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About the Organisation
Evidence Frontiers is an African-based consulting firm specializing in sustainable development management. Our core areas of expertise include Monitoring, Evaluation, Strategic Planning, and Capacity Building. We are committed to advancing development effectiveness in Africa by providing comprehensive services to support development organizations, policy makers, and managers in making socially impactful decisions based on rigorous evidence.
As a trusted partner, we work closely with our clients to ensure that their initiatives are grounded in evidence and driven by measurable results. Through our expertise in monitoring and evaluation, we help organizations assess the effectiveness and impact of their programs and policies. We also provide strategic planning services to guide the development of robust strategies that align with our clients' goals and priorities.
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Consultants – Funding Portfolio Evaluators (SRHR) job at Evidence Frontiers
Evidence Frontiers
Job Description
Evidence Frontiers plans to conduct an independent evaluation of its client’s funding portfolio, guided by the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria and principles. This evaluation will take a holistic approach to the client’s funding portfolio, with particular attention to the effects of recent changes in its grant-making strategy. The evaluation aims to answer key evaluation questions and offer practical recommendations to enhance the client’s contribution to its goals and shape future strategic directions. Specifically, the evaluation seeks to achieve the following objectives:
• Determine our client’s unique role in and contribution to the current funding environment of abortion programming.
• Assess our client’s overall programmatic and operational performance under its redesigned grantmaking approach including consideration of the following:
• The practical relevance and usefulness of the approach for our client’s grantee partners.
• The extent to which the values-based aspects of the approach have been put into practice, and the resulting effects.
• The effects of the secretariat’s electronic systems redesign such as the ability to collect and analyze data, make decisions and respond to changes in an agile manner, facilitating an in-depth understanding of its portfolio as well as individual grantee partners’ impact.
Duties and Responsibilities
Desk Review: Support comprehensive desk review of the client’s secretariat electronic system, internal documents, and relevant external literature to gather background information and context.
Inception Report Drafting: Contribute to the development of the evaluation inception report, including the creation of evaluation tools and detailed implementation plans, ensuring that they align with the client’s expectations and requirements.
Evaluation Tool Design: Contribute to the design both qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools that are tailored to effectively measure the desired outcomes and impacts
Data Collection: Conduct data collection of qualitative and quantitative data in the targeted countries, ensuring that all data gathering activities are conducted in a systematic and consistent manner.
Data Processing and Analysis: Conduct data cleaning, synthesis, and qualitative analysis processes, ensuring that the data is accurate, complete, and ready for interpretation.
Debriefing Sessions: Attend regular debriefing sessions with the client throughout the assignment to update them on progress, share preliminary findings, and adjust the evaluation approach as needed.
Evaluation Report Drafting: Support the Evaluation Lead in drafting of both the draft and final evaluation reports. Ensure that the reports are objective, balanced, and evidence-based, with accurate and verifiable affirmations and realistic recommendations.
Presentation of Findings: Support the Evaluation Lead in preparing and delivering a summarized presentation of the findings, including key insights and recommendations, in a clear and visually engaging PowerPoint format.
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Qualifications and Competencies
The evaluator must demonstrate extensive experience in applying rigorous evaluation methodologies aligned with OECD-DAC criteria across multi-country portfolios. Additionally, the evaluator should possess thematic expertise in the areas of abortion and/or sexual and reproductive health rights. The ideal candidate should have the following skills:
Experience in conducting grants and fund portfolio evaluations using qualitative and quantitative research and analysis methods, particularly in the health sector.
Experience with evaluating complex, non-linear and systems-level change.
Ability to understand and assess electronic data systems based on relational databases and data visualization technologies.
Knowledge of the international context for sexual and reproductive health services and rights, and/or safe abortion.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability and to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders including within civil society organizations, international donors.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience in writing technical, analytic and evaluation reports, and critical interviewing skills.
Ability to discreetly handle sensitive data and/or conversations.
Advanced oral and written skills in English (required)
How to Apply
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