Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Specialist, USAID/DRC Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract (MECC) 2, Kinshasa, DRC
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 .
Proposal Summary:
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract (MECC) 2 will provide support to USAID in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo, Gabon and Central African Republic. The support will include technical and advisory services in planning, designing, conducting, disseminating and learning from monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the Mission's portfolios to measure progress toward development objectives.
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking a Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Specialist to support USAID in CLA tasks by contributing initially to the Performance Management Plan (PMP), ensuring that CLA is considered, included, discussed and scheduled by stakeholders and appropriate USAID staff. They will support the specific tasks throughout the life of the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) that promote CLA. Tasks may include cross-office synergizing; collaboration across development objectives; analyzing and using learning from activities; conducting and facilitating pause and reflect events for the Mission; engaging stakeholders; making adaptation recommendations; and supporting staff capacity building. MSI anticipates this to be a full-time position over five years. Kindly note that this position is contingent upon award and USAID approval.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a subject matter expert and focal point for CLA tasks and initiatives.
- Facilitate the development and use of learning agendas and a variety of M&E approaches to fill in knowledge gaps and allow for evidence-based decision-making.
- Identify and develop processes, tools and mechanisms for systematic learning, dissemination and adaptive management.
- Detect and fill knowledge gaps in USAID and implementing partner programming, including identifying and testing assumptions, challenges and information gaps related to development theories of change. Conduct research on learning agenda questions.
- Design and manage learning symposia and other events to promote knowledge and learning for USAID and implementing partners.
- Execute training and capacity building tasks to increase knowledge, skills and appreciation for CLA and so that performance management efforts by partners are more effective.
- Review of USAID and partner learning plans.
- Capture results and measure impacts from project activities and develop mechanisms to disseminate and integrate lessons into development programming.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in development studies, economics, international relations, statistics, demography, political science or related field. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and five additional years of relevant professional experience may be substituted.
- Five (5) years of experience conducting training and workshops on topics related to monitoring, evaluation and learning and/or CLA skills.
- Experience conducting research on development topics.
- Experience with donor-funded projects is preferred.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in French and English is required.
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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