Local M&E Sector Specialists, Mission Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism, Tanzania

Background

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. We provide a full range of innovative program evaluation, management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations and policies. Our global services are in the areas of democracy and governance, health and education, agriculture, the environment, and economic growth.

Objective

The upcoming proposed contract is to provide USAID/Tanzania with technical and advisory services for evaluation activities at the Mission (operating unit) level, including all democracy and governance, health, education, and economic growth program activities. This may include designing and implementing both quantitative and qualitative evaluation studies and assessments as well as providing evaluation technical assistance for USAID/Tanzania development programs. These efforts will facilitate informed program management decisions, shape the longer-term strategic direction of programs and decision-making within the Mission, and enable USAID/Tanzania to comply with USAID's Evaluation Policy. SI is looking for Tanzanian M&E specialists with sector experience to support their short-term technical assistance rosters.

Please Note: You must hold Tanzanian citizenship to be considered for this opportunity

Responsibilities and Tasks

SI is looking for short-term Tanzanian Technical Evaluators in the following areas.

• Governing Justly & Democratically –Local Governance Rule of Law, Election Participation, and Civil Society Organizations Strengthening projects
• Investing in People – Health (including HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health and Malaria) and Basic Education (including girls' education, literacy and youth)
• Economic Growth – Infrastructure (especially agriculture, energy and roads), Agriculture (irrigation, value chain, horticulture), Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Change
• Monitoring and Evaluation - Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP),data quality assessments, results frame work, development results impact, outcome and output indicators, index, data definition and collection, specialist in evaluation, research and analysis. Appropriate experience in a relevant foregoing technical specialty described above is also required.

These experts will be required to assist and manage field monitoring, evaluation design, empirical and statistical analysis, environmental compliance, management information systems, information management design and training, program management, and work in challenging political environments.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in relevant field required;
• Minimum five years of monitoring and evaluation experience in international development;
• Experience in impact and performance evaluations, including but not limited to, components of evaluations, assessments, qualitative research, surveys and data collection, cost analysis and effectiveness, feasibility studies, assistance with monitoring plans and indicators, technical training, knowledge dissemination and public outreach and performance management;
• Experience working with a variety of stakeholders, including USAID and USG representatives, senior-level host country government officials, NGO representatives, community service organizations, and project participants.
• Previous experience on USAID or other donor-funded evaluations and familiarity with USAID regulations
• At least seven (7) years of relevant technical field or evaluation experience in Tanzania and/or East Africa region is preferred;
• Strong oral and written communication skills; and proficiency in written and spoken English is required.

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