Evaluation And Learning Specialist

Requirements Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree, Advanced Diploma, or BTech (NQF 7) in a relevant field. Minimum two years of experience at a management level. Experience conducting evaluations and writing evaluation reports. Experience capturing good practices and lessons learned through varied approaches (e.g., end-of-project evaluation, special studies). Experience in project design and evaluation, research, policy analysis, and evaluation of donor-funded projects. Experience supporting Donor Communities in developing Enterprise Standards. Experience preparing evaluation reports for technical, management, government, donor, and other stakeholder audiences. Proficiency in applying leading qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and reporting tools. Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders and exemplary report-writing skills. Responsibilities Execute the Jobs Fund Evaluation Framework and Learning Agenda. Support the evaluation of projects and extract learnings from the Jobs Fund portfolio. Provide inputs to the Terms of Reference for evaluations and manage the service provider selection process. Manage the service providers secured to carry out project-level evaluations. Provide inputs into the design of baseline assessments, formative evaluations, mid-term evaluations, and summative evaluations for projects. Support partners in developing results chains for their projects. Plan, design, and conduct formative, process, and summative evaluations. Utilize evaluation results to improve project roll-out and appraise new projects. Promote and enhance learning by analyzing and synthesizing findings from project evaluations. Support awareness sessions with partners on evaluations, results-based management, and project close-outs. Perform benchmarking and learning exercises on job creation, sustainability, and systemic change. Document feedback on learnings from case studies, reviews, project close-out reports, and other related factors. Engage in activities related to the synthesis and dissemination of lessons learned by the Jobs Fund. Support evaluation outputs and facilitate implementation of recommendations from evaluations. Client Engagement Liaise and engage with stakeholders on learning and evaluation at the project level and Jobs Fund level. Provide support to Jobs Fund Partners to ensure post-Jobs Fund success. Appraise the Project Implementation Monitoring Plans and Theory of Change of new project applications. Advise on the use of job proxies when required. Evaluation and Learning Framework Support the JF in meeting evaluation and learning targets. Support the development of a learning framework with each business unit in the Jobs Fund. Provide technical support to project managers and the Communications Unit to develop and document compelling outcome and impact success stories, fostering institutionalization and internalization of learning processes. Contribute to the training of project managers and partners on evaluation methodologies. Management of Data and Systems Identify opportunities to optimize the Job Fund’s collection, use, and management of data. Support training for Jobs Fund staff on the use of systems and effective data collection, use, and visualization. Simplify complex systems and processes into user‑friendly guidance for staff. Collaborate with the grants management system (GMS) team and unit staff on broader system enhancements. Data Analysis, Research and Learning Provide technical support to short- and long-term research, analysis, and information gathering assignments in support of evaluation and learning efforts. Manage, analyze, and effectively visualize large and complex data sets. Coordinate and respond to internal and external requests for data and data analysis. Support the synthesis of Jobs Fund knowledge, knowledge dissemination, and active engagement of wider market players. Support the systematic recording of the social impact of Jobs Fund projects. JFPs already report social impact through narratives in quarterly reporting. Monitoring and Evaluation System Execute the overall framework of the monitoring and evaluation activities. Assess the validity of monitoring and evaluation data through regular and ad-hoc review of activities. Draft, revise, and update tools and data collection procedures (e.g., logical framework, project performance tracking, indicators, data flow chart). #J-18808-Ljbffr