report with the broader USAID audiences, including USAID/Washington to help agencies better understand the electoral context of Nigeria and, most importantly, the efficacy of support to political parties, voter education via radio, and other channels.
- The estimated start date will be November 13, 2023. The evaluation is expected to last until May 2024, and the estimated LOE will be 52 days, maximum.
Position Description
- We are seeking a Citizens Observation/Participation (Research and Technical) Expert to provide a detailed context analysis of the citizens’ group election observation efforts in Nigeria and its efficacy in engendering credibility and integrity of electoral outcomes.
- The expert is also expected to have experience working with vulnerable people and persons with disabilities – drawing experience from them around the Nigeria electoral process.
- Under the technical leadership of the MEL Support Activity, the Citizens’ Observation/Participation (Research and Technical) Expert will work alongside four evaluation team members.
Locations
- Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
- Adamawa State
- Anambra State
- Bauchi State
- Bayelsa State
- Benue State
- Ebonyi State
- Ekiti State
- Osun State
- Kaduna State
- Sokoto State
Responsibilities:
The Citizens’ Observation/Participation (Research and Technical) Expert is expected to:
- Conduct desk review of the portfolio and on citizen’s participation in Nigeria’s election and democracy process for the understanding of the evaluation.
- Coordinate with the team leader and other team members to develop an evaluation work plan, identify key stakeholders, and conduct interviews.
- Work with the team leader to perform desk review and identify additional information about Nigeria’s electoral processes required for analysis.
- Work with the evaluation specialist to design the data collection instruments and ensure it addresses all evaluation objectives.
- Work with the team leader in planning, developing, coordinating, and administering research tools.
- Perform quality assurance reviews of both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Interpret and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
- Work with the team leader and other team members in preparing reports.
- Support the team leader in writing or editing technical reports and summaries of findings.
- Work with the Team Leader in preparation and presentation of the In-brief and Out-brief to USAID/Nigeria and other stakeholders as requested.
- Support the team leader to develop the draft Evaluation report with support from the team members, taking into consideration feedback from the Out-brief presentation.
- Work with the team leader to respond to USAID comments on the draft report, incorporate USAID/Nigeria staff comments into the final version of the report, and finalize the report.
- Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other’s areas of expertise.
Qualifications
The candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:
- Advanced Postgraduate Degree in Political Science, International Relations, or a related field
- A minimum of 8 years of professional experience conducting and deploying election observation methodologies, documenting lessons and innovative approaches to election observation
- Contextual experience working in the Nigerian civil society or political science sector, and engagement with citizens and vulnerable people is required.
- Excellent research, written and verbal communication
- Previous experience as an election and/or governance specialist on election/governance evaluations, assessments, and research studies.
- Understanding of USAID evaluation experience is strongly preferred.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Note
- Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.
- Candidates are advised to submit applications early.
Job Features
Job Category | Citizens Observation |