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DOL/ILAB BuildCA2P & ACE Evaluations
Job Description
Local Evaluation Expert
Expected Period of Performance: 12 Months
Background
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) leads the Department of Labor’s (DOL) efforts to ensure that workers around the world are treated fairly and are able to share in the benefits of the global economy. ILAB’s mission is to safeguard the dignity at work, both at home and abroad by strengthening global labor standards, enforcing labor commitments among trading partners, promoting racial and gender equity, and combating international child labor, forced labor and human trafficking.
Dexis Consulting Group is seeking a consultant or entity to provide the services of a Local Evaluation Expert to support data collection fieldwork for evaluations with DOL ILAB in Philippines and Vietnam. The Local Evaluation Expert will leverage evaluation, sectoral, and regional experience to provide technical input at all stages of the evaluation design, implementation, analysis, and report writing for the evaluation. They will work with the Dexis Home Office, Implementing Partners, and Lead Evaluator(s) to coordinate and conduct the data collection, enumeration, and analysis required to produce performance evaluations of international development projects, and support the preparation and finalization of the evaluation report. The Local Evaluation Expert shall have extensive monitoring and evaluation experience, with specific qualitative experience evaluating international development projects in Vietnam or the Philippines.
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Lead Evaluator and in consultation with Dexis, the illustrative responsibilities for the Local Evaluation Expert include, but are not limited to:
- Review desk review and draft Terms of Reference (TOR).
- Support Lead Evaluator to revise the TOR, data collection instruments, field itinerary, and lists of stakeholders, inclusive of revisions responding to feedback.
- Manage the scheduling and logistics for data collection itinerary, coordinating with the Lead Evaluator to develop the tracking and management tools for data and consultation scheduling.
- Work closely with the Lead Evaluator to coordinate and schedule initial meetings for this evaluation and finalize a field itinerary.
- Lead the logistical management of field data collection and collaborate with Lead Evaluator and Dexis home office, including maintaining compliance with federal travel regulations and Dexis policies.
- Lead field data collection, including conducting data quality checks on collated field data.
- Report all aspects of the data collection process in accordance with the TOR to the Lead Evaluator, including remote and in-person data collection.
- Support Lead Evaluator in translating, summarizing, and analyzing data, identifying contextual and emerging trends, and drafting findings.
- Support the drafting of the Evaluation Report.
- Provide inputs to support Lead Evaluator in responding to feedback in order to finalize Evaluation Report, including final infographic summary.
- Participate in weekly check-ins with the Dexis Program Management Unit and discussions with client, as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred.
- At least 3 years of experience evaluating international development in Vietnam or the Philippines.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
- Fluency in Tagalog is considered an additional strength.
- Ability to produce high quality reports in proficient English in a timely fashion.
- Expertise in conducting performance evaluations of international development projects using qualitative methodologies.
- Expertise in any of the following areas is preferred and considered an additional strength: child labor, child protection, awareness-raising, capacity building, agricultural supply chains, commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), and acceptable conditions of work.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
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