Social Impact recruits 01 Team Leader, Evaluation of MCC Senegal Improving Electricity Access Project, Senegal.
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.
Proposal Objective
SI is pursuing an RFP to perform an eight-year evaluation of the MCC Senegal Compact Electricity Access project which focuses increasing the supply and demand for quality electricity in rural and peri-urban areas of Senegal. The evaluation will look at three activities: Supply-Side Infrastructure Activity; Consumer Demand Support Activity; and the Distribution Network Reinforcement Activity.
Position Description
SI is seeking a consultant to serve as the Team Leader for this evaluation. The Team Leader leads and oversees all aspects of the evaluation, and supervises the evaluation team members. This position will be intermittent over the eight-year period of performance of the evaluation. Work will be conducted in Senegal.
Responsibilities
- Plan, supervise and manage the entire survey with the assistance of the field and data managers and team leaders.
- Primary responsible party for administrative coordination and deliverables and will manage the program review, evaluation design and implementation process.
- Liaise on a regular basis with MCC HQ, MCA-Senegal and other organizations involved in the study.
- Lead and manage the study team.
- Ensure quality control of all deliverables being submitted to MCC.
- Ensure deliverables are submitted on time, and any delays are clearly communicated to the COR/PM as soon as they are known.
- Provide technical oversight of instrument and survey protocol development.
- Oversee the recruitment and general training of data collectors.
- Provide direct supervision over the data collection coordinator and data analyst and provide overall supervision of all other staff.
Qualifications
- A Master’s degree relevant to evaluations in the energy sector, such as engineering, public policy, evaluation, international development, or another relevant field.
- 10 to 15 years of demonstrated experience managing large, complex teams, and an understanding of all aspects of the evaluation scope and an understanding of all aspects of the evaluation.
- Experience evaluating energy sector projects, in particular electricity access.
- Experience designing and carrying out evaluations in the Energy sector, particularly with a strong understanding of rural electrification, access to rural electrification, energy distribution network infrastructure, barriers to and determinants of electricity access, rural energy consumption, electrical literacy, connections process, access to equipment and appliances for productive uses, and access to finance.
- Experience designing, implementing and disseminating results of performance evaluations.
- Experience with the design and implementation of multi-topic quantitative household and or enterprise surveys in developing country context.
- Experience coordinating with developing country governments, ministries and/or local NGOs/CBOs for the design and implementation of impact evaluations, including addressing weaknesses as needed.
- Experience implementing evaluations in Senegal.
- Fluency in spoken and written English; and professional proficiency in French preferred.
Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.
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Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.
Closing date : 23 June 2022.