Capacity Building Specialist

NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) is one of the largest and most respected social research organizations in the United States pursuing high quality social science research that serves the public interest. Since its founding in 1941, NORC has been an industry leader with a distinguished record in the design, development, and implementation of survey and other data collection methodologies, applying new and time-tested strategies to address world-wide challenges and using advanced statistical and other analytical techniques to interpret social science data. NORC’s core competencies include designing and conducting rigorous impact evaluations of development projects; developing survey instruments; conducting analytic research; statistical sampling; data preparation, collection, cleaning and management; and developing survey-associated information technology. NORC implements several on-going research projects throughout the world and has developed close collaborative relationships with researchers, survey firms, and policy think tanks in numerous countries.

 

NORC is seeking a Capacity Building Specialist to support the provision of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) services for the USAID WBG Mission. USAID’s WBG programming is managed through three development objectives that include: Governance and Civic Engagement; Economic Growth and Infrastructure; and Human Capital and Social Impact. The effort would support a utilization‐driven, comprehensive performance measurement, planning, performance monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) system, and provide technical guidance to USAID WBG and its implementing partners (IPs) to enable USAID WBG to fulfill its performance monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and information-sharing obligations as mandated in USAID’s Automated Directives System and other USAID guidance.

 

About the Position

The Capacity Building Specialist will plan, prepare and deliver on-the-job training to staff from USAID and implementing partners. An emphasis will be placed on consultative development of learning activities, and participator approaches to all capacity building.  He / she will be able to provide training on topics such as performance management, logical frameworks, planning and managing evaluations, designing and testing survey instruments, etc. via presentations, case studies, and peer learning through group exercises.

 

Specific responsibilities include:

-    Planning and conducting training workshops, including training of trainers sessions;
-    Mentoring and coaching for USAID staff and implementing partners;
-    Offering USAID performance monitoring and evaluation policy guidance and resources;
-    Guidance on developing good evaluation questions, conducting data quality assessments, monitoring context and complex results, etc;
-    Developing training agendas and materials;
-    Assist with developing a learning agenda that addresses client knowledge gaps and how to address them by developing the appropriate activities; and
-    The ability to helping build teams or offices that would establish performance targets and indicators

 

Qualifications

A BS or BA university degree in international development, public policy, communications, or other related fields; five years of capacity building experience, including development of courses, training and/or technical assistance.  Excellent communications and interpersonal skills required. English and Arabic fluency are also preferred.

How to apply

Interested candidates should email a CV and cover letter to

Tesfaselassie-sewitnorc.org

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