Senior Evaluation Officer, Kenya

Management Systems International (MSI) is a global
international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing
specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. MSI is part of Coffey
International Development, a global international development consulting
firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development
professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages
more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20
long-term projects in countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia.
Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core
technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management
and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human
development and natural resource management. For more information on MSI,
please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com

Project Summary:

MSI is currently looking for an M&E officer to guide and implement
performance measurement systems for a support project for USAID in Kenya.
The project will be a nation-wide activity supporting USAID’s ability to
monitor and evaluate their program activities in economic growth, education,
health, and democracy and governance.



Position Summary:

The Senior Evaluation Officer position will be a senior-level position
reporting directly to the project COP. The position duties include leading
the methodology and technical direction for all performance measurement and
evaluation activities for all USAID programs in Kenya. The position will be
responsible for all data collection, storage, and reporting and will be
responsible for training data collection staff and ensuring high quality of
data. The Senior Evaluation Officer is also responsible for developing
innovative ideas for long-term impact studies over the course of the
project. The Senior Evaluation Officer will oversee a small M&E staff and
work closely with the project COP to present all project results to USAID.
The Senior Evaluation Officer position is based in Nairobi and is full-time.
The project is expected to begin in mid- 2011 and will run for a three-year
period.



Responsibilities:

· Implement all aspects of the performance measurement
oversight for USAID programs in Kenya;

· Provide technical assistance and training to USAID staff
and partners in performance monitoring;

· Oversee all data verification activities;

· Assist with the design of mid-term, final, and impact
evaluations;

· Lead and/or participate in evaluations of USAID projects;

· Train all data collection staff and consultants on data
collection methodology and tools;

· Oversee special studies and data analysis on an ad-hoc
basis;

· Develop quarterly progress reports based on performance
measurement and evaluation activities.



Qualifications:

· Degree in social science, development, or a related
field; MA preferred;

· Substantial experience in the field of performance
monitoring in international development, preferably with USAID;

· Experience with managing for development results;

· Experience conducting mid-term and final evaluations of
development projects;

· Familiarity with both qualitative and quantitative data
collection;

· Experience training and overseeing data collection staff;

· SPSS, SAS or a similar program;

· Excellent communications skills;

· Ability to analyze, write, and present data;

· English fluency;

· Previous work experience in Kenya or East Africa is a
must.


Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted.
No phone calls, please.

To see full position descriptions for the various openings, and to apply,
please visit our website: http://www.msiworldwide.com.


Only candidates who have been selected as finalists will be contacted. No phone calls, please.