Green Climate Fund

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An impact evaluation specialist will be responsible for supporting the capacity building effort of the unit as well as the delivery of the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme. Specifically, s/he will be taking the lead in developing the evaluation capacity building training and providing/tailoring the relevant training services to GCF's stakeholders. S/he will also be
responsible for the design, implementation, analysis, report writing and dissemination of impact evaluations within the programme. S/he will collaborate with other members of the unit, partners, and stakeholders to develop capacity building materials on evaluation and impact evaluation design that measures the causal impact of the GCF investments. In addition, s/he will conduct capacity building of GCF Accredited Entities on evaluation in general.

The role requires an excellent understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods including descriptive, experimental, and quasi-experimental, and qualitative methods. A strong understanding and experience of running randomized controlled trials, conducting analysis using non-experimental methods including difference-in-differences, matching and other counterfactual techniques are a must. S/he will need to have extensive experience in using statistical and GIS software packages, such as STATA, R, ArcGIS Pro, and show strong skills in applying such software in evaluation contexts.