Evaluation & Statistics Adviser
Department for International DevelopmentVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Evaluation & Statistics Adviser Job Description• Leading and taking forward DFID Ethiopia’s approach to data, evidence and evaluation working with the Senior Management Team (SMT) and across teams to support the delivery of DFID Ethiopia’s Business Plan• Contributing to business case design and programme review for DFID Ethiopia’s high spend, high risk programmes• Co-designing and advising DFID-E teams on specific evaluations, particularly for our high spend, high risk programmes, and helping to broker support/quality assure for those evaluations.• Support to upskill staff across the mission on Theory of Change and build a cross-mission results framework as part of the new Approach to Africa• Supporting the cross-HMG Africa Strategy shift teams to measure progress against their delivery plans and to build their capacity in monitoring and evaluation• Attending the cross-HMG Policy Board to challenge the shift teams and ensure that their strategies are based on the most up-to-date evidence• Strategic oversight of DFID-E’s results offer including the data quality underpinning these• Leading strategic pieces of evidence or results analysis as requested by HoO or DHoO, to help define DFID-E and HMG’s strategy in Ethiopia• Challenging and supporting multilateral and bilateral partners in the delivery of results and programmes, in understanding results and evidence, in shaping policy discussions and in monitoring, evaluation and learning• Leading statistical and research capacity building initiatives in Ethiopia including being Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the £4.5mil Strategic Research Fund• Maintaining key relationships with the statistical community and influencing them to prioritise the collection, analysis and use of key data to inform wider programming (e.g. Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency, World Bank, UNFPA)• Acting as key point of contact to the East Africa Research Hub and research Centrally Managed Programmes with a Ethiopia country footprint• Keeping up to date with new innovations in data collection and analysis and sharing best practice with the office• Building capability for teams and implementing partners to develop and maintain Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) systems that meet DFID SMART rule requirements• Strategic oversight of DFID Ethiopia’s “Learning Forum” to share evidence and best practice cross the office; and,• Line management of a B1 programme and results manager.Ways of working:• This role requires both strong technical skills to take forward an evaluation, evidence and results strategy for DFID Ethiopia, and also leadership and management skills to drive the approach across the office. You will have experience of representing DFID/HMG in external discussions and of building capability in evaluation and results in other contexts. You will need to be able to understand the bigger picture, understanding the political issues and HMG priorities in Ethiopia, seeing links across DFID-E’s portfolio and with the wider Department. You will be a creative, well-networked, assured and influential self-starter, with an ability to conceptualization, form, challenge and lead debates on policy and practice and develop evidence products, with excellent writing and interpretive skills.SUCCESS PROFILES – CIVIL SERVICE BEHAVIORSSuccess Profiles are the new recruitment framework used within the Civil Service.Candidates should be able to clearly demonstrate in their application examples of the following behaviors:• Seeing the Big Picture: Engage in high level technical policy discussions with partners (including the Central Statistics Agency, National Planning Commission and UNFPA), locating DFID Ethiopia’s work within broader DFID and UK policy and strategy.• Communicating and influencing – Convey technical issues in plain English and accessible formats. Champion evidence use in strengthening policy and programme design and delivery. Influence partners and colleagues to follow best practice.• Building capacity for all – Deliver formal and on-the job training opportunities in best practice in monitoring, evaluation and data quality for both cross-1HMG staff and implementing partners• The full Job Description, Application Form and Civil Service Behaviors can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/dfid-ethiopia/about/recruitment- Salary range: A2L – 57,664.08 Br/ Month or A2 - 76,123.50 Br/Month starting salary depending on qualifications and experienceHow to Apply• The candidate must complete and send the application form to AfricaHRHubApplication3@dfid.gov.uk with a copy of their most recent CV. The subject line MUST read “ETH1907”.• Failure to follow the outlined procedure might result in the application not being considered. The closing date for the vacancy is COP on 29 December 2019. If no response has been received after 2 weeks from the closing date, consider the application as unsuccessful.
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