What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Development Specialist (Democratic Governance East Final Performance Evaluation) position at EnCompass?
Consultancy Description
EnCompass LLC is implementing the seven-year Ukraine Monitoring and Learning Support Contract (UMLSC), providing a range of analytical and advisory services in support of USAID's design, performance monitoring, evaluation, and operational learning and adapting efforts.
EnCompass seeks a Local Community Development Specialist for a final performance evaluation of the USAID / Ukraine Democratic Governance East (DG East) Activity. DG East aims to strengthen the connection and trust between citizens and their government in the East by promoting good governance and inclusive civic identity. The Activity has three objectives; the evaluation will focus in particular on the objective related to increasing participation to improve Ukraine's governance and reform processes and help resolve community problems.
The Specialist must have detailed knowledge of eastern Ukraine, the war / development context, key stakeholders and actors, and other information relevant to the success of the DG East evaluation. The evaluation will be conducted in a hybrid mode (a combination of online and offline work). As security conditions permit, team members will conduct in-person field work within Ukraine; team members should be willing to travel domestically within Ukraine.
The total Level of Effort (LOE) for this role is up to 50 days from January 13 to July 30, 2025.
Position Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the Team Leader and participate in the field review, interviews, the draft and final evaluation reports, and debriefs.
- Contribute to desk review of relevant documents;
- Support the development of data collection tools (desk review guide, interview guides, focus group discussion guides, survey guides, etc.);
- Conduct field work (key informant interviews and other);
- Contribute to data coding, analysis, and interpretation across all data sources;
- Provide evaluation updates as requested by the Team Leader or UMLS Evaluation Specialist;
- Contribute to the presentation of initial findings to USAID;
- Contribute to the evaluation report, including drafting and reviewing assigned sections and addressing USAID's comments;
- Support in preparing the presentation of the final report for USAID Ukraine and other stakeholders.
Requirements
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
Experience and Skills
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How to Apply
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