Consultant – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning / Migration at Altai Consulting

Location (to specify in your application):

• Based in Tunis: covering West Africa and Sahel region
• Based in Nairobi: covering Horn of Africa region

Duration of Contract: Indefinite; no less than 12 months

JOB DESCRIPTION/REQUIREMENTS

As part of its Public Policy Practice, Altai Consulting seeks experienced and knowledgeable consultants for several projects involving a strong experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, and Migration related programming. Based in Tunis or Nairobi, to support several large regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning programs with a focus on migration programming.

The Consultant will work under the supervision of a Project Director and liaise with relevant partners (mainly aid actors implementing projects funded by the client), assist in the development of logframes and indicators, collect and clean data obtained from partners, assist in preparing reports for the client, analyze the obtained data, conduct case studies on specific aspects, gathering, analyzing and drafting conclusions, support partners in their M&E systems design, etc.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Participate in the development of methodologies for the Monitoring and Evaluation of projects in West Africa, East Africa;
• Liaise regularly with and provide support to implementing partners;
• Conduct field research (qualitative and quantitative);
• Design and maintain project databases;
• Analyze large quantities of data from varied sources;
• Report writing in English and French (latter in Tunis only);
• Prepare presentations;
• Prepare documentation when required by clients or the management of the company;
• Build capacity of team members, client, and/or beneficiaries;
• Others as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Masters' degree or higher in Economics, International Relations and/or Development, Public Policy, Migration, Evaluation, Engineering, Statistics or Data analytics from a leading international school/university

Experience:

• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
• Migration related programming
• Field experience in Africa

Analytical skills requirements:

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with particular attention to detail and accuracy

Communication requirements:

• Adept at report writing and presenting findings
• Excellent written and spoken English and French (latter in Tunis only)

Technical skills

• Good knowledge of Excel (Lookups, Pivot tables…) and PowerPoint required
• Knowledge of Access, SQL, and/or QGIS is a plus

Other:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, including prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines
• Flexible, self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently;
• Mature and independent personality with a curious and humble mindset;
• Experience writing policy papers, assessments, and/or strategic recommendations that require deep analytical capacity
• Eagerness to travel and discover new cultures & environments;

Must be available for relocation to Tunis or Nairobi, with periods of work in other West African countries or East African countries as relevant