Country: Senegal
Closing date: 28 Nov 2015
M&E Specialist / Activity Coordinator
USAID Senegal Monitoring & Evaluation Project, Dakar, Senegal
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.
Project Summary:
The three-year USAID Senegal Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) project will provide USAID/Senegal with performance measurement and management support activities, including, but not limited to, monitoring and evaluation design, program evaluation design and implementation, impact evaluation design and implementation, sectoral assessments, surveys, activity/project design, target setting, and statement of work (SOW) development for evaluation activities. This contract seeks to improve performance management at all levels to help the Mission meet Agency requirements, make better informed strategic and management decisions, and advance Agency learning.
Only Senegalese citizens are eligible to apply
Position Summary:
The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist / Activity Coordinator will report directly to the Chief of Party and the Sr. Evaluation Specialist. S/he will work closely with project partners in the implementation of the three-year M&E Support project. The M&E Coordinator will be responsible for organizing and managing all monitoring and assessment activities with project staff. In addition, s/he will work with the MSI Sr. Evaluation Expert and Chief of Party to design and lead training sessions.
Salary: FSN 10-11 based on qualifications and experience
Responsibilities:
- Provide direct support in the areas of performance monitoring and evaluation as per Senegal M&E Support Task Orders.
- Coordinate all monitoring activities with project staff.
- Support the planning and implementation of performance evaluations, including writing statements of work and managing evaluation teams.
- Assist with M&E planning.
- Participate, as appropriate and as directed, in the design and implementation of performance monitoring and verification systems.
- Assist in the design and implementation of special studies, as required.
- Assist Senegal M&E Support with support to USAID in the development, review and maintenance of their PMP.
- Assist in designing data collection methods and supervising survey firms.
- Support the Mission in conducting Data Quality Assessments (DQAs).
- Assist in the development and maintenance of a roster of qualified Senegalese M&E specialists for use by the USAID Technical Offices.
- Work with consultants and assist them in setting up interviews and coordinating logistics with the administrative team.
- Participate in the collection and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative information including the preparation of narrative summaries of analysis.
- Provide local context for M&E assignments.
- Lead team-planning meetings or participate as a team member.
- Conduct training in performance management, data quality, and evaluative research; and
- Other similar duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- At least 5 years' experience with donor-funded projects in Senegal is desired. USAID experience is a plus.
- Expertise in performance monitoring and evaluation design, implementation and management preferred.
- Experience fostering cooperation among donor, government, private sector and NGO entities is a plus.
- Experience working in fast paced, challenging environments.
- Expertise in research design, implementation and management.
- High level of proficiency with software applications such as Microsoft Office.
- Experience with or ability/interest in learning new software (MaxQDA, NVIVO, SPSS, STATA, etc).
- Ability to work well with a team, in both leadership and member capacities.
- Bachelor's Degree required; Master's preferred.
- Ability to mentor staff and counterparts.
- Ability to travel within Senegal.
- Must be fluent in both French and English.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
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