Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Regional Intergovernmental Organization Systems Strengthening Activity, Kenya

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Regional Intergovernmental

Organization Systems Strengthening Activity, Kenya

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Company Profile: **MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC 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 implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

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Project Summary: **
The goal of the Regional Intergovernmental Organization (RIGO) System Strengthening Activity is to actualize a demonstrable, evidence based improvement in the institutional capacity of each RIGO and a significant, measurable increase in each RIGO's efficient, effective and sustainable organizational performance. RIGO System Strengthening will provide organizational strengthening assistance to the East African Community (EAC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and selected sub-entities of those RIGOs.

Position Summary:
This position will work collaboratively with the team to deliver high quality M&E support to USAID/Kenya and the East African regional mission. In support of the goal and objectives of the project the M&E specialist will assist with data collection, aggregation, analysis, reporting, M&E training, assessments and evaluations across sectors to strengthen institutional governance.

**This position is contingent upon continued donor funding

Responsibilities:

• Ensure quality of all assessments, data, analytical reports, and evaluations, including the testing of the development hypothesis.
• Assist Technical Teams to review and revise the intermediate results in their results frameworks, as necessary, for more effective implementation and monitoring.
• Periodically review and discuss indicators and reporting with IPs and COTR/AOTRs, and help operationalize indicators by assisting USAID Technical Teams with definitions, data collection, and data analysis.
• Support the development of an
• Provide technical assistance and training, as needed, for USAID, IP and GOK staff (to the extent they are involved in USG projects).
• In collaboration with the project recruiter, assist in finding stellar short-term team members.
• Assist in the capacity development of the national M&E staff.
• Other duties, as assigned by the Chief of Party.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of international experience in the analyses and assessments, participatory data collection methods and protocols, and data verification techniques.
• At least seven years of demonstrated experience developing performance management plans, monitoring project implementation, and verifying data from large development projects
• A graduate degree in the field of evaluation, international development or a related technical field.
• Maintain experience in coaching organizations and project staff in capacity building for competency in monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience working on donor-funded activities preferred.
• Experience working with senior level government officials is required.
• Experience working with African intergovernmental bodies is preferred.
• Business-level fluency in English (written and verbal) is required.
• Kenyan nationals preferred.

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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