Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in improving people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.
Proposal Objective:
SI is planning to bid on an impact evaluation of the five-year $253 million MCC/Mali AIP of the Mali Compact. The project ended in 2012, and the goal was to increase production and productivity, increasing farmer incomes, improving land tenure security, modernizing irrigated production systems and mitigated the uncertainty from subsistence rain-fed agriculture by introducing innovative agriculture, land tenure, and water management practices.
**Please note: Candidates who have Malian citizenship are encouraged to apply.
Position Description:
SI is seeking an Irrigation Specialist consultant to be a member of the evaluation team and provide evaluation and technical support. The Specialist will report to the Team Leader.
Responsibilities:
· Provide technical and contextual inputs for Mali and irrigation sector in the review of the evaluation design.
· Participate in data collection activities and surveys in the interim and final evaluations.
· Assist in designing appropriate evaluation tools.
· Contribute to the evaluation reports.
Qualifications:
· Master’s or higher in economics, business, policy, or a related field.
· Minimum of five years of relevant experience in research and evaluation, especially rigorous impact evaluation.
· Demonstrated experience in irrigation development in Mali, with a focus on how it integrates with land tenure.
· Experience working on USAID or MCC irrigation or land tenure projects in Mali.
· Fluency in spoken and written French and English.
Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.
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Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.
