About the Job:
Village Enterprise is seeking a Fellow to lead its field-level Monitoring and Evaluation activities, design and manage innovative pilot projects as well as current Special Projects in a highly dynamic team. The M&E Fellow will also support East African staff to implement and improve the organization’s core program, supervise interns and regional managers, and monitor program implementation. A minimum time commitment of one year is required. After 10 months, the operations team will conduct a performance review and assuming very good performance, future job opportunities within the organization beyond the one-year Fellowship will be explored.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- M&E Role:
- Manage and assess Village Enterprise Business Owner targeting (an ultra-poor targeting process);
- Design and lead special project evaluations, write reports for funders;
- Oversee and increase the quality and efficiency of core and special project monitoring;
- Manage relations with external evaluation partners for a planned impact evaluation;
- Supervise the training of staff and Enumerators on data collection / interviewing, data entry, analysis and other tasks as required;
- Provide oversight for Microenterprise Development Plan data collection and analysis.
- Operations Role:
- Assist in the implementation, monitoring and expansion of the Village Enterprise core program;
- Provide management oversight and leadership, in cooperation with the Senior Director of Programs and Operations, Country Directors, and field staff, in Kakamega, Kenya; Soroti and Hoima, Uganda;
- Promote a strong work ethic among the Regional Manager and Business Mentors;
- Train trainers, mentor other employees and build capacity in country offices;
- Act as a liaison between the Field Operations Team and Development Team in the US.
Qualifications:
- Education:
- Masters degree is required. Concentrations in Development or Agricultural Economics, International Development, Public Policy, Statistics or other applied social research strongly preferred.
- Previous experience in both quantitative and qualitative evaluation preferred.
- Ability to design and implement research based on randomized control trials, regression discontinuity, propensity score matching and other methods preferred.
- Required Qualifications:
- Experience in a management/leadership;
- Experience living / working / traveling in a developing country or emerging economy;
- Must be a very strong critical thinker able to identify potential solutions to challenges in new environments;
- Must be able to use Excel to analyze survey data, budgets and track basic finances. Ability to perform advanced data analysis with SATA or SPSS strongly preferred.
- Experience working effectively in a highly independent capacity – self-managing, taking ownership of goals, developing work plans and self-deadlines;
- Willingness to work in a diverse team via email, skype and other Internet based communications;
- Strong Written and verbal communication skills (this role will involve writing many reports and making many presentations);
- Dedication to producing and executing high quality projects/tasks and recommendations quickly, with a high level of accuracy and systematic attention to detail;
- Passion for innovative approaches to poverty reduction around the world, including but not limited to social entrepreneurship and business development in Africa;
- Minimum commitment of 1 year; involves living in areas where there are few other foreigners/expats, few stores and restaurants, limited access to electricity at times, unpaved roads that lead to bumpy/uncomfortable car rides during field work;
- Fluency in English required; Swahili is not required
- Other skills/experience desired, but not required
- Experience in curriculum development, this role will require curriculum development for VE's Training Program;
- Strong IT skills preferred, including database management, network setup & troubleshooting.
Benefits and Other Support:
- During your fellowship, you will receive a stipend totaling U.S. $8,000;
- One round-trip ticket from the U.S. to Kenya or Uganda;
- Kenya & Uganda visas;
- International health insurance, Flying Doctors emergency evacuation insurance, and a U.S. $300 stipend for local health clinic expenses;
- Accommodations and house expenses in-country (water, electric and wifi)
- All in-country travel, phone, internet and accommodations costs related to your fellowship activities;
- 21 days of time off (to be taken during your fellowship year)
More / LessHow to apply
How to Apply:
Send your cover letter and CV to Anne Olson at anneo@villageef.orgwith a copy to Ellen Metzger at ellenm@villageef.org . Please mention “Fellowship Application” in the subject line.
Cover letter should include answers to the following questions:
- Why do you want to work in rural East Africa?
- What specific leadership or management experiences have you had that will prepare you for this role?
- What areas do you hope to develop/grow the most through this fellowship?
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