Internet Freedom/Capacity Building Program Evaluator

NORC currently seeks an Internet Freedom/Capacity Building Program Evaluator for a large USAID capacity building project in the Democracy, Rights and Governance and Civil Society Strengthening program areas. The capacity building project to be evaluated involves the promotion of Internet freedom and capacity building of local organizations with respect to IT systems and security in environments of restricted Internet freedom.  The expected period for the assignment is July-November 2014; some international travel will be required.

The Evaluator will provide subject matter expertise in the areas of IT security, Internet freedom, and organizational capacity building and behavior change. Previous experience in conducting evaluations is highly preferred.  The Evaluator will assist NORC in a performance evaluation of a Capacity Building Project, including assessing the effectiveness of the program to date and providing recommendations for the design of future programming. The Evaluator will assist NORC with the development of evaluation questions and data collection instruments (such as surveys of program participants and guides for key informant interviews), take part in evaluation field work in the U.S. and overseas, and develop evaluation findings.

Qualifications:

Masters degree (or higher) in IT or social science related field; lower educations level may be acceptable with equivalent experience

• Experience with issues related to IT security and Internet freedom;
• Experience in capacity-building with local organizations (such as NGOs or CSOs) in transition and/or developing economy contexts;
• Familiarity/experience with evaluation approaches related to indicator development and tracking, logical frameworks, performance management as used by USAID or other international donor organizations is preferred;
• Excellent communication, facilitation, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Applicants should email their resumes to Brooks-Nina@norc.org. 

About the Organization

NORC at the University of Chicago is one of the largest and most highly respected social research organizations pursuing high quality social science research that serves the public interest both in the United States and internationally. Since its founding in 1941, NORC has been an industry leader with a distinguished record in the design, development, and implementation of survey and other data collection methodologies, applying advanced statistical and other analytical techniques to interpret social science data. NORC's core competencies include designing and conducting rigorous impact evaluations of development projects; developing survey instruments; conducting analytic research; statistical sampling; data preparation, collection, cleaning and management; and developing survey-associated information technology.