Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 18 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Democracy International (DI) is seeking to hire a Local Governance – Subject Matter Expert Consultant to conduct a midline performance evaluation of the Local Impact Governance Activity (“Local Impact”) in Zambia, contracted by SoCha and supported by the USAID/Zambia Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Platform (Z-MELP). The Midline Performance Evaluation will aid SoCha assess the performance of the USAID Local Impact Activity to date and inform any mid-course corrective actions and adaptive management that can help to strengthen performance and address identified shortcomings. The Local Governance – Subject Matter Expert Consultant will lead field-based data collection efforts and carry-out the analysis of the evaluation’s primary and secondary data.
The purpose of the Local Impact Governance Activity is help the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) build-up a sub-national system of governance for devolved service delivery that is more responsive to citizen needs. By supporting the transformation of sub-national governance to be more responsive to citizen needs, Local Impact engages national and sub-national authorities to expand the capabilities of district-level governance bodies to deliver sustainable development outcomes, increase effective citizen and private sector involvement in development planning and monitoring, and improve public financial management (PFM) and domestic revenue generation.

This will be a part-time Consultant position based in Lusaka, Zambia. This position will be contingent on contract award and funding and will be only open to Zambian citizens.
The evaluation is estimated to begin in January 2024 and end in June 2024.
Essential Job Duties:
• The position’s responsibilities will include:
• Lead field-based data collection efforts;
• Support formulation and revision of data collection tools;
• Carry out analysis of primary and secondary data;
• Share local governance expertise with the evaluation team;
• Coordinate with the Team Leader and participate in USAID/Zambia regular check-in meetings;
• Strongly contribute to all deliverables including presentations;
• Strongly contribute to/write the inception report, draft evaluation report, final evaluation report, infographic development and post-evaluation action plans.

Qualifications:
• A Master’s degree (or higher) and 5 years’ relevant work experience, or relevant work experience of 7 years in lieu of an advanced degree;
• Strong research skills relating to the collection and analysis of qualitative data;
• Demonstrated expertise in Zambia in decentralization, sub-national/local governance, local government financing and service delivery, as well as local government-private sector linkage-building;
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders, and team members;
• Professional fluency in English (both spoken and written) required;
• Zambian citizens preferred.
Reporting:
• This position reports to the Team Lead and DI home office.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
• Interested applicants MUST submit a cover letter and CV. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will be filled as soon as a qualified candidate is identified. DI will only contact candidates of interest.
• The evaluation is estimated to begin in January 2024 and end in June 2024. Zambian candidate are strongly preferred
• Interested and qualified? Click here to apply

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