Description
International Business and Technical Consultants Incorporated (IBTCI) is recruiting an Evaluation Team Leader to help execute a Task Order issued by the USAID/East Africa /Somalia Office. As the holder of the Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS) contract, IBTCI will be conducting an evaluation of an economic growth program in Somalia, with a focus on agriculture.
This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to Somalia, and is full-time, tentatively beginning in June 2015.

The assignment includes the following tasks:
• Review relevant project documents
• Help organize training sessions for interviewers regarding collection of data
• Help develop survey related documentation including: instrument, instructions and training materials in English and Somali
• Help provide oversight of data collection
• Follow international quality control standards and quality assurance procedures
• Ensure adherence to standard USAID requirements (disaggregation by sex, region, etc.)
• Recommend use of appropriate data collection tools
• Help develop users’ guide for the data, including a description of all variables collected
• Help produce a final report that covers all results and includes summary tables of survey data.

The Agriculture in Somalia Evaluation Specialist should meet minimum qualification requirements:
• In-depth knowledge of best practice for agricultural value chains;
• Strong knowledge transfer skills;
• Professional knowledge of MS Office applications;
• Familiarity with the Somali agricultural economy;
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) in English;
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) in Somali strongly preferred

HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit a CV, Cover Letter, and Three References to dotieno@ibtci.comby May 29th, 2015. Only finalists will be contacted.