IBTCI
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, economic growth, education, environment, and global health.
Job Title: Senior Evaluation Specialist
Department/Location: Bamako, Mali
Reports To: Chief of Party or other personnel as designated
Type: Regular Full-Time
Classification: This is a managerial, exempt level position and is not eligible for overtime pay.
Overview: IBTCI is currently seeking a Senior Evaluation Specialist for a proposal for the five-year Mali Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Platform. The purpose of this project is to establish a monitoring platform which will 1) conduct third-party monitoring on behalf of USAID Mali; 2) conduct data quality assessments data collected in non-permissive environments; and 3) provide logistical support for external USAID Mali meetings/events. This position is contingent on award and is open to third country nationals and local nationals only.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Design, oversee and coordinate all activities related to evaluation services and for ensuring production and completion of quality reports, in conformance with the award SOW and all USAID evaluation requests.
- Ensure that all technical personnel for individual activities have the appropriate technical knowledge and expertise on monitoring and evaluation related to their technical areas through capacity assessments and building activities including training and after action reviews.
- Responsible for the design, quality control, development and completion of all assessments, analytical reports and evaluations.
- Oversee, recruit for, and participate in evaluations, assessments, and baseline surveys throughout the life of the contract.
- Ensure the short-term technical experts and evaluation team members recruited are of a high caliber and possess required technical expertise.
- Contribute substantively to the design and field testing of the evaluation methodology, participatory data collection methods and protocols, data verification techniques, and other technical evaluation and analytical tasks as needed.
- Responsible for high quality and timely hard and soft deliverables including evaluation work plans, inception reports, evaluation design, Survey Briefings, Evaluation Reports and Presentations.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- At least 8 years of relevant prior experience evaluations preferably in Africa. At least 5 years of project management experience.
- Familiarity with USAID’s objectives, approaches and operations, particularly as they relate to evaluations is a plus.
- French Level III (General Professional Proficiency) and English Level III (General Professional Proficiency).
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Project or program management, with remote management experience a plus.
- Previous experience on a USAID-funded award.
- Have knowledge and experience in performance and impact evaluation designs, methodologies and practical applications, including baseline data collection methodologies.
- Prior experience working in Mali preferred.
Education: Master’s degree in development or a related development field, such as Economics, Evaluation Sciences, Political Science, Public Administration, Business Administration, or other discipline related to development assistance required
Working Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment.
COVID Vaccine status: As a condition of employment, IBTCI requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Candidates should be prepared to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon hire or request for an accommodation with HR that is consistent with our COVID-19 safety protocols and policies.
Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does have supervisory responsibilities.
Travel: Domestic and international travel may be required and may include travel to fragile and/or conflict-prone zones.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
About the Organization:
IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education, energy & Infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients’ missions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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