Senior M&E Specialist, Mali Performance M&E Platform, Bamako, Mali

Senior M&E Specialist, Mali Performance M&E

Platform, Bamako, Mali

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.

Project Summary:
In July 2015, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a five-year contract to MSI to provide performance management support to sponsored development programs throughout Mali. The Platform serves as a centralized management support mechanism. The goal of the project is to support USAID/Mali's information needs, facilitate program management decisions and shape long-term strategic direction and decision-making. The Platform has three components: 1) performance monitoring and data verification; 2) evaluation; and 3) research.

Position Summary:
The Senior Advisor will provide technical leadership in the area of monitoring and evaluation. S/he will be responsible for leading, managing and/or supervising technical work related to performance management, third party monitoring, evaluations, assessments and research. The Senior M&E Advisor will work with a team of long-term Malian staff, MSI home office staff and external consultants to deliver high quality products that meet the demands of USAID/Mali. The Senior Advisor will report to the Chief of Party. It is a full-time position based in Bamako.

Responsibilities include: Support M&E Capacity Building Efforts for USAID/Mali and Implementing Partner (IP) staff, including:

• Provide technical assistance, mentoring and coaching to USAID/Mali staff in the areas of results-based management, performance monitoring, data collection and analysis, writing SOWs, evaluation methodologies, data quality assessments, and reporting.
• With the assistance of Platform and MSI home office staff, lead the development and implementation of a training curriculum on various topics to support Mission management of performance data.
• Provide guidance and support to the Program Office and Mission staff to refine their performance management plan, results framework and indicators.
• Support the development of data collection instruments, data collation tools, guides and checklists to support USAID M&E management needs.
• Provide technical support and training, as requested by USAID/Mali, for implementing partners and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate learning sessions and after-action reviews.

Provide technical support and quality assurance for performance monitoring activities

• Work with USAID/Mali and Platform staff to clarify performance monitoring needs.
• Assist with data collection and reporting efforts as needed. Supervise Platform staff and external to ensure high quality assistance and reporting.
• Provide advice on and/or help operationalize Mission indicators and reporting systems.
• Provide support to USAID and Platform staff in the design and execution of data quality assessments.
• Review technical deliverables, including reports, briefs, and presentations.

Provide technical support and quality assurance for third party monitoring, evaluation, assessments and research-related activities, including:

• Work with USAID/Mali and Platform staff to develop an overall approach and design activities.
• Develop assignment work plans based on statements of work received from USAID for evaluations, assessments and other research activities.
• Develop or review data collection instruments, data collection plans and data analysis plans.
• Design and operationalize research methodologies and tools including evaluation and assessment data analysis plans; data collection instruments and data collection plans;
• Conduct data analysis.
• Serve as lead writer or as a technical reviewer of deliverables, including data analysis plans, data collection instruments, reports, presentations, summaries and briefs.

Assemble teams, including:

• Work with senior management to identify internal and external staffing needs.
• Write consultant statements of work (SOWs).
• Write or contribute to the writing SOWs for RFPs and/or subcontractors to undertake data collection.
• Facilitate team planning workshops prior to the commencement of field work.

Management of staff and evaluation and assessment teams, including:

• Provide guidance to technical staff to help manage and provide quality assurance.
• Manage evaluation/assessment unit work flow in consultation with the Chief of Party (COP) to ensure smooth workflow processes and that assignments are properly managed and meeting the Platform's requirements.
• Work with staff to manage subcontractors to ensure the timely collection of high quality quantitative and qualitative data.
• Engage with USAID/Mali's technical offices regarding current and future assignments
• Lead interim and final debriefing sessions, including the production of supporting materials such as hand-outs and power-point presentations.
• Work with Platform staff and external teams to maintain a regular flow of communication throughout the assignment.
• Interact frequently with sector experts and other donors and implementing partners working in areas related to the Platform's assignments.
• Participate in activities to ensure research data and information contributes to USAID/Mali's learning and adaptive processes.
• Travel outside Bamako, as required.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned by the COP

Qualifications: The Senior M&E Advisor should have the following minimum qualifications:

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in economics, statistics, social science international development, public policy or other relevant field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the field of M&E for development projects.
• Minimum of five (5) years working with bi-lateral or multi-lateral donors.
• Demonstrated experience with the development of results frameworks, logic models and/or logical frameworks.
• Experience with training in M&E, coaching and/or mentoring.
• Hands-on experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis tools.
• Demonstrated evaluation and/or research design experience.
• In-depth knowledge of USAID monitoring and evaluation policy.
• Supervisory experience with staff and/or teams of consultants.
• Facilitation experience.
• Excellent analytic and communication skills
• Fluency in French and English (writing, speaking and reading)
• Experience working in complex environments

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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