Country: Ethiopia

Organization: Results for Development Institute

Closing date: 22 Aug 2023

Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner. We collaborate with change agents around the world — government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators — to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. We help our partners move from knowing their goal to knowing how to reach it. We combine global expertise in health, education and nutrition with analytic rigor, practical support for decision-making and implementation and access to peer problem-solving networks. Together with our partners, we build self-sustaining systems that serve everyone and deliver lasting results. Then we share what we learn so others can achieve results for development, too.

We have a unique and vibrant culture at R4D. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. Diversity—of ideas, identities, perspectives and backgrounds—is vital to who we are and what we do. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them. Our work culture is collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. We operate based on trust and respect. Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other in continuously building a better R4D.

This position is based in Addis Ababa and reports to Washington, DC-based Associate Director. The Program Officer will work out of the R4D office in Addis Ababa.

Practice/Department:

The Evaluation and Adaptive Learning (EAL) practice conducts targeted research using methods such as formative research and rapid experimentation to answer questions relevant to donor and practitioner strategies. By using proven evaluation methods for adaptive management purposes, we work with partners to design, experiment with, and evaluate solutions to accelerate their impact.

Position Summary:

The Program Officer will work across at least two EAL projects, which may include: a Hilton Foundation-funded strategy evaluation for their Refugees Initiative and a project researching market shaping activities to increase access to medication. EAL seeks to look beyond standard, traditional monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities to support innovative monitoring and evaluation processes to measure outcomes in complex environments.

R4D’s EAL Practice is a highly matrixed team with team members working on projects across the organization. The Program Officer will be based in R4D's Ethiopia Office but will collaborate closely with staff in R4D's US office and colleagues across the globe. In addition, there will be other opportunities to work with colleagues in other practices areas and/or country offices.

To be successful in this role, the Program Officer will need to be a strong and proactive communicator (verbally and in writing), think creatively and ‘outside of the box,’ and be both self-motivated and collaborative.

Responsibilities

Research

• Conduct desk review, literature review, document review

• Work collaboratively on data collection and analysis: develop tools for data collection, conduct key informant interviews, and analyze data

Measurement & Learning

• Develop measurement and learning plans for grantees

• Support the development of tools and frameworks for learning such as indicator frameworks, maturity models, etc.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as a key point of contact for grantees and other stakeholders

• Contribute to workshop design and delivery, including co-facilitating sessions and developing presentations to convey findings to stakeholders

• Draft sections of reports and key deliverables for funders

Travel (5%)

• Some domestic travel to health facilities to conduct key informant interviews, site visits, and direct observation

• Potential for limited international travel

Other (10%)

• Participation in EAL practice initiatives, such as those related to business development, communications, or other activities as time allows

• Participates fully as a member of R4D by contributing, assisting and participating in organizational initiatives as requested by R4D management

Qualifications:

• PO: bachelor’s +5 years of experience or master’s +3 years of experience

• Experience in R4D’s priority sectors of health, education, and/or nutrition preferred

• Basic understanding of quantitative research and experience analyzing data in STATA a plus

• Experience with qualitative research (tool development, data collection, data analysis)

• Experience breaking down complex concepts into simplified parts to diverse stakeholders

• Skilled in conducting desk research

• Able to work effectively with a geographically dispersed team

• Able to work as part of a team and self-motivated to manage work independently

• Strong verbal and written communicator, can communicate effectively with external stakeholders

• Able to prioritize and manage work in a fast-paced environment across multiple projects and work streams with competing time/resource demands

How to apply

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