Manager, Research and Evaluation Assosa, Ethiopia

Overview

Pharo Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a mission-driven, non-profit organisation that designs, funds, and operates economic development programmes to achieve its vision of a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Over the next decade, our goal is to create maximum impact towards three critical missions:

1. Empowering the next generation: Our education mission is to ensure that all students have an opportunity to access a high-quality, affordable education, and become productive citizens of a rapidly changing world.

2. Eliminating barriers to employment and productivity: Our productivity mission is to identify and eliminate health, financial, and structural barriers to employment and productivity for working people.

3. Solving water scarcity: Our water mission is to ensure that people and communities across Africa have access to a safe and affordable source of water.

The Foundation also owns Pharo Ventures which is the for-profit arm of its operations with sustainable businesses in Ethiopia and Somaliland geared towards job creation and economic empowerment.

We are a diverse, multicultural, and passionate organisation, with over 650 employees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Somaliland. Our headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, and we have a liaison office in London, UK, which is home to our parent organisation, Pharo Management.

Opportunity

As the Foundation expands its work across Africa, this is an exciting, growing opportunity to employ the latest research and evaluation tools to measure impact on the ground and guide future strategies. Working alongside the Foundation’s Chief Research and Evaluation Officer (CREO) and fellow team members, the Manager, Research and Evaluation (RE) in Assosa will play a critical role in implementing and executing the Foundation’s research and evaluation strategies in Ethiopia.

Key relationships

Role: Manager, Research and Evaluation (2 positions)

Location: Assosa, Ethiopia

Reporting to: Head of Research and Evaluation, Ethiopia 

Functional relationships: Chief Research and Evaluation Officer, Kenya

Lead, Research and Evaluation, Kenya

Associate, Research and Evaluation, Kenya

Field Officer, Research and Evaluation, Ethiopia         

Country Director, Ethiopia

Mission Directors, Kenya

Program Manager, Ethiopia

Contract type: 3-year contract

Duties and Responsibilities

Research and Evaluation

• Responsible for implementing and executing evaluations of the Foundation’s current and future projects in Ethiopia; primarily in education, water, and productivity/employment.

• Managing day-to-day research and evaluation activities in Ethiopia

• Regularly assessing program implementation progress in the field.

• Designing and piloting survey instruments.

• Supervising and training field staff.

• Managing field staff in the collection of social and economic data.

• Ensuring that data collection is executed with the highest quality.

• Supporting data analysis, which may include cleaning, managing, and uploading data.

• Ensuring that Foundation resources are being spent in a cost-effective manner.

• Contributing to the production of research reports.

• Regular travel to project locations in Assosa, Ethiopia, and other locations as needed.

Institutional / Administrative

• Supporting the programme design process in Ethiopia across different sectors, such as reviewing and editing various documents required in the process.

• Ensuring that local programme teams are on board with RE protocols.

• Educating local teams on key RE concepts and ideas, as needed.

• Keeping the CREO and other RE team members informed on the progress of local projects.

• Organising and facilitating field research trips for team members in Ethiopia.

 Job Requirments

Qualifications and requirements

• Degree in relevant field (political or social science, economics, international development, statistics, etc.).

• Strong track record of outstanding academic performance.

• Minimum 5 years of field management experience.

Personal attributes

• Creative and entrepreneurial self-starter, with a focus on execution and results.

• Superior attention to detail.

• Solution-focused and eager to take initiative.

• Ability to articulate complex ideas, summarize problems, and identify key lessons, clearly and effectively.

• Proficient with survey platforms, like KoboCollect or SurveyCTO.

• Proficiency using statistical tools, like Stata or R, is preferred.

• Excellent writing and presentation skills.

• Ability to manage field surveys, focus groups, and randomized evaluations.

• Ability to multitask and balance multiple work assignments.

• Most importantly, excellent interpersonal skills. In this position, you will be required to work efficiently with teams in a variety of different locations and contexts.

 How to Apply

Application procedure

Interested and qualified applicants can apply online using THIS LINK

We will review completed applications on a rolling basis. If we identify an outstanding candidate early in the process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we will only contact shortlisted candidates. For your application, please provide:

• A detailed CV & Cover Letter, other credentials like degree, student copy, licenses. In your cover letter, please state where you heard about this position or saw it advertised e.g., through our website, jobs board.

• An essay of no more than 500 words outlining: What education and research experience have you gained that would make you the most qualified candidate for this role?

• A list of five references with current addresses, phone numbers, and email contacts.