Description
International Business and Technical Consultants Incorporated (IBTCI) is recruiting a formal & non-formal education expert for a baseline survey team to help execute a Task Order issued by the USAID/East Africa /Somalia Office. As the holder of the Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS) contract, IBTCI will be conducting a baseline survey to support a program engaged in formal and informal education activities in Somalia. The purpose of the baseline study is to establish pre-intervention (baseline) measurements that can be tracked during the upcoming phase of program activity, and used to compare end-line measurements via a performance evaluation.
This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Somalia, and is full-time, beginning in April 2015 to approximately July 30th.
The assignment includes the following tasks:
- Review relevant project documents
- Suggest possible improvements to the baseline education survey
- Help organize training sessions for interviewers regarding collection of education data
- Help conduct and document pre-tests
- Help develop survey related documentation including: instrument, instructions and training materials in English and Somali
- Help provide oversight of data collection,
- Follow international quality control standards and quality assurance procedures
- Ensure adherence to standard USAID requirements (disaggregation by sex, region, etc.)
- Recommend use of appropriate data collection tools
- Help develop users’ guide for the data, including a description of all variables collected and constructed.
- Help produce a final report that covers all results and includes summary tables of survey data.
The Formal & Non-formal Education Expert should meet minimum qualification requirements:
- Experience in assessment of government-endorsed standardized testing systems for students of secondary school;
- Experience in establishment of baseline competency levels for secondary school students;
- Experience in establishment of baseline competency levels for in-service secondary school teachers;
- In-depth knowledge of best practice for defining of grade-level knowledge in non-formal education;
- Strong knowledge transfer skills;
- Professional knowledge of MS Office applications;
- Familiarity with the Somali education system, or similar systems;
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) English, Somali language skills desirable;
- Only finalists will be contacted.
HOW TO APPLY:
To Apply please submit CV, Cover Letter, and 2-3 References to:
Diana Otieno, Dotieno@ibtci.com, Project Assistant
USAID Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS)
28 School Lane - Whitefields Place Suite A1, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
Please submit your application by March 7, 2015
