Work Remotely as a Consultant-Evaluation Specialist at the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation: Apply Now
Closing Date: 19 July 2025
Work Remotely as a Consultant-Evaluation Specialist at the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation: Apply Now
Background
The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) promotes evidence-informed equitable, inclusive and sustainable development. 3ie support the generation and effective use of high-quality evidence to inform decision-making and improve the lives of people living in poverty in low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs). 3ie provide guidance and support to produce, synthesize and quality assure evidence of what works, for whom, how, why and at what cost. 3ie is registered as a non-governmental organization in the United States. It has offices in New Delhi, London and Washington, DC.
Role Summary
The Consultant-Evaluation Specialist will lead and support the technical and management aspects of systematic reviews, evidence gap maps and/or other evidence synthesis projects. This includes supporting the preparation of proposal materials for fundraising, writing program documents, reviewing grant proposals, quality-assuring 3ie-funded studies, managing external reviewers and leading in-house research projects.
The Consultant-Evaluation Specialist (Consultant-ES) is expected to assume full day-to-day program management responsibility for work and to conduct research, provide technical assistance for capacity building, and write content for publications, social media, and 3ie’s website. They will lead and/or participate in events, conferences, and workshops as necessary. In various capacities, the Consultant-ES communicates directly with funders and represents 3ie to policymakers and researchers. They will work in a matrixed environment and will be expected to establish strong and collaborative relations with 3ie staff, researchers and other stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have significant and broad-based impact systematic review research experience and will have demonstrated expertise in translating research evidence for decision-makers in L&MICs. They are required to supervise and mentor junior staff. Situation permitting, some international and domestic travel is expected.
Key responsibilities
Research, review, and translation for a policy audience
- Conduct and oversee evidence syntheses across a range of development sectors, which include but not be limited to health, nutrition, education, agriculture, governance, climate change, civil society, labor, microfinance, humanitarian interventions, social protection, agriculture, and others.
- Conduct and advise on scoping studies, systematic reviews and evidence gap maps
- Lead on new methods and/or development of certain innovative researchtopics (research transparency, etc.), as needed
Project and grant administration and management
- Provide program management leadership and support for research and professional services grants and contracts to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, financial, and contractual integrity from project start- up through implementation and completion
- Ensure – in collaboration with 3ie staff who are managing programs – that grant, and contract implementation and spending are aligned with approved budgets, workplans and 3ie policies and practices
- The ES may recruit, onboard, manage, and supervise staff and consultants, as required
- Mentor junior staff as needed
Institutional advancement and communications
- Represent 3ie in evaluation and development forums, including technical working groups and donor, bilateral, and multilateral consultative groups and meetings
- Strengthen and build relationships with 3ie’s key stakeholders, including members, donors, policymakers and researchers
- Lead and contribute to technical reports, publications, briefs, blogs, website content, and other social media on evidence programs and professional services
- Engage in strategic growth and diversification of 3ie initiatives to cultivate donors, develop partnerships, write technical proposals, and support innovations in program development
Qualifications, experience and skills
Education and work experience
- Master’s degree in economics, public policy, public health, demography, or another relevant social science field that includes statistical training and experimental methods; a doctorate is strongly preferred
- In-depth knowledge of experimental and quasi-experimental methods applied in impact evaluation (RCT, IV, RDD, panel data methods, propensity score matching, interrupted time series)
- Experience designing and implementing one or more of the following: systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps, qualitative research, other evidence synthesis
- Academic knowledge of and direct field experience with one or more sectors but not limited to social protection, labor, health, nutrition, agriculture, and other social sector programming.
- Experience in L&MIC policy development and/or policy implementation at either the national or sub-national level preferred
- Project management experience preferred
- Experience supporting new business activities and demonstrated ability to write technical proposals across one or more development sectors preferred.
Qualifications and skills
- Ability to carry out data analysis in Stata, R and/or other statistical software packages
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages used in data cleaning and analysis, such as R, Python, or Stata, is desirable
- Familiarity with automation using text mining and machine learning, including the ability to develop machine learning models, is also an advantage
- Excellent oral and written communication as well as presentation skills in English
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the flexibility and willingness to adapt to shifting weekly priorities and deadlines
- Experience working and managing staff
- Excellent cross-cultural skills and diplomacy, and a reputation for being a strategic thinker, innovator, networker
Eligibility
3ie will recruit one individual based in London, Delhi, or Washington, D.C. 3ie is also open to considering applicants based in other countries who are willing to work remotely from their home country, while maintaining core working hours that align with colleagues in London, Delhi, or Washington, D.C.
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