Senior Evaluation & Learning Consultant at inFocus Consulting Ltd

• Organisation: inFocus Consulting Ltd 
• Job Title: Senior Learning & Evaluation Consultant 
• Reports to: Deputy Director 
• Location: Based in the UK (remote working from home)

inFocus Consulting is a social impact consultancy firm, working in the UK, USA and international development arena. We support clients to improve both individual and organisational performance, by effectively planning for, measuring, evaluating and sustainably growing the impact of their work. 

Position Description: inFocus Consulting is seeking to recruit a Senior Evaluation and Learning Consultant to deliver inFocus consultancy services and products with the inFocus team. The role would provide the opportunity to work with and build the capacities of interesting and inspiring NGO's in the UK and around the world. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Managing or supporting monitoring and evaluation assignments: The Evaluation & Learning Consultant will project manage or support various external evaluations of client social programmes, with an emphasis on the sport, culture & recreation, child protection and gender equality and empowerment sectors. Project management will include managing the project team (which could be made up of internal staff and external associates), communicating with the client, designing the approach, undertaking technical evaluation delivery, writing reports/delivering presentations and ensuring that the evaluation is delivered on time and within budget. Project support will include undertaking qualitative research, such as case studies, and quantitative research, such as designing and implementing surveys. It will also include some team and client liaison.
• Delivering Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) services to NGOs and social enterprises in the UK and globally. M&E services will include running theory of change workshops (both in-person and remotely), undertaking monitoring and evaluation needs assessments, developing M&E frameworks and running training (both in-person and remotely). InFocus has a central bank of materials, resources and toolkits which will be drawn upon by the Evaluation & Learning consultant. In particular, all M&E training courses that the Evaluation & Learning Consultant will help to deliver are already designed by inFocus.
• Improving existing inFocus products and services and developing new inFocus products and services to apply to the wider global network of charities and social enterprises accessing inFocus. This may include, for example, improving a training course, designing a new webinar, trialing a new evaluation method or developing a new process.
• Networking with other professionals in the international development sector (particularly sports, culture and recreation, child protection and gender equality) to make connections, recruit new associates and discuss new opportunities. For inFocus associate consultants, support with their training in relation to inFocus service delivery. Keeping up to date with the latest trends in M&E.
• Helping to source new work opportunities: Every week, the Evaluation & Learning Consultant will play an active role in searching for new bidding opportunities within a target region, by checking a list of websites and following up a number of existing leads. In the weekly sales and marketing call, these opportunities will be discussed as a team to reach a decision on which opportunities to pursue. The Evaluation & Learning Consultant will then work with the inFocus team to help to put a project team together, develop the proposal and budget, in line with inFocus internal approach, policies and processes.
• To undertake other duties, as required, by Line Manager. 

The role will be based in the UK but may involve international travel.

This job description is current at the date of issue. As and when the work of inFocus develops or changes so the areas of responsibility may be subject to change, and the job description reviewed. Such changes would in the first instance be made in consultation with the post holder. 

Application Timelines & Interviews

• Application for Senior Learning & Evaluation Consultant role: deadline is 31 May 2019, 5.00pm
• 1st round Interviews (London): week commencing 3 June 2019
• 2nd round interviews (London): TBC / as required

How to apply

• Please send your CV/Resume and a Cover Letter addressing the Personal Specification profile and the value you can bring to inFocus Consulting Ltd to: [email protected] by 5:00pm 31 May 2019
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