United States of America: Agricultural Statistics Expert, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/Global Self-Assessment of M&E Systems, Arlington, VA

Agricultural Statistics Expert,International Fund for Agricultural

Development(IFAD)/Global Self-Assessment of M&E Systems,

Arlington, VA

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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Proposal Summary: **

MSI is preparing a proposal for a grant funded project to assist 20 countries in self-assessing their ability to measure progress in agriculture and rural development and report against the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators. The grant calls for the implementer to modify the CAPScan tool, originally developed to help countries self-assess their ability to manage for development results and measure progress on development. The grant provides funding to modify the CAPScan tool focusing on measuring progress in agriculture and rural development. MSI is seeking a specialist in agriculture and agricultural statistics to aid in the customization of the self-assessment tool.

Position Summary:

The Agricultural Statistics Expert will assist the project team in revising the CAPScan tool to focus on a country's progress in being able to effectively measure the SDG indicators related to agriculture and rural development. S/he will conduct telephone/skype interviews with IFAD experts and staff of Ministries of Agriculture and other related rural development Ministries in developing countries regarding the challenges they face in measuring the relevant SDG indicators. S/he will also analyze the quality of data and methodologies used by a sample of developing countries in reporting against the relevant SDG indicators.

Qualifications:

• At least 15 years' experience working on agriculture development issues in developing countries.
• Strong knowledge of agricultural and rural development statistics used in SDG indicators and the methodologies used to collect those data.
• Experience advising developing country governments on the collection of agricultural/rural development data preferred.
• Advanced degree in agricultural economics or a related field 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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