About the Position

NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) is seeking a Survey Specialist for the USAID-funded Ethiopia Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning – Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (MEL-CLA) Platform. The MEL-CLA project team will assist USAID/Ethiopia and its partners in generating empirical data on project implementation and fostering learning and knowledge management to improve evidence-based project design and development programming in support of the Country Development and Cooperation Strategy (CDCS). The Survey Specialist will work closely with the NORC team to ensure quality deliverables, design and implement survey instruments, support all data collection activities, and disseminate findings with the Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) team. Founded in 1941, NORC is an established social research organization pursuing high-quality social science research that serves the public interest. 

This is a local position based in Addis Ababa and Ethiopian citizens are encouraged to apply. The position will require some travel within Ethiopia and the position is for a five-year period with salary at competitive rates. Women are encouraged to apply.

** Please note that this position is contingent upon award and funding. **

Responsibilities:

The Survey Specialist will work under the supervision of the Evaluation Specialist to support all data collection activities (Surveys, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), Key Informant Interviews (KII), and other types of data collection). This person will provide support and be heavily involved in oversight of enumerator training, pilot testing of instruments, and quality control of data collection in the field. This person will also be responsible for conducting data quality reviews (DQR) and cleaning a wide range of data sets.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in survey methodology, statistics, sociology, economics, or related field
• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant professional experience
• Experience managing and implementing large- and small-scale quantitative data collections
• Experience with qualitative research, preferred
• Experience with data collection instrument development
• Experience with training on data collection and analysis
• Proven ability and interest in working with small and large datasets
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a large team
• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills
• Knowledge of data analysis software (R, Python, SPSS, STATA, SAS, etc.) preferred
• Knowledge of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) systems preferred

How to Apply

Interested candidates should email a CV and cover letter to ethiopia-mel-cla@norc.org

Please use the following subject line in your email: “Ethiopia MEL-CLA Survey Specialist Application – Last Name, First Name.” Please also contact us at this email with any questions or clarifications. To submit a question please use the subject line: “Ethiopia MEL-CLA-Questions.” Questions without this subject line will not be reviewed.