Job: Lead Investigator

Location: Washington 
Description

Evaluation of the Governance Partnership Facility (GPF)

Washington, DC

Call for Resumes

Scope of Work

Lead Investigator

About DAI

DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.

Background:

DAI is seeking candidates for Lead Investigator of an evaluation of the Governance Partnership Facility (GPF), a partnership between the World Bank and bilateral donor partners (UK, Netherlands, Australia and Norway), and its contribution to the implementation of the World Bank's Governance and Anti-Corruption (GAC) Strategy. The GPF-funded activities began in March 2009 and have started to produce visible results and outputs. The evaluation will be based in Washington, DC for a period of 9 months and encompass three components:

• An Independent Evaluation to provide an assessment of the performance of the GPF with a set of lessons/recommendations describing how the GPF should operate in the future, if extended.
• A Follow-up to a 2011 review to assess if the positive trend of integrating the GAC agenda in country programs has continued.
• A Repeat of a 2009 Quality Assurance Group (QAG) Review to evaluate the risk assessment and subsequent adoption of risk management measures in the design of lending operations after implementing the GAC strategy.

Responsibilities:

The Lead Investigator is DAI's designated person to manage the research team which will perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess projects in the World Bank's governance portfolio.

• Tasks will include survey design, desk review of project-level reports and documents, interviews with World Bank staff members.
• Assimilate, synthesize and analyze quantitative and qualitative data from World Bank governance programs to present findings.
• Work with the Sr. Evaluation Advisor to design and implement methodology appropriately to execute evaluation.
• Ensure draft reports comply with international standards, such as the DAC Quality Standards for Development Evaluations prior to submission to the stakeholders.
• Ensure consistency and coherence between findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• Ensure reported findings are duly substantiated and conclusions are supported by relevant judgment criteria.
• Manage 1-2 research associates.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in related field is required (economics, statistics, public policy, political science etc.)
• Ten or more years of experience in monitoring and evaluation management.
• Previous experience evaluating/reviewing Bank project(s) and familiarity with Bank procedures.
• Knowledge of and experience in governance, change management, performance evaluation and/or institutional development.
• Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative and quantitative evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-donor evaluations.
• Fluent English required.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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