Evaluation Team Leader Full-Time

Project Summary:

MSI manages the Mozambique Monitoring and Evaluations Mechanism Services () contract, which has the goal of helping USAID/Mozambique become a more effective and adaptive development organization.  In support of this goal, provides high quality, timely evaluations of Mission projects and activities.  USAID/Mozambique has asked to carry out an evaluation of an activity which builds the organizational capacity of local Mozambican organizations.   seeks a highly qualified evaluation team leader with organizational capacity development experience to lead the evaluation beginning in July 2017

Position Summary:

The consultant will lead the evaluation of the local capacity building activity in Mozambique to be conducted between July and September 2017.  The evaluation will include approximately three weeks of field work and the evaluation report will be delivered by the end of September. The evaluator will take the lead in developing the mixed-methods evaluation design, developing data collection instruments, and conducting data collection, analysis and report writing.  He/she will coordinate and oversee the work of the evaluation team members and report to the Chief of Party and Senior Evaluation Adviser.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of all evaluation activities.
• Supervise other evaluation team members in carrying out required design, data collection, and analysis and report writing tasks.
• Ensure that evaluation processes and products meet the requirements and quality standards of MSI and USAID.
• Oversee and conduct desk research and provide inputs to inform required evaluation design documents.
• Lead the drafting and finalization of the evaluation design documents including: data collection instruments, data collection and analysis plans, work plans, sampling plans and criteria, and other relevant sections of the design document.
• Carry out research and analysis based on the approved evaluation design and methodology; this may include reviewing and analyzing secondary documents, conducting key informant interviews in person or by phone, and supervising data collection and other approaches to collect and analyze data.
• Lead the drafting and finalization of the draft and final evaluation report; including responding to comments from MSI’s team and the client.
• Participate in presentations to USAID and external stakeholders regarding findings and recommendations from the evaluation.

Qualifications:

• Significant Organizational Development and capacity building experience
• Knowledge of USAID management practices
• A minimum of 7 years of evaluation experience, including experience leading evaluation teams;
• A minimum of 7  years’ experience in international development work;
• Knowledge and experience in applying USAID’s evaluation guidelines preferred
• Staff supervision experience; and
• Outstanding team leadership skills and experience.
• Fluency in English required;  Fluency in Portuguese preferred but not required
• Experience working in Mozambique a plus.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.