Social Impact recrute 01 Local Research Coordinator Consultant

Local Research Coordinator Consultant, MCC Senegal Power Compact Transmission and Reform Evaluations, 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 bidding on an anticipated project to conduct a multi-year evaluation of the Reform and Transmission Projects, two of the three projects within the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact in Senegal. The compact investment is designed to strengthen the power sector, by increasing reliability and access to electricity and aims to help the Government of Senegal establish a modern and efficient foundation upon which the nation’s power system can grow. It revolves around the following three projects:

The “Modernization and strengthening of the Senelec transport network” project (Transport Project) aims to provide quality electricity from sources, at low cost, available for Senelec to meet the growing demand on the interconnected network in Senegal.
The « Expanding access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas » project (Access Project) aims to increase the supply and demand for quality electricity in rural and peri-urban areas of Senegal.
The project “Enabling framework and capacity building for actors in the electricity sector” (Reform Project) aims to create a framework conducive to improving the financial viability and good governance of the sector for the provision of electricity in quantity and quality.

SI is pursuing an RFP to perform evaluations of the Transport and Reform projects.

Position Description

Our team is recruiting for a Senegalese consultant to serve as a Local Research Coordinator for our proposal to carry out the evaluations of the MCC Transmission and Reform Projects. The Local Research Coordinator will be responsible for managing data collection in Senegal and will contribute to the development of client deliverables. This is a part-time consulting position that will last until approximately December 2025. Period of performance may be extended based on evaluation requirements and performance.

**Please note: This is a local position. Only candidates with Senegalese citizenship will be considered.**

Responsibilities

Ensure the proper management of data collection, the coordination of the deliverables and the technical success of all aspects of the evaluation.
Supervise the work of the data collection firm (if applicable) including implementing quality control measures.
In collaboration with the team leader, supervise and actively participate in the development, pretest and piloting of data collection tools.
Contribute to the development of evaluation deliverables.
Coordinate with local entities, providing necessary introductions to the evaluation and securing required permissions.

Qualifications

Minimum of a B achelor’s degree in statistics, econometrics, economics or in a related field.
At least three years of experience conducting quantitative and/or qualitative socio-economic surveys, research projects, and/or evaluation tasks. Research experience in the energy sector highly preferred.
Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies, including surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews.
Experience with collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
Fluency in oral and written English and French.
Experience with customer perception or satisfaction surveys preferred.
Proficiency in software for statistical and economic data analysis preferred.
Proficiency in qualitative analysis software (NVivo or other) preferred.

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