Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist,
USAID/Central Africa Regional Third-Party Monitoring Project,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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, peace and stability, 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:
This three-year USAID Central Africa Regional Third Party Monitoring (CART) project will establish independent, impartial, timely, responsive, contextualized, and forward-looking third party monitoring (TPM) and operational support services. CART will provide a comprehensive range of verification and outcome monitoring, and learning services that will increase FFP's and its implementing partners' (IP) understanding of the outputs, outcomes, progress, challenges, successes, results, and lessons learned for both emergency and non-emergency activities within CAR, DRC and ROC. This project seeks to improve FFP's capability to utilize humanitarian assistance resources to ameliorate the drivers of poverty and malnutrition characterized by complex emergencies within the region.
**Please note: Only citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
The Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor (SMEA) will provide technical guidance to all M&E team members and conduct quality control and review for all M&E-related products. In addition to regular TPM and situational analysis reports for IPs and USAID/BHA, they are responsible for questionnaires, training materials for enumerators, and organization of and participation in knowledge sharing & learning events. The SMEA must be capable of advising the Contractor on the financial aspects for Surge Options if exercised. The SMEA has oversight for all M&E related Tasks in CAR, DRC, and ROC, and is based at the CART head office in Kinshasa.
Responsibilities:
Draft report templates and oversee data analysis and the development of all reports
Draft monitoring instruments that will be reviewed by the COP and project director
Work with STTA subject matter experts (e.g. for health, livelihoods, WASH, Food Security) for emergency and non-emergency projects
Responsible for all Learning events, DQAs and for ensuring quality control of all M&E products, including questionnaires, data analysis and situational reports
Supervise a team of data and GIS analysts and the database manager
Qualifications:
Master's degree in statistics, physical, environmental or social sciences, agriculture, public health, or a related field required
Minimum of ten years of M&E experience, including conducting and managing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis related to food security
Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in field-based M&E projects
Minimum of five years of experience managing diverse teams working on M&E, preferably including TPM
Demonstrated knowledge of policies and best practices related to M&E and data quality assurance
Familiarity with issues related to the implementation of humanitarian assistance activities for refugees and IDPs, food aid, and food security in Sub Saharan Africa
Familiarity and experience with donor-supported humanitarian assistance operations in CAR, DRC, and ROC preferred
Supervisory experience, including technical and administrative management of subcontractors
Technical capability to oversee quality control and workflow on TPM Tasks
Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and team management skills
Fluency in French required
Advanced-level English preferred
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.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Please submit application by no later than November 16, 2020.
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