Team Lead & Senior Education Expert at Social Impact

Job Description

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

Ensure all contractual deliverables are produced and submitted by agreed upon deadlines. Manage the technical work of one team member, a local MEL Specialist, assign tasks – including oversee capacity building provided by the MEL Specialist to Ministry staff, and conduct quality assurance of all processes and deliverables. Conduct remote meetings, interviews, and/or focus groups with key stakeholders to understand the current status of the GPE compact and compact MEL frameworks. Review available reports and literature to inform a needs assessment. Lead the production of a needs assessment and implementation plan detailing the methods and work plan of the services to be rendered. Lead the implementation of approved plan, provide technical assistance services detailed within the plan, and produce all indicated deliverables per the related work plan. Lead the production of quarterly progress reports for GPE. Participate in up to two in-person MEL capacity building trips (if remote).

Qualifications:

Postgraduate qualification in Government, Public Policy, International Relations, Education, Qualitative or Quantitative Research, or another relevant field. Minimum of 10 years’ experience conducting social science research, with a preferred focus on strengthening monitoring, evaluation, and learning within education systems. Knowledge of the national education system, and the MOE, its structure, leadership, and bureaucratic systems. Experience designing, leading, and conducting qualitative or quantitative analysis of education data. Experience working with the WB, GPE, and/or MOEs. Any previous work experience with the World Bank must be disclosed. Written and oral fluency in English required.