M&E Specialist,
Afghanistan Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity (AMELA),
Kabul, Afghanistan
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 has implemented 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 organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program to national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
The purpose of AMELA is to provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning support services/assistance to strengthen the implementation of USAID development programs in Afghanistan, and to build the technical M&E knowledge and skills of USAID/Afghanistan Mission staff and stakeholders. The services provided under AMELA will contribute to supporting USAID/Afghanistan as an effective development organization with strong learning and adaptive management processes.
**Please note: Only Afghan citizens are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
The M&E Specialist will play a critical role in managing evaluations, assessments and other tasks assigned to the AMELA Evaluation Team. Assisting the Senior Evaluation Team Lead, and the Deputy Evaluation Team Lead, the M&E specialist will be expected to work closely with a variety of stakeholders to ensure that the quality of deliverables submitted under component one adheres to the scope of work (SOW), and to the standards set forth in ADS 201. As project manager for a task, the M&E Specialist will be responsible for taking ownership for the efficient and successful accomplishment of task. This is a full-time position based in Kabul with potential travel to other Afghan cities.
Responsibilities:
Manage evaluation and task teams along each phase of the task cycle, including conceptualization and client engagement, recruitment, task design, data collection, data analysis, and report drafting
Meet schedules and key deliverable dates
Assist the AMELA evaluation component team leader with drafting and finalizing the SOW
Take notes for all meetings involving key external stakeholders
Assist in the drafting of task design documents
Draft SOWs and other documentation during the recruitment process
Onboard STTA staff into the Kabul office and help them to understand the practical implications of their SOW
Assist the Evaluation Leads and any STTA hires to draft, test, and finalize study tools and instruments
Manage teams during data collection, including coordinating travel, transport, and accommodation, ensuring that sampling and field work plans concur, accompanying the team in the field and participating in data collection, troubleshooting as needed
Contribute to the analysis of data and drafting of findings and recommendations
Lead team planning meetings and analysis workshops as needed
Maintain version control of internal and deliverable documents
Provide periodic assistance coordinating monitoring and validation exercises
Provide technical leadership in areas decided in coordination with the Evaluation Leads
Other tasks as designated by senior staff
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required, Master's preferred
A minimum of five years of substantive experience in a relevant field
Experience conducting evaluations, assessments, or qualitative research in a development context
Experience evaluating stabilization or governance programs
Technical skills including design of evaluation tools, evaluation planning and management, analysis of qualitative data, and results reporting
Excellent report writing skills
Fluency in Dari, Pashto and English is highly desired
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
Reasonable Accommodations: MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please email MSI.Dept.HRRecruiting@tetratechinc.onmicrosoft.com with Reasonable Accommodations in the title. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.
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