AfDB (Principal Evaluation Officer)

Company Description
African Development Bank AfDB established to strengthen dialogue between the Bank and the Government, is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Principal Evaluation Officer, IDEV.1&2

Job Description
Design, conduct and report on evaluations in accordance with the Bank’s Evaluation Policy and Manual and international evaluation standards (e.g., OECD DAC evaluation standards and the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) Good Practice Standards). This includes:
Develop the scope and terms of reference.
Prepare an inception report. Develop (i) Theory of Change; (ii) the evaluation design (e.g., randomized, quasi-experimental, non-experimental) including limitations; (iii) economic, social and statistical methodologies and approaches; (iv) clearly identify methodological  limitations and how they will be addressed; (v) the analytical framework; and (vi) test data collection tools.
Carry out data collection and code data against coding schemes in accordance with the evaluation inception report.
Analyse findings of evaluations in terms of approach used, political sensitivity, strategic focus, economic and social implications in accordance with the analytical framework.
Report on evaluation results – develop the performance story based on the analysis of evaluation findings. Author evaluation reports that are concise, clearly written, balanced, evidence-based and timely. Ensure that they address the evaluation objectives and questions outlined in the inception report. Make recommendations to the Bank’s Board and senior management on changes to the Bank’s policies, programs and projects, based on evaluations that have been approved by IDEV management.
Establish an effective quality management process including preparing terms of reference for internal and external peer-review.
Provide regular written progress reports to IDEV management.
Communicate the IDEV’s evaluation mandate and approach to Bank managers and staff at the outset of the evaluation and seek their engagement throughout the evaluation process through the establishment of a Reference Group with a clear mandate. Obtain their feedback on the inception report and draft evaluation reports, and provide clarifications on evaluation recommendations for the preparation of the management response.
During the evaluation process, consult widely and engage regularly with Bank’s Management and staff both at headquarter and field office levels.
Identify any improvements to the evaluation process that IDEV may consider for future evaluations as part of its learning and communicate these lessons to IDEV management and staff.

Job Qualification
MBA, MSc, MA

Job Experience
6 years

Job Category
Administration, Secretarial, Finance, Accounting, Audit, Sales, Marketing

Method of Application
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Closing Date
25 February 2016

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