Established in 2007, AAN Associates (www.aanassociates.com) is a leading research and development consulting entity with growing portfolio of national and international projects. AAN works with range of development partners – IFIs, UN agencies, public agencies, and others, to enable them deliver on development results.
AAN Associates is reckoned as a practice lead for development evaluation with global footprint. AAN brings a distinctive track of producing award winning evaluations recognised internationally. AAN has so far implemented over 110 projects in over 25 countries. AAN has worked in countries from multiple regions including East Asia and Pacific, South & West Asia, North Africa and Middle East, East and South Africa, and West Africa.
- Unit: Project Management Unit (PMU)
- Reports to: Head of PMU
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Station: AAN Head Office, Islamabad
1. Anchor the evaluation execution following the contract signing to close-out by taking lead at each step (i.e., planning and initiation, research design, literature review, kick-off, inception, field planning, data collection, data processing/management, analysis, reporting, dissemination, and knowledge documentation) of the project/evaluation.
2. For the assigned evaluation, coordinate with AAN’s Programs Management Unit (PMU) staff in planning and documentation of the ‘Project Inception Phase’. This may entail team-based discussions to plan and document detailed project delivery plan (i.e., work plan with clearly stated deliverables; budget; resource costing and recruitment plan, including scope of work including deliverables and quality standards for any consultants and sub-contractors), and identify any support required from AAN’s Operations Unit.
3. Provide technical leadership to capture and communicate evaluation results, as well as ensure high-quality, timely, valid, and verifiable data collection, reporting and analysis.
4. Interact with the client and AAN’s Core Project Delivery Team (CPDT) to design the evaluation and develop or refine Scope of Work (SoW) in accordance with the organizational policy, its operational guidelines, and standards.
5. Prepare and oversee implementation of field plans for quantitative and qualitative data collection. The plans must include processes/mechanisms and guidelines for quality assurance and compliance to the client’s standards and requirements; any possible risk and their mitigation strategies, or necessary corrective actions/ crisis management (whenever required).
6. Handle and manage recruitment, deployment and overseeing the work of local project teams, consultants, and partners; and provide technical input pertaining to their contracts management.
7. Perform internal quality assurance function for delivery of products/deliverables.
8. Oversee and report on implementation of work plan and planned activities.
9. Support and in some cases lead in the development of reports and deliverables pertaining to the assigned evaluation as per AAN’s quality standards and client’s requirements
Lead documentation and record management and produce a concise Project Closure Report (PCR).
- Master’s degree in social sciences, from a reputable National/International University.
- The candidate must bring at least 5-8 years of experience in managing projects, relevant to monitoring, evaluations and research in the development sector.
- Background in planning and managing multi-sectoral research, design and implementation of M&E systems, and leading independent assessments
- Good communications (written and verbal) and client management skills.
- Understanding/background in any of the following thematic areas will be an added advantage:
- Health and Hygiene
- Education (focusing on out of school children)
- WASH
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal, and communication skills (oral and written).
- Computer proficiency (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, or other relevant software)
- Ability to build and maintain excellent working relations with national/ local authorities and relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations.
How to apply
Interested individuals must send their updated CVs at hr@aanassociates.com mentioning ‘Evaluation Project Manager’ in the subject line.