Deputy Chief of Party (USAID/South Sudan Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support MELS)

Job Description

Summary:

ME&A is recruiting for a Deputy Chief of Party for an upcoming Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Platform project in S. Sudan, funded by USAID. The position will a be full-time, five-year position based in Juba, South Sudan.

Responsibilities:

The Deputy Chief of Party oversees and participates in all monitoring, evaluations, assessments and research throughout the life of the contract. S/he also serves as the principal investigator for at least the majority of strategic evaluations and research implemented through this Contract. S/he designs and develops field data validation plans and appropriate methodologies and instruments, and conducts and/or oversees corresponding data analysis. S/he also conducts tests to examine data’s reliability and validity. S/he maintains strong networks with the local M&E community and ensures that all M&E designs and approaches employ rigorous methods and high-quality, state-of-the-art practices. S/he provides guidance and management for subcontractors, lower-level M&E specialists, data collectors, and any other technical specialists tasked with implementing monitoring, evaluation, assessments and research activities as part of this contract.

Qualifications:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or above) in international relations, economics, statistics, political science, public policy, or other relevant field, with an emphasis on M&E;
• At least five years of experience designing and conducting assessments, surveys, and performance and impact evaluations, including designing data collection instruments, developing data analysis plans, and collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data;
• At least five years of demonstrated M&E experience on USAID-funded projects desired;
• At least five years of demonstrated management.
• Experience, supervising technical staff and contractors desired;
• Ability to provide expert guidance to technical teams in developing and updating monitoring, evaluation and learning plans;
• Familiarity with data management desired;
• Excellent communication, supervision, and management skills;
• Fluency in English required;
• Must have strong networks with Senegalese technical experts in learning, monitoring, evaluation, research, economic growth, health, education and environment.
• Citizen of S. Sudan preferred.
  

All applications and CVs must be submitted in English.

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About the Organization

ME&A is a qualified small business, dedicated to providing creative solutions for economic development and social development throughout the world. Our Core Areas of Concentration include Monitoring & Evaluations, Economic and Community Development, Public Administration and Governance, and Business Development and Technology Transfer.

ME&A’s staff of professionals are dedicated to pursuing excellence in the principles, practices and processes of their professions. We are a client-oriented organization committed to upholding the highest of professional standards and being a responsible corporate citizen.

We believe in creative teaming with other partners, maintaining strong professionalism and ethics in meeting our objectives, and utilizing our multicultural skills to better understand and communicate with our clients. ME&A pursues and embraces our client’s organizational and programmatic goals. We work as a team, whereever appropriate, to bring collective knowledge to bear in creating developmental solutions.

ME&A is an Equal Opportunity Employer.