Senior Evaluation Specialist - French/English at Bodhi Global Analysis

Key Responsibilities

Evaluation Design and Technical Leadership

• Lead the design and implementation of evaluations across the full project cycle, including baseline, midline, endline, and final evaluations, applying OECD-DAC criteria and theory-based approaches such as Outcome Harvesting and Contribution Analysis
• Develop evaluation matrices, Theories of Change, sampling strategies, and performance measurement frameworks, ensuring each design is contextually grounded and methodologically sound
• Design and programme quantitative survey instruments using digital platforms (KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO), and lead data analysis (preferably using Python), producing rigorous statistical outputs including descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and regression modelling
• Integrate gender-responsive, conflict-sensitive, and intersectional approaches into all evaluation designs, ensuring alignment with feminist research principles and Do No Harm standards

Fieldwork and Data Collection

• Lead and participate in in-person primary data collection, including key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and quantitative survey oversight, across project locations in Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA
• Travel on short notice and for extended durations (typically 2–4 weeks per fieldwork deployment), maintaining flexibility to adapt to changing security and logistical conditions
• Conduct data quality audits throughout collection periods, including daily review of incoming survey data, back-checks, spot-checks of enumerator performance, and validation of data points against known parameters
• Oversee piloting and refinement of data collection tools, ensuring instruments are culturally appropriate, linguistically accurate (in both English and French), and aligned with ethical research standards

Team Management and Capacity Building

• Manage and mentor distributed research teams across multiple countries and time zones, providing clear direction, regular quality feedback, and structured support to junior researchers and national consultants
• Design and deliver training programmes for enumerators, national researchers, and partner MEAL staff, covering research methodology, digital data collection tools, gender and conflict sensitivity, safeguarding, and ethical research practices
• Build the capacity of local research partners and female researchers through structured mentorship, contributing to Bodhi’s commitment to strengthening local research ecosystems and women’s professional development in the evaluation sector
• Support quality assurance across the team’s portfolio by reviewing deliverables, codebooks, analysis plans, and draft reports produced by other team members

Analysis, Reporting, and Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead integrated analysis combining quantitative and qualitative data, employing triangulation across data sources and producing findings structured against evaluation frameworks
• Write high-quality evaluation reports, thematic factsheets, policy briefs, and human impact stories that balance academic rigour with accessibility for non-technical audiences
• Prepare and deliver presentations and validation workshops to diverse stakeholder groups including UN country teams, government officials, donor representatives, implementing partner staff, and community representatives
• Facilitate bridging exercises and participatory analysis sessions that promote stakeholder ownership of evaluation findings and strengthen the link between evidence and programming decisions

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Master’s degree in evaluation, social sciences, international development, statistics, public policy, or a closely related field (PhD welcomed)
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience designing and leading evaluations in international development or humanitarian contexts, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead evaluator role
• Full professional fluency in both English and French (written and spoken), with demonstrated ability to design data collection tools, conduct interviews, and produce publication-quality reports in both languages
• Demonstrated experience with qualitative analysis software (NVivo or equivalent) and qualitative methods including semi-structured interviewing, focus group facilitation, and thematic coding
• Proven experience managing and coordinating research teams remotely across multiple countries and time zones, including mentoring junior researchers and national consultants
• Track record of designing and delivering training and capacity-building programmes for enumerators, partner staff, and local researchers