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Post:Senior Capacity Development Advisor - Ghana Evaluate for Health
Organization: Management Systems International
Location;Accra, Ghana
Senior Capacity Development Advisor - Evaluate for Health/ Ghana
Company Profile: MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and South Sudan. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience, international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project/Proposal Summary:
The anticipated Evaluate for Health project will have two major efforts: one, to conduct assessments across USAID|Ghana’s health portfolio; and second, to build the monitoring, evaluation and action research capacity of the Mission, its grantees and local Ghanaian institutions. There will be three focus areas for this capacity building: Evaluation Studies and Assessments; Performance Monitoring and Evaluation; and Research Management; some action or operations research may also be called for. A heavy emphasis will be placed on evidence-based decision making and building local systems (Organizational Development) over training individuals. The anticipated duration of this contract is 5 years and the project will be based in Accra, Ghana (with travel throughout Ghana); candidates must be willing to relocate to Accra.
Position Summary/Responsibilities:
- This Senior Team member will be one of three Key personnel, reporting to the Project Director
- Lead the design, facilitation and management of all trainings, workshops, and long-term capacity building efforts with the USAID|Ghana Health Team, their grantees, government and local institutions
- Manage all staff and consultants supporting capacity building efforts, ensuring quality control, timely deliverables and client satisfaction
- Lead the design, development and implementation of all training related activites
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in social sciences, Organizational Development, business/ systems analysis, or related field.
- At least ten to fifteen (10 – 15) years of progressive experience conducting capacity building efforts (analysis, training, consulting) with government agencies entities and local NGOs. At least five (5) of these years should be in Africa.
- At least two (2) years of experience implementing monitoring and evaluation activities.
- At least five (5) years of Team Lead experience
- Excellent facilitation, interpersonal and team management skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
Closing date: 11 Aug 2013
How to apply:
http://reliefweb.int/job/588913/senior-capacity-development-advisor-ghana-evaluate-health
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