Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 14 Sep 2018
Technical Experts, Strengthening Free and Independent Media (i-STREAM) Final Evaluation, USAID/South Sudan Monitoring & Evaluation Support Project, South Sudan
Company Profile:
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), program office requires support to assist USAID/South Sudan to effectively monitor, evaluate, and relay information about funded interventions. The Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) provides USAID/South Sudan with flexible, demand-driven technical, analytic, advisory, training, monitoring, evaluation, and related support services for performance measurement, planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, activity mapping, and performance information management and dissemination activities.
USAID/South Sudan will conduct a final evaluation of the Strengthening Free and Independent Media in South Sudan (i-STREAM), implemented by Internews. i-STREAM supports six independent radio stations, provides professional journalism training, funds small grants to local media-oriented partners and serves hundreds of thousands of people living in Protection of Civilians sites with the humanitarian information service “Boda Boda Talk Talk. This study will review i-STREAM program activities and their effectiveness in the current context, as well as i-STREAM's performance in generating a more enabling media environment in South Sudan.
Position Summary:
MSI seeks three technical experts (two expats, one local) in media and communications in South Sudan to form an evaluation team, led by the team leader. The technical experts will support the team leader in managing the data collection process including allocation of tasks to team members and ensuring the quality of the data being collected. The technical experts will participate in the team planning meeting and other preparation meetings, as well as in selection of appropriate data collection methodologies and creation of corresponding interview instruments. They will conduct a review of documents assigned by the Team Leader and/or MESP as part of literature review and prepare a summary report of the literature review. The proposed dates are from September – October 2018.
**** South Sudanese citizens are strongly encouraged to apply. **
Responsibilities:
- Conduct interviews with identified respondents including governments, IPS, local CBOs, USAID or others as identified.
- Draft sections of evaluation report or presentations according to speciality and as assigned by the Team Leader.
- Work with the team leader in preparing and managing briefings/oral presentations and reviews which serve as a checkpoint on the completeness of the evaluation team's data and analysis on each of the evaluation questions and on the clarity of the flow of the team's presentation of its findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Draft sections of the evaluation report, preparing in accordance with USAID's “How to Prepare and Evaluation Report” guidance.
- Work with the team leader in debriefing the wider audience that include, USAID team, implementing partner(s), government invitees, and any other interested stakeholder.
- Contribute to the finalization of the report by incorporating USAID and stakeholder comments, and submit the report to MSI electronically.
- Submit all the quantitative and qualitative data sets obtained during the evaluation to MSI including all documents, slides, etc.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in media, communications, international development, evaluation economics or related social science.
- At least five (5) years of experience in media, communications, and evaluation of DRG projects. Previous experience in South Sudan preferred.
- Strong analytical and report writing skills.
- Experience leading large-scale studies.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of USAID programming and methodology.
- Excellent English writing and communication skills.Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations in order to screen succinctly and clearly critical issues and draw forward-looking conclusions.
- Experience working on small multi-disciplinary, multi-national teams to deliver quality products in high stress, short deadline situations.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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