Jobs at Seefar

Essential criteria 

• At least 8 years of experience in M&E assignments and consultancies;
• Strong experience in supporting or undertaking Research and M&E tasks from design, development of research/evaluation questions, data collection, data quality assurance, data analysis and reporting;
• An excellent understanding of designing and testing theories of change and formulating evaluation questions according to the OECD DAC evaluation criteria;
• Experience in programmatic reporting and communication of robust and defensible data that meet internal and external requirements;
• Strong experience with qualitative data and quantitative data analysis and relevant data analysis tools (NVivo, R, Stata, SPSS); 
• Experience overseeing and managing fieldwork;
• Experience with data visualisation, ideally Data Studio, Tableau and/or Power BI;
• Experience developing and using remote or online data collection tools such as Google Forms, Kobo or AppSheet.
• Well-developed cross-cultural communication skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English;
• Effective prioritisation and organisational skills with an ability to work under pressure;
• Access to a fast, stable internet connection;
• Preferably thematic expertise in migration, livelihoods and psychosocial counselling;
• Experience working remotely.

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Essential Criteria:

• At least 10 years of experience in research roles with international organisations with demonstrated managerial responsibility;
• Experience in designing and delivering mixed-methods research consultancies;
• Strong experience with qualitative data and quantitative data analysis and relevant data analysis tools (NVivo, R, Stata, SPSS);
• Strong analytical skills and a track record of supporting teams with quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
• Strong report writing skills including experience in the publication of policy briefs and tailoring reports for different audiences;
• Strong proposal writing skills;
• Experience in working with partners, donors, governments and other external stakeholders;
• Experience in programmatic reporting and communication of robust and defensible data that meet internal and external requirements;
• Ability to think strategically and creatively about research concepts that have fundraising potential;
• Effective prioritisation and organisational skills, with an ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision;
• Outstanding attention to detail;
• Interpersonal skills and an ability to coordinate with teams;
• Strong donor management experience;
• Preferably thematic expertise in one or more of the themes Seefar works on;
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

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Selection criteria

This role requires someone who has the skills, knowledge and experience listed under the “Essential criteria” heading below. A strong candidate will also meet one or more of the “Desirable criteria”.

Essential criteria 

• At least three years of experience in research assignments and consultancies, ideally focused on our thematic areas of expertise and/or on Sub-Saharan Africa;
• Experience in delivering research from the design through delivery, analysis and reporting phases (including the development of research questions and appropriate data collection methods as well as production of written final reports);
• Strong analytical skills and a track record of quantitative data collection and analysis using data analysis tools (R, Stata, SPSS, and similar);
• Experience overseeing fieldwork;
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Effective prioritisation and organisational skills, with an ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision;
• Experience developing and using remote or online data collection tools such as Google Forms, Kobo or AppSheet.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working remotely;
• Experience with data visualisation, ideally Data Studio, Tableau or Power BI;
• Previous experience working in Sudan.

Responsibilities

The following are the primary responsibilities of the role, with estimated allocations of time and attention.