Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, USAID/Sahel Regional Office (SRO) Monitoring, Reporting, and Capacity Strengthening (MRCS) Contract At Social Impact

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

Proposal Objective:

Under the Evaluation, Monitoring and Learning Services (EVAL-ME II) IDIQ contract, Social Impact is bidding on the USAID/Sahel Regional Office (SRO) Monitoring, Reporting, and Capacity Strengthening (MRCS) activity. The purpose of the MRCS scope of work is to complement and augment USAID/Senegal’s SRO performance management of activities within its portfolio. This award will mainly support the Sahel Technical Office (SRTO), Sahel Program Office (SRPO), Niger Mission, the Burkina Faso Country Office, and BHA Resilience Food Security Activities (RFSAs) in Niger and Burkina Faso, and provide limited assistance to Mauritania, Chad, and The Gambia. Additional countries listed above may be supported should the need arise.

Position Description:

Social Impact is seeking a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist who will be responsible for leading all work under the monitoring and evaluation components of the USAID/Sahel Regional Office (SRO) MRCS task order. The position will be full-time and based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for the five-year period of performance, contingent upon contract award in 2022.

**Please note: This is a local position. Only candidates with Burkinabe, Gambian, Nigerien or Mauritanian citizenship will be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and participate in evaluations and assessments throughout the life of the task order.
• Organize and manage all monitoring tasks.
• Serve as evaluation team leader for evaluations conducted under this contract.
• Contribute substantially 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 conducted under this contract.
• Lead the design, quality, development, and completion of all assessments, analytical reports, and evaluations.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field such as international development, project management, statistics, or economics.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively more responsible experience in leading the monitoring, evaluation, and analysis of donor development projects.
• Experience in design and implementation of evaluations of development interventions.
• Experience in design and field testing of data collection instruments (e.g., questionnaires and interview guides) and in advanced research methods and sampling.
• Experience in design for M&E systems, data quality control and reporting for projects and programs.
• Previous substantive experience working on an evaluation team. Previous experience serving as evaluation team leader is highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English and French.