Citizens Observation/Participation (Research and Technical) Expert - Election Portfolio Performance Evaluation at Navanti

Position Description:

• Navanti is seeking a Citizens Observation/Participation (Research and Technical) Expert to provide a detailed context analysis of the citizens' group election observation efforts in Nigeria and its efficacy in engendering credibility and integrity of electoral outcomes.
• The expert is also expected to have experience working with vulnerable people and persons with disabilities - drawing experience from them around the Nigeria electoral process. Under the technical leadership of the MEL Support Activity, the Citizens' Observation/Participation (Research and Technical) Expert will work alongside four evaluation team members.

Responsibilities:

The Citizens' Observation/Participation (Research and Technical) Expert is expected to:

• Conduct desk review of the portfolio and on citizen’s participation in Nigeria's election and democracy process for the understanding of the evaluation.
• Coordinate with the team leader and other team members to develop an evaluation work plan, identify key stakeholders, and conduct interviews.
• Work with the team leader to perform desk review and identify additional information about Nigeria's electoral processes required for analysis.
• Work with the evaluation specialist to design the data collection instruments and ensure it addresses all evaluation objectives.
• Work with the team leader in planning, developing, coordinating, and administering research tools.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Interpret and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
• Work with the team leader and other team members in preparing reports.
• Support the team leader in writing or editing technical reports and summaries of findings.
• Work with the Team Leader in preparation and presentation of the In-brief and Out-brief to USAID/Nigeria and other stakeholders as requested.
• Support the team leader to develop the draft Evaluation report with support from the team members, taking into consideration feedback from the Out-brief presentation.
• Work with the team leader to respond to USAID comments on the draft report, incorporate USAID/Nigeria staff comments into the final version of the report, and finalize the report.
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other's areas of expertise.

Qualifications:

The candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience conducting and deploying election observation methodologies, documenting lessons and innovative approaches to election observation
• Advanced postgraduate degree in political science, international relations, or a related field
• Contextual experience working in the Nigerian civil society or political science sector, and engagement with citizens and vulnerable people is required.
• Excellent research, written and verbal communication
• Previous experience as an election and/or governance specialist on election/governance evaluations, assessments, and research studies.
• Understanding of USAID evaluation experience is strongly preferred