QUALIFICATIONS

•     BA/Bed degree in Education Measurement and Evaluation, Educational Psychology, Early Childhood Care and Education, EiE, Curriculum and Instruction, Education/Economic Statistics, Educational Psychology or related field, (MA/Med degree is preferable).

•     Training in Teacher Education program, teacher training strategies, and ECCE Teacher Education program.

Experience and Skills: 

• Minimum of 10 years experience working in research, measurement and evaluation, evidence and learning generation undertakings
• 3 years or above of managerial or coordination experience on ensuring MEAL planning and implementation, large data set collection, collation, analysis, and research results preparation.
• Solid competence in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies including enriched experience on the use of Kobo Toolbox, Access, SPSS, and STATA and qualitative data analysis tools and producing assessment/research report
• Understanding of emergency/humanitarian contexts with particular reference to conflict and disasters.
• Demonstrated experience of disseminating research results for different stakeholders (government, donors, UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs…).
• Ability and willingness to travel to conflict and disaster-affected locations and able to work under pressure to deliver results with flexible working hours.
• Experience and knowledge of evidence generation and learning on what works (and doesn’t work) for children, including designing/commissioning, implementing and applying: needs assessments, baseline studies, evaluations and research results.
• Direct experience of working with communities in participatory approaches. Experience and knowledge of systems of accountability to children and communities, including information sharing, the participation of adults and children on assessment and research.
• Ability to prepare and facilitate technical training on action research, data collection, analysis and research including writing up of reports.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Technical:

• Skilled at communicating and influencing across relevant teams and departments
• Ability to work independently and as part of teams/groups.
• Strong remote-working abilities and self-motivated.
• Result oriented
• Ability to challenge existing mindsets

Generic Competencies:

• Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well with persons of different cultures
• Proficiency in a national language required
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values

Additional job responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and

Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.