Vacancies at Chemonics International
Chemonics International - Nigeria SACE is a five year, $19.2 million
program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
implemented by Chemonics International. Its objective is to strengthen
civil society’s ability to influence the development and implementation
of
key democratic reforms at the national, state, and local levels. The
project will support increased engagement and efficacy of civil society
to influence public institutions whose function it is to serve citizens’
interests. The project explicitly aims to engage marginalized
populations; such as women, youth, and the disabled; in the process and
emphasize the Importance of leadership and innovation.
The project seeks to recruit suitable qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Consultant - Value for Money/Social Return on Investment
Location: Nigeria
Duration: Short term
Job Summary
- The SACE project has currently been operating for over three
years. The project has a full-fledged Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP)
built around the four objectives of the project. Through successive
revisions, the project has maintained momentum towards achieving its
objectives.
- The project has started recording significant policy and other
outcomes. The Performance Management Plan (PMP) however (in line with
the contract from USAID) has no measures (objectives or indicators) that
seek to measure the ‘value’ of project outcomes (especially in ways
that can be described in monetary terms, or other measures of value -
eg. social return on investment).
Job Descriptions
- SACE project requires the services of a qualified consultant to
support the project in clearly defining ‘value’ - using VfM /SROI /
other established approaches to help determine measures for the project
as well as assist in the conduct of an initial ‘value’ analysis as part
of a strategy for increasing the relevant capacities within the SACE
team for more in-depth and structured analysis and learning, going
forward.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum University level degree. Advanced degree in relevant field preferred.
- At least 10 years professional experience, with demonstrated
experience in governance, legislative processes and a strong background
in M&E, measurement and development work - preferably Nigeria
- Strong conceptual clarity on and experience of successfully
using/applying established donor and social enterprise-type frameworks
for evaluating value (e.g. DFID's Value for Money Framework and other
frameworks such as SRIO
- Expertise skills in conducting Value for Money/Social Return on
Investment support, analysis and evaluations of Governance type work,
- Excellent written and spoken English.
Job Title: Consultant - Independent Partner Review and Beneficiary Feedback
Location: Nigeria
Duration: Short term
Job Summary
- The SACE project works with 16 policy clusters (groups &
organizations, anchored by a grantee) to support them to influence
reform that improves transparency, accountability and good governance in
Nigeria nationally, across some designated states and also in the Niger
Delta.
- The SACE Project is in its third year and has recorded a number
of documented success stories in its focus areas, Project successes are
recorded through its existing mechanisms and tools - using Stories of
Significant Change and measured through the STAR Index and validated
through peer review processes through an Annual Learning Summit. In
order to further authenticate these outcomes as well as gauge
beneficiary perspectives through feedback, the project,seeks to
independently validate these documented results by its partners and to
use the opportunity to assess, using beneficiary feedback methodologies
(FGDs, KIIs, etc.) to generate stories of perceptions & beneficiary
stakeholders (Communities, CSOs, and key CON stakeholders - using the
project’s existing taxonomies of ‘public, influencers, and decision
makers’).
Job Description
- The project thus seeks a consultant with the relevant skills set
and expertise to conduct a verification of documented project success
stories and solicit feedback from beneficiary in a very systematic way.
- This will enable the project validate its approach; reflect on
and take on board any key feedback that is not covered through existing
systems and methodology of approach.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
- The consultant should have not less than 8 years professional
experience in facilitating such participatory evaluation. Advanced
university degree in social sciences, management; strong analytical,
presentation and interpersonal skills are required.
- Strong M&E tools, vast experience and understanding of
reporting frameworks with an ability to interpret indicators and gather
data to respond to the requirements.
- Strong analytical, presentation, and interpersonal skills;
- Excellent written and spoken English and report writing skills
- Demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations and verification of documented stories
- Participatory evaluation requires the consultant to play the
lead role of a facilitator, trainer, coach, collaborator and a
reflective participant.
- An understanding of Gender and Social inclusion issues and programming.
- Willingness/Ability to travel as needed within the country.
Note
- Applications should comprise a cover letter, a CV and a two-page capacity statement, addressing the key skills listed in CV.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. The project
strongly encourages applications from women, people with disability and
young people.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted, no follow up e-mails please.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to:
[email protected] (state position title in the subject box of the- mail).
Application Deadline: 28th April, 2017.