NORC Albuquerque
Seattle, Washington, United States
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adapting (MERLA) Specialist - Nairobi, Kenya
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY: |
The Kenya Primary Literacy Project (KPLP) is a five-year activity that will assist the Kenyan Ministry of Education (MOE) in delivering reading interventions at scale as well as piloting and expanding new innovations to address the language and literacy needs of primary grade learners while building more inclusive, accountable, and resilient education institutions and systems. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Education Development Center (EDC) in partnership with the MOE, KPLP has three overarching objectives:
As EDCs research partner, NORC at the University of Chicago will develop and lead Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) work under KPLP, including designing and implementing CLA activities around KPLP pilot programs, building an Activity-level learning agenda, and supporting CLA activities related to policy, system-strengthening, and/or scale-up efforts. Drawing on the learning agenda, NORC will also design and lead embedded studies examining the efficacy of pilot project models and model "ingredients" as well as develop low-cost continuous assessments to track and use student learning data and support research activities. |
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DEPARTMENT: International Programs | INPRO was established in 2005, and works on performance and impact evaluations, capacity building, complex surveys, and qualitative data collection, among other research activities, throughout the developing world. Our research covers a range of sectors including education, child and youth well-being, gender equality and womens empowerment, private-sector engagement, democracy and governance, resilience and food security, land and resource governance, biodiversity conservation, natural climate solutions, agriculture, water and sanitation, and vulnerable populations. Since its establishment INPRO has implemented projects in more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia, MENA, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. |
RESPONSIBILITIES: |
To support these activities, NORC is seeking full-time MERLA Specialist who will be embedded in EDCs Nairobi office. Under the supervision of NORC's Project Director and with guidance from EDCs field office leadership, the MERLA Specialist will serve as NORCs local point of contact and in-country liaison with EDC and the Government of Kenya (GOK) including MOE, Teachers Service Commission, relevant Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs). Key responsibilities include:
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Please include a Cover Letter and Resume with your application. |
WHAT WE DO: | NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge. |
WHO WE ARE: | For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which were known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale. |
EEO STATEMENT: | NORC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values and actively seeks diversity in the workforce. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other legally protected characteristics. |