Working With Us
Become an Affiliate Researcher or Consultant!
The Team
Our affiliates are trusted evaluators, researchers, and advisors to MEAL executives, project teams, managers, donors, and diverse stakeholders. We help to build strategic plans, execute theory of change, and improve impacts through scientific-based evaluations, MEAL system support and capacity building.
Interested in Joining the Team?
- Do you have perennial experience in evaluations and have at least a master's degree in a relevant discipline?
- Do you already work as an evaluation specialist in your organization and have extra-time to engage in evaluations?
If yes, then you might be the right candidate we are looking for. As an affiliate consultant/researcher, you are responsible for the acquisition of projects, taking part in evaluations/research that fit your area of expertise, assure quality of your projects, and undergo the FIFE toolbox kit training.
FIFE affiliate consultants/researchers are specialised in respective fields with qualifications spanning across climate change, food security, poverty, WASH, human rights & gender, migration, project management, capacity training, auditing etcetera.
Requirements
To become an Affiliate consultant, you should meet the following requirements:
Successfully graduated in the fields of: sociology, politics, economics, psychology, education, health, Agriculture etc.
Comprehensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative social research methods for data collection and analysis
Comprehensive knowledge of evaluation research and practice
Perennial experience in project management
Ability to work independently
High communication skills, flexibility and ability to work in teams
Very good English in speaking and writing (additional languages are of advantage)
Knowledgeable of the regional and country context where you are currently located
Willingness to travel (proof of fitness for travel in the tropics is of advantage for the domain of development cooperation)
Good physical and psychological capacities
We do not offer paid contractual positions but we provide contracts as and when projects demand specific expertise for a duration of time. Successful applicants will be shortlisted and invited for discussion before they are accepted into the professional network.
What We Offer
We offer our evaluators and researchers:
International Working Network
Work with professionals and projects in numerous countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America
Diversified Range of Tasks
Evaluations, Consulting, Research, and Training opportunities
Broad Working Field
Education, health and nutrition, food and agriculture, WASH, mobility and migration, climate change, emergency management and protection
Further Training
Continuous learning and development possibilities
Areas of Work
Evaluations
Conducting evaluations, advancing theoretical and methodological approaches to evaluations
Consulting
Developing, implementing results-based MEAL systems, and scientific support for internal evaluations
Research
Conducting ex-ante project research and purely academic research
Training
Offering individual and group-trainings
Ready to Join?
We would like to hear from you. Apply to become an Affiliate Consultant or Research Affiliate today.