Country: Pakistan
Closing date: 06 Dec 2017
Data Analyst, Pakistan Electoral and Democratic Support (PEDS) Project, Performance Management Support Contract (PERFORM), Pakistan
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: **
In May 2015, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a five-year contract to Management Systems International (MSI) to provide performance management support to USAID-sponsored development programs throughout Pakistan. The Performance Management Support Contract (PERFORM) serves as a centralized management support mechanism that provides services in (1) monitoring, (2) evaluation, (3) assessment, and (4) learning support. PERFORM provides data and information to help USAID/Pakistan project managers improve results through better implementation, design, and learning, enabling it to better target its programming and achieve its goals and objectives .
**Please note: Only Pakistani citizens are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
The 2008 and 2013 national elections were encouraging steps in Pakistan's evolution towards full democracy. Despite this progress, however, allegations of fraud and systematic vote rigging in the 2013 election led to prolonged protests by Pakistan's opposition political parties, the formation of a Judicial Commission headed by the Supreme Court Chief Justice to investigate the allegations, and ultimately the establishment of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms. In 2016, USAID/Pakistan funded the Pakistan Electoral and Democracy Support (PEDS) project to promote more transparent, accountable, inclusive, and responsive electoral and democratic processes. USAID has requested that MSI monitor the activities of two PEDS implementing partners, the Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability and the United States Institute of Peace, to ensure their activities are implemented in accordance with their activity work plans.
MSI is seeking a data analyst to coordinate with the field monitors, oversee their field work, and prepare site visit reports based on the monitors' reported data. The estimated duration of this assignment is approximately six months, from December 2017 – June 2018.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in an orientation and training session in Islamabad to become familiar with the monitoring assignment, data collection instruments, data collection process and schedule, and analysis and reporting.
- Coordinate with field monitors to obtain daily, completed checklists.
- Prepare site visit reports based on completed checklists.
- Coordinate with PERFORM administration team to manage field logistics; Ensure compliance with MSI/PERFORM administrative procedures.
- Oversee the field monitors to ensure that challenges with the data collection process are quickly resolved and that the submitted checklist data is clear and meets MSI's quality standards.
- Coordinate and liaise with the implementing partner's field activity managers.
Perform other related tasks assigned by MSI PERFORM.**Qualifications:**
At least a master's degree in social sciences or a related field.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience in qualitative and quantitative research, analysis and report writing.
Willingness and ability to travel to the field as required.
Fluency in written and spoken English.
*Position will be filled on a rolling basis*
Candidates that have a real or potential conflict of interest in this evaluation will not be considered for this assignment. MSI will require a written statement to this effect before formal engagement on this assignment. Conflict of interest in this context includes, but is not limited to: close and/or family relations with the individuals that are related to the project, financial interest in the implementing organization(s) or grantees, current or previous experience with the project being evaluated or the USAID requesting office, etc.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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