Evaluation & Research Specialist at American Institutes for Research

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:

• Work with research and evaluation specialists to collate and analyze data on a routine basis.
• Participate in data collection with site visits around Kenya and potentially Uganda.
• Support data management and quality assessment
• Participate in evidence syntheses and systematic reviews on women’s economic empowerment
• Participate in secondary data analyses on women’s economic empowerment
• Contribute to costing and cost-effectiveness analyses
• Assist in the presentation of findings, conclusions and recommendations to program stakeholders as requested.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• A Master’s degree in economics, evaluation, statistics, informatics, mathematics, or another quantitative field and a minimum of four years’ experience in M&E, learning, data analytics or related activities for USG and/or donor-funded programs.
• Experience developing data collection and management tools.
• Experience in carrying out quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with research and evaluations on women’s economic empowerment in Kenya

Skills

• Willingness to travel throughout Kenya
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.