Afghanistan Statistician Evaluation Research and Learning Unit

Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private international, nonprofit, and non-denominational development agency. It seeks sustainable solutions to long term problems of poverty, with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous, coastal and other resource poor areas across the world. Concentrating its efforts in health, education, rural development and strengthening civil society sectors, AKF’s approach is based on long-term commitment that is maintained through political and social uncertainty. Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan is part of a dynamic network of development agencies currently operating in over 30 countries across Central and South Asia and East and West Africa. AKF,A currently manages and implements the largest, multi-sectoral development programme within the network and has built a strong reputation with the Government of Afghanistan, donors and local partners in a number of technical fields. At present, it is seeking an exceptional individual to fill the position of Statistician Evaluation Research and learning unit at its National Program Office Kabul – Afghanistan.

Job Summary: The successful candidate will take a lead position within the Evaluation, Research and Learning Unit. Increasingly, ERLU is responsible for the production of statistically valid, large-scale surveys and other quantitative research tools. The Statistician will take overall responsibility for the planning, design, data cleaning and analysis of all quantitative research. Working closely with other ERLU staff, the Quantitative Statistician will also assist with the development of appropriate databases, report writing and will help train AKF staff

Main Duties and Responsibilities: • Oversight and management of quantitative research • Survey methodology, sample selection, data cleaning and analysis of survey results • Technical supervision of regional survey staff • Mentoring and capacity building of ERLU technical staff and other national sector staff as needed. • Work closely with the ERLU Manager to ensure effective results based M&E • Undertake monitoring visits and evaluations of quantitative research projects in AKF Afghanistan (AKF) regions • Provide training and capacity building measures for the regional M&E staff • Demonstrate teamwork and extend cooperation with AKF Sector Managers • Other duties and responsibilities relevant to the position as assigned by the Director of Research, Learning and Evaluation

Required Qualifications and Experience: • Minimum 5 years of experience working in field of quantitative M&E • Bachelor Degree in Statistics, Economics, Political Science or other relevant field. Master’s Degree would be preferable. • Excellent command of English, ability to produce external and internal narrative and analytical programmatic reports • Excellent knowledge of survey and advanced statistical methods • Other Skills: Team leadership and staff management skills in multidisciplinary setting; excellent interpersonal communications and mentoring skills; ability and willingness to travel throughout the AKF Afghanistan programme areas; ability to both lead and work under other leadership • Excellent command of SPSS and MS Excel. Experience/knowledge of other statistics software packages, MS Access and other database programs would be an asset

How to apply:

Applicants meeting the above requirements are requested to submit a cover letter along with their CV no later than January 8th 2012:

By e‐mail to: jobs.afghanistan@akdn.org or Through our Career Centre: http://www.akdn.org/careers