CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 31 Mar 2015

RBF SPECIALIST

USAID ENDLINE STUDY FOR AN IMPACT EVALUATION OF A RESULTS-BASED FINANCING INTERVENTION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

IBTCI COMPANY PROFILE

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and has implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including health, education, environment & economic development and crisis, conflict & governance.

PROJECT SUMMARY

IBTCI is currently seeking candidates for a Results Based Financing (RBF) Specialist to coordinate field data collection on an endline evaluation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The endline study mainly involves two surveys: a household and a health facility—collecting data at the intervention and comparison RBF sites in the provinces of East Kasai, West Kasai, Katanga, and South Kivu. The ideal candidate should possess a successful track record as a field study coordinator, implementing and managing data collection. The RBF Specialist will oversee a team of supervisors and will be in charge of large teams of interviewers and data collectors. Therefore, careful management of personnel and logistics in the field is required. S/he must be available from March 2015 – September 2015.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

· Conduct trainings of survey personnel on study data collection and management tools and methods.

· Oversee supervisors, interviewers and data collectors during endline data collection for the RBF impact evaluation.

· Oversee periodic data management tasks during the survey, including but not limited to data cleaning, verification checks, and ad hoc calculations.

· Provide survey logistics and management support in the field throughout the data collection phase. Maintain and regularly update the Field Implementation Plan.

· Conduct routine data quality control checks.

· Conduct key informant interviews with key stakeholders at Kinshasa and provincial levels.

· Analyze and identify significant interview findings, especially vis-à-vis the costing data.

· Collaborate with the Impact Evaluation Specialist on the empirical analysis of survey results to estimate the impacts of RBF services. Conduct the necessary sub-group analyses to answer key RBF impact evaluations listed in the contract SOW.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· A master’s degree in economics, international development, or public health (or an advanced degree in a relevant field).

· At least five years prior experience in RBF research and evaluation in DRC.

· Proficiency in mobile phone based data collection and management system e.g. Datadyne/Magpi; computer skills in word processing and data analysis tools such as SPSS, MS Excel or STATA.

· Familiarity working in rural DRC, specifically in the Kasais, Katanga, and South Kivu

· Native fluency in French and working knowledge of English (both written and oral) are required.

· DRC nationals highly preferred; will consider non-national current DRC residents of other nationalities.

· Experience and willingness to work under harsh conditions in remote areas.

How to apply:

TO APPLY

Please go to https://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/ to apply. Only final candidates will be contacted. IBTCI is an equal opportunity employer.