Senior Evaluation Consultant

Job Summary

Providing methodological leadership, the part-time Senior Evaluation Consultant will oversee the evaluation framework for the Utopas program in Mexico City and the Crecer en Renca program in Chile, while also designing a realist evaluation course aimed at enhancing regional capacities in health equity evaluation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and refine the evaluation protocol and methodology for the Utopas program, including validation of the Theory of Change and evaluation questions
• Provide ongoing technical guidance and quality assurance to the Field Coordinator and the evaluation team during fieldwork activities
• Design a realist evaluation course and its introductory module to strengthen regional capacities in evaluating social determinants of health

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in social sciences, public health, or a related field
• At least nine years of proven experience in program evaluation, particularly in realist and/or theory-based evaluations
• Experience as a Principal Evaluator or senior technical advisor, providing methodological guidance to research teams
• Expertise in social determinants of health and health equity
• Experience in designing and teaching evaluation courses or training programs, preferably in Latin America and the Caribbean