Technical Quality and Thought Leadership Consultant

TITLE: Technical Quality and Thought Leadership Consultant

REPORTS TO: APRO Associate Director/Technical Advisor SI/M&E

LOCATION: Remote position

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology– creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.

FHI 360 Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO) is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Technical Quality and Thought Leadership (TQTL) Consultantto provide technical support and guidance to staff and partners in the region and in country offices related to monitoring, evaluation, research and learning technical quality and thought leadership processes and products. Working closely with APRO technical team, the consultant will identify strategic processes and products, analyze TQTL needs, and initiate both quality assurance and quality control measures. In addition to TQTL support, this position will also contribute to APRO business development as needed.

This is a remote position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and review projects’ deliverables (quarterly reports, monitoring and evaluation plans, work plans, communication products, manuscripts, conference abstracts, etc).
• Support production of study or research design packages (protocol development, data collection tools, and research ethics requirements).
• Support research teams in developing and implementing quality assurance systems.
• In collaboration with APRO Thought Leadership Sr. Technical Officer, support staff in the region and in country offices on thought leadership product development (abstracts, manuscripts, working papers, etc.)
• Provide technical support to the design and conduct of special regional initiatives, such as reviewing concept notes and work plans, implementation reports and analysis.
• Build and bridge capacity in evidence generation, activity implementation and knowledge product generation related to localization in keeping with FHI 360 and relevant donor policies and procedures.
• Contribute to regional processes for ensuring quality of program implementation.
• Contribute content for, produce and/or edits content for web pages and presentations.
• Provide support to business and proposal development, particularly related to research, learning and monitoring and evaluation topics.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Health, International Development, Social Sciences or Related Field.
• Ten or more years of experience providing technical quality and thought leadership support for project implementation activities, including research.
• In-depth knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with providing technical support for advancing the quality of written products (reports, publication).
• Published knowledge products, in peer review manuscripts is preferable.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors, problem solve, take corrective action and prepare reports.
• Has sensitivity to cultural and cognitive diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with others.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills and demonstrated program/project management skills.
• Fluency in oral and written English; fluency in another language from the Asia Pacific region a plus.