Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 30 Oct 2015
Evaluation Methods Specialist, Ethiopia Performance Monitoring and
Evaluation Service (EPMES) Activity, Ethiopia
Company Profile:
MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. In 2008, we became part of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with Coffey's international development offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anticorruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
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Proposal Summary:**
The Ethiopia Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Service (EPMES) activity is a 5-year contract (two year base plus three one year options) that will provide USAID/Ethiopia with project/activity external evaluation, performance monitoring, and performance management support services in alignment with the USAID Automated Directives System (ADS) and Evaluation Policy. It is anticipated that this contract will assist USAID/Ethiopia and its partners to generate empirical data on project/activity implementation as well as foster learning and knowledge management to improve evidence-based project design and development programming in support of the Country Development and Cooperation Strategy (CDCS).
The Contractor will provide support services at all stages of USAID's program cycle. Specific services to be provided under this contract include implementation of external evaluations, as directed by the Mission's Program Office and Development Objective Teams/Technical Offices; management and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) technical capacity building for implementing partners (IPs), select local organizations, and Mission staff on M&E best practices, data collection, data analysis and data quality assurance practices; support to technical offices to analyze geo-referenced data and produce maps with geographic information system (GIS) tools; and support to IPs and Mission staff for the ongoing use of the Agency's portfolio management system(s), including AID tracker Plus (AT+), for active performance management.
Position Summary:
The Evaluation Methods Specialist will assume responsibility for overall management and functioning of all evaluation, monitoring, learning support and special study activities and staff engaged in such activities.
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing all aspects of evaluation, monitoring, learning support activities and special study activities.
- Planning and budgeting for each assigned activity, identifying appropriate staffing levels, securing appropriate qualified staff, providing relevant technical guidance, leading consultations with relevant USAID/Ethiopia staff and implementing partners, identifying and executing appropriate agreed upon methodology, field work and research, and reporting and deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Twelve (12) years of experience in monitoring and evaluation and performance management of international development projects, preferably in developing countries.
- Project management, research methods, and project design experience.
- Gender expertise preferred.
- Experience in conducting project monitoring and program evaluations, surveys, assessments, and data analysis.
- Five (5) years supervisory experience required.
- Experience working in Ethiopia and/or East Africa is desired.
- Graduate degree in research methods, social science, development or a related field.
- Knowledge of international best practices on project design, implementation, evaluation and learning, as well as excellent interpersonal, writing and presentation skills. In addition, possesses the capacity to manage activities in a multi-cultural environment and providing consulting services in helping clients analyze problems, devise solutions and adopt solutions.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with the client.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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