Capacity Building 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.
**Please note: Only citizens of the DRC are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking a Capacity Building Specialist who will be responsible for leading and overseeing the capacity building technical assistance that will be provided to USAID and implementing partner staff on M&E topics. Support will include classroom training, coaching and mentoring. 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:
- Adapt or develop appropriate capacity-building materials and technical assistance plans to address M&E needs of USAID and implementing partner staff.
- Develop and apply a variety of capacity assessment methods to determine M&E capacity needs.
- Design capacity building strategies based on those needs.
- Create and lead trainings and other capacity building activities as developed in the strategies.
- Coach and mentor USAID and implementing partner staff to help them apply M&E concepts learned during training in their jobs.
- Conduct other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited university and five (5) years of experience in the field of M&E and/or capacity building.
- Demonstrated skills in capacity building, training and performance monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience working on donor-funded projects.
- Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office programs.
- Proficiency in French 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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