Evaluation Research Officer (Research Unit)

Singapore Children's Society; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A social service organization in Singapore is looking for a candidate to support the evaluation of programs and contribute to various research initiatives. The ideal applicant will have an Honours Degree in Social Work, Sociology, or Psychology and a keen interest in program evaluation and research. Responsibilities include managing projects, collaborating with teams, and producing reports. Candidates should demonstrate strong attention to detail, excellent communication abilities, and a knack for quantitative and qualitative analysis. This is a great opportunity for motivated individuals seeking to make an impact.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks.
• Previous evaluation work experience is preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of concept papers and evaluation frameworks.
• Collaborate with social service practitioners to evaluate programs.
• Assist in project management related activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Quantitative data proficiency

Qualitative data proficiency

Education

Honours Degree in Social Work/Sociology/Psychology

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include supporting the development of concept papers (TOC, logic model, needs analysis), proposal of suitable frameworks, methods and tools for programme evaluation, analysis of results, and contributing to reports detailing findings and recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with social service practitioners, other research officers, and/or management to evaluate programmes and services.
• Contribute to other team efforts, such as research newsletters, research grant, organizing of events.
• Other tasks assigned by supervisor.

Support in MEL

• Support in reviewing documents related to programme development and evaluation (programme proposals, TOC, logic model, needs analysis, evaluation reports etc)
• Support in developing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning systems to assist in ongoing work and assess impact.
• Provide support to programme teams in planning data collection, analysis and sense making to articulate outcomes.

Project management

• Assist in project management related to programme development and evaluation support to ensure they are completed in time while assuring quality. This includes:
• The different workflows are delivered in line with requirements and timeframes.
• Proactively collaborate and communicate with social service practitioners to ensure work related to monitoring and evaluation are conducted as planned in a timely manner.
• Support in other tasks related to project management.
• Contribute to developing and managing knowledge products (knowledge management) of the project (case studies, documentation of lesson learnt, best practices)

Requirements

• Honours Degree in Social Work/ Sociology / Psychology or related discipline. Open to social service practitioners with keen interest in evaluation and research.
• Past work experience in evaluation is preferred.
• Prior experience in conducting research and knowledge of social service sector preferred but not necessary.
• Strong attention to detail, including proficiency in using quantitative and qualitative data.
• Excellent project management, planning, organisation and coordination skills, and proactiveness in working with the team and other teams.
• Willing to undertake different types of work.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Self‑motivated and able to work independently to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Be comfortable working collaboratively in a team and in liaising with multiple parties.
• Knowledge on writing reports, and designing tools for data collection, analysis, managing databases and writing reports.