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Terms of Reference for Part-time Impact Evaluation Researchers
in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia
About the Assignment:
Istebdaa’, LLC is a Consultancy & Research Company specialized in innovation management and it is based in Cairo. It was appointed to conduct an impact evaluation study on ”Mideast Creatives,” a regional development program supporting co-working spaces in the MENA region. By assisting co-working spaces in these countries in reaching their financial sustainability, Mideast Creatives aims to support creative and innovation-intensive start-ups (hosted in these spaces) for a more sustainable job creation, growth and cross-collaboration among the creative sector. This is to be achieved by means of providing support to collaborative workspaces and incubators, setting up training programmes for entrepreneurs in the aligned industries and finally improving their access to finance.
Objectives of the Research Project:
The aim of the 2-year impact evaluation research is as follows:
Responsibility of the Local Researcher:
Each local researcher will be assigned to his country of residence (namely Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan or Tunisia) and he/she will work within the regional research team and under the guidance and supervision of the Lead Researcher. The expected responsibilities of the local researcher will be as follows:
Requirements:
Workload:
The research will be conducted on period of at least 2 years. The local researcher is required to demonstrate high commitment as a part-time researcher during this period. The workload will vary during this period depending on the expected deliverables, therefore the candidate should be flexible in his time allocation, but on average, the local researcher will be asked to dedicate 10 days per quarter for this assignment.
The local researchers will be meeting frequently during the project and will be provided guidance by the lead researcher.
Application:
If you are interested enough, kindly send your CV to info@istebdaa.org as soon as possible. Kindly provide also a motivation letter of 1 page maximum explaining the reason behind your interest in the subject of the research. Only selected researchers will be invited for an interview.
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