Education/Labor Economist Specialist, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)/Cote d’Ivoire Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Evaluation, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire

Qualifications: 

• A bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred in education, evaluation, research, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience supporting program design and/or implementation of youth workforce development programs, with demonstrated understanding of informal and formal labor markets and TVET performance data systems.
• Experience conducting economic analyses to assess rate of return, cost-effectiveness, cost-efficiency and/or impact of youth workforce development projects.
• Experience contributing to qualitative and quantitative data collection design efforts and analyzing and reporting data through an economist lens.
• Prior experience with bilateral or multi-lateral donor evaluations required, experience with MCC preferred.
• Prior work experience in Sub-Saharan Africa required, Cote d’Ivoire highly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, supervision, and written/oral communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; French preferred.

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