Bixal is seeking a consultant to work on a short term, international technical assignment to evaluate a public financial management (PFM) technical assistance program. The work location will be the consultant’s home base and will require brief in-person work in Freetown, Sierra Leone. We do have a strong preference for candidates currently based in Sierra Leone..
The MEL specialist will support the evaluation team as a team member and will be an expert in the local financial and political context of Sierra Leone and will have experience working in the public financial sector. Primary responsibilities include participating in interviews, setting appointments for field work, collecting relevant local documentation and reports, producing high-quality field notes for interviews, managing the transcription and translation of interview data, and supporting the analysis and report writing for evaluation reports as assigned by the evaluation team leader.
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Scope of Work
- Be solution oriented, problem-solving, collaborative, and solutions oriented ·
- Collaborate in the design and execution of monitoring, evaluation or learning activities as per the scope of work assigned. ·
- Collaborate in the development of the workplan, inception report, facilitation guide or evaluation design as required. ·
- Work on-the ground in Freetown, Sierra Leone to set appointments for field work with finance agency staff, advisors, and stakeholders. ·
- Produce high-quality interview notes for interviews conducted in English. ·
- Manage the transcription and translation of interview data. ·
- Collaborate on the development of presentations to disseminate findings and conclusions to a wide audience, including high-level forums.
Qualifications
- Experience conducting international evaluations, with a strong preference for previous experience in Sierra Leone, and superior intercultural skills and political sensitivity. ·
- High level expertise with quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies and evaluation approaches. ·
- Excellent verbal communication and professional writing skills in English. ·
- Robust organizational skills to manage or collaborate with evaluation teams. ·
- Strong attention to detail. ·
- Ability to follow through on tasks in a fast-changing environment. ·
- Willing to learn from team members, coach and be coached as appropriate. ·
- Familiarity with computer assisted qualitative and quantitative data analysis software such as Atlas.ti, NVivo, or MAXQDA.