QED Group LLC Recruits Deputy Evaluation Team Leader

The QED Group, LLC is a full-service international consulting firm that provides practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven management techniques, and creative implementation.

The QED Group (www.qedgroupllc.com) seeks qualified Nigerian national candidates to help manage and supervise a six-month anticipated project evaluation focused on community empowerment and governance accountability activities in three northern Nigeria states  -- Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano.  The project is funded by the UK Department for International Development DFID. Project office will be based in Kano with frequent travel to these three states. Follow-up work is expected. 

• Working closely with the donor, project implementer and the  team leader, coordinate the work of the evaluation team.
• Help develop evaluation framework and approach, including selection of indicators, data collection methods and tools.
• Take a lead role in logistical and administrative issues, such as personnel, budgets, contracts, and procurement, related  to the evaluation.
• Help establish team roles, responsibilities and tasks.
• Coordinate activities and visits, trouble- shoot implementation issues and organize planning sessions. 
• Directly supervise evaluation team managers for each of the three regions, with responsibility for field enumerator activities conducted at the community/beneficiary level. 
• Assume lead role in preparing reports and presentations  
• Provide technical knowledge of evaluation methodologies,
• data collection methods, etc.  
• Serve as acting Team leader when necessary. 

• Minimum of three years’ experience in monitoring and evaluating international development programs (including implementing data collection activities and survey methodologies particularly in the areas of community development and local governance accountability.
• Minimum of one year of experience managing multi-sector
• teams to produce quality project deliverables including evaluation reports and  action plans (with budgets, frameworks, indicators, schedules, baseline plans, etc). 
• Advanced quantitative skills, especially with statistical packages such as STATA and SPSS.
• Experience (on two or more assignments)  in assessing gender equality in evaluations, a plus.
• Undergraduate degree in social sciences, statistics, or international development required.   Masters’ degree preferred.
• Experiencing working with DFID a plus.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.  Working proficiency in Hausa a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office suite

Application Closing Date
7th September, 2012

Method of Application
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