DFID - Evaluation Adviser (A1)

Reference: DFIDJOBS-0085

Closing date: 06 September 2011

Interview date: Not Specified

Number of vacancies: 3

Salary: - Annual

Location: Overseas, London and East Kilbride (EK), Scotland

Appointment Terms: Permanent

Working Arrangements: Full time

Specific requirements:

Brief description: DFID has current, or anticipated, evaluation vacancies in a range of country programmes which includes an A1 position in Kenya/Somalia. There may also be one or two openings in London or East Kilbride based policy teams.

The role of evaluation advisers is to promote DFID’s embedding evaluation and evidence agenda by:

• stimulating demand for and effective use of evaluation
• advising on the evaluation plans for their office/department and individual development interventions, and commissioning evaluation work as appropriate
• leading and managing their office/department’s programme of evaluation work, ensuring relevance to and influence on DFID’s policy and programming
• upholding DFID’s evaluation standards and quality
• helping with understanding of existing evidence base and ensuring new studies fit with this and are fed into wider evidence base.

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