Humanitarian Advisor, Evidence & Learning at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

This position is a maternity cover. It will be a part of the Centre One Humanitarian Team supporting Evidence and Learning in Save the Children Humanitarian programmes this includes; research, evaluation, accountability, learning, and monitoring (REALM). In this position, you will provide leadership on Humanitarian Evidence and Learning systems and processes, and lead training and capacity strengthening on REALM for humanitarian colleagues across Save the Children country offices, regional offices, and centre teams. 

You will provide consistent support to global programmes on data analysis, indicator development and tracking, target setting, accountability systems, REALM-related donor deliverables, research, and evaluations, and will work with programme teams to ensure that the data collected is appropriately used for programme improvements and learning. In addition, you will support proposal development and explore innovative uses for technology in Evidence and Learning.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Demonstrated experience related to M&E and research, specifically with awards funded by USAID BHA, BPRM, and/or UN agencies.
• Demonstrated experience designing or managing logical/results frameworks, M&E plans, accountability mechanisms, and programme evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and tracking programme indicator performance and developing donor reports for emergency programmes.
• Proven experience designing and conducting quantitative household surveys and qualitative studies, including calculating sample sizes, selecting a sampling methodology, developing data collection tools, and training enumerators.
• Proven experience conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpreting results, and experience using statistical software.
• Demonstrated experience writing and disseminating reports and case studies.
• Proven ability to successfully work under tight deadlines, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and work both independently and as part of multicultural teams.
• Willingness and ability to occasionally work irregular hours to accommodate calls with field teams in other time zones.
• Experience developing and conducting training programmes for field staff including curriculum design, presentation and teaching skills, and training-of-trainers methods.
• Knowledge of and experience with statistical software and data visualization tools.
• Experience working in a humanitarian response setting.
• Experience using KoBo Toolbox, ODK, or other mobile data collection software.