Senior Evaluation Advisor - Ghana Evaluate for Health Vacancy at Management Systems International in Accra,Ghana

Post:Senior Evaluation Advisor - Ghana Evaluate for Health
Organization: Management Systems International
Location:Accra,Ghana 
Senior Evaluation 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 (HIV, MCH, Wat-San, Malaria/ID’s); and second, to build the monitoring, evaluation and research capacity of the Mission, its grantees and local Ghanaian institutions. Evaluations will likely be project-based, mid-term, final, and performance assessments; large-scale population-based studies are not anticipated, though some impact evaluations may be required. 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, with primary responsibility for the Evaluation and Assessments part of the contract.

• S/he will work with the USAID and other partner staff to lead design of assessment approaches and methodologies to meet the deliverables required for each Task Order/ evaluation.

• Lead design, testing and application of data collection instruments, sampling frames, etc.

• Lead design on data analysis methodologies, serve as lead analyst for interpreting survey/ field data results, and be responsible for technical report writing and deliverables

• Manage data collection teams and evaluation support staff/ consultants, being ultimately responsible for quality and timeliness of deliverables

Qualifications:

• A Master’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in social sciences, biology, health or related fields.

• Minimum eight (8) years’ progressive experience in designing, managing, and analyzing the results of both performance and impact evaluations of development projects; 5 of these years should be in developing countries, (3) of these years assessing international donors-funded projects.

• At least five (5) years’ experience implementing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, including expertise with sampling methods, database management and statistical analyses.

• At least three (3) years of experience leading evaluation or field research teams.

• Fluency in spoken and written English is required; strong technical writing skills required.

• Excellent team management and interpersonal skills.

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

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Closing date: 11 Aug 2013
How to apply: 
http://reliefweb.int/job/588882/senior-evaluation-advisor-ghana-evaluate-health

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