Chief of Party, Yemen Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Project II (YMELP II), Amman, Jordan

Company Profile:
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area international development firm with a 40-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 has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program to national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Proposal Summary:
MSI is preparing to bid on the Yemen Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Project II (YMELP II). The purpose of the Yemen Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Project II (YMELP II) is to establish a third-party monitoring and evaluation system to monitor, verify, and analyze trends in humanitarian programming in Yemen funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).

Position Summary:
MSI is seeking a Chief of Party with experience leading international development and humanitarian assistance projects. The Chief of Party will be responsible for all aspects of project, technical, financial and personnel management. The ideal candidate will oversee the completion of all deliverables required under the project as well as overall compliance with the contract. This work will involve team management, technical guidance, administrative coordination, operations oversight, and client relations. The Chief of Party must have excellent oral and written communication skills, analytic skills, interpersonal skills, and team management skills.

Responsibilities:

• Lead program implementation and oversee all technical and managerial decisions related to all project deliverables.
• Ensure the quality of the data collected in the field is valid and in line with the technical design of the project.
• Review and correct, if needed, all monitoring reports prior to submission to the MSI HQ and USAID.
• Communicate any monitoring activity shortcomings to relevant parties and take the appropriate steps to improve team and individual performance when and where needed.
• Responsible for the quality and timeliness of all project deliverables.
• Management of MSI’s team in the field, including office set-up, personnel recruiting and training.
• Lead coordination with BHA and BHA Implementing Partners.
• Supervise both long and short-term U.S., third country, and local experts.
• Ensure quality oversight of all services rendered for the project, including those from short-term experts for data collection, data analysis and other assignments.
• Coordinate with MSI home office on administrative, financial and technical activities, as needed.
• Represent MSI in meetings with senior USAID and implementing partner representatives.
• Perform other program-related duties assigned by MSI HQ staff.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in public administration, international relations, economics, business administration, law or a related field.
• At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the humanitarian, development, or transition field. Within the ten (10) years of experience, the Chief of Party must have at least five (5) years of experience managing teams and should have at least three years of experience working in conflict zones.
• Previous experience in monitoring and evaluation required.
• Previous experience conducting quantitative and qualitative field research in conflict zones required.
• Previous experience managing third party monitoring projects, monitoring and evaluation support projects, or large-scale evaluations is highly desirable.
• Previous experience working on programs implemented in Yemen is highly desirable.
• Previous experience managing sub-contractors is highly desirable.
• Previous experience implementing a USAID-funded program is desirable.
• Prior experience as Chief of Party, or its equivalent preferred.
• English fluency required and Arabic skills are a plus.

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