China: Team Leader, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation Ocean Strategic Framework Evaluation

Team Leader, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation Ocean Strategic Framework Evaluation

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

Evaluation Objective:

The purpose of this work is to evaluate the implementation, relevance, equity, effectiveness, and sustainability of the work within the OSF since it was adopted in March 2016. This evaluation is meant to inform the Strategic refresh process in 2020-2021, and the subsequent refreshes of individual sub-strategies in 2021-2022.

The David and Lucille Packard Foundation adopted the Ocean Strategic Framework in March 2016 building on a longstanding commitment to marine conservation. The Ocean Strategic Framework includes six focal countries and five global strategies. The focal countries are the US, Mexico, Chile, China, Indonesia, and Japan. The global strategies cut across political boundaries and are designed to reinforce and accelerate change toward achieving our 15-year goals. They are:

· Using the influence of global seafood markets to improve sustainability of seafood;

· Ending IUU fishing;

· Protecting marine birds by reducing bycatch of seabirds and by restoring and protecting marine bird habitats;

· An exploration of how we can help sustain and protect tuna in the Pacific;

· And addressing the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification.

Position Description:

SI is seeking a Team Leader to lead the qualitative and quantitative research efforts on the evaluation. The TL will lead the evaluation team in designing the project, collecting and analyzing data, and preparing the initial literature review, inception report and final evaluation report and presentation.

This evaluation is expected to last from January 2019-March 2020. The TL will travel with the evaluation team to China, Indonesia and Japan for data collection.

Responsibilities:

· Direct the overall implementation of the evaluation and ensure that all expected tasks and deliverables are achieved on time and of high quality.

· Oversee the overall drafting of the evaluation framework, including methodology determinations; organization of calendar/travel/meetings; lead and oversee the desk study, interviews, and other data collection; and analyze the data with inputs from team members and Packard in order to draft the evaluation report.

· S/he will be responsible for team organization, scheduling, and primary liaison with Packard staff regarding technical aspects of the evaluation.

· Assume overall responsibility for the preparation and submission of the final report with substantial inputs from the other team members.

· Prepare the evaluation schedule and work plan and work closely with the other team members to determine information requirements, develop key questions, conduct interviews, and gather other relevant information.

· Lead the evaluation team’s effort to prepare and deliver a presentation on the team’s response to the evaluation questions.

· Supervise the preparation of the final report and will ensure the quality of its contents.

Qualifications:

· A Master’s degree or higher in international development, foreign relations, environmental studies, ecology, economics or a related field required.

· Minimum of eight years of demonstrated experience coordinating similarly complex assessments and/or evaluations and leading assessment and evaluation teams.

· Demonstrated experience with qualitative and quantitative research methods, preferably with experience in the context of research on fisheries, climate change, and marine and coastal sustainability.

· The Team Leader must demonstrate understanding of and have experience in coastal conservation, fishery management and habitat restoration, preferably in China, Indonesia and/or Japan.

· Exceptional organizational, analytical, writing and presentation skills.

· Ability to communicate findings to a variety of audiences about concepts, research findings, issue analysis, and data interpretations, and the ability to see relationships and patterns between them.

· Knowledge and understanding of the Packard Foundation’s programming, mission, and values is highly preferred.

Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com

SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.

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