Evaluation Specialist, USAID/Colombia Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Job Description

Project Summary:

The Colombia Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Activity provides USAID/Colombia with technical and advisory services related to the MEL of USAID/Colombia projects and activities. To support this purpose, Panagora Group and its subcontractor Management Systems International (MSI) will provide technical advisory MEL services to the USAID/Colombia Mission. These include monitoring support services, performance and impact evaluations, studies and assessments. These efforts will facilitate informed program management decisions, shape the long-term strategic direction of programs and decision-making within the Mission. The MEL activity is conducting a mid-term performance evaluation of the Youth Resilience Activity (YRA). This mid-term performance evaluation aims to gather evidence about mid-term results and process-level lessons of a selection of key components of the YRA. In addition, this evaluation should shed light on how YRA’s theory of change applied the Positive Youth Development approach and whether the processes and intermediate results provide evidence of good practices that can inform other USAID activities/interventions.

**Please note: Only Colombian citizens are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary:

The Evaluation Planning Specialist will guide the planning of each stage of the evaluation. The Specialist will ensure that implementation considerations, including logistics, timelines, and potential impositions and risk mitigation measures are adequately integrated in the design and implementation of the evaluation deliverables. To achieve this, the Specialist will work closely with the evaluation team and will receive support from the MEL activity leads. The period of performance of this assignment will be from/about September 12, 2022, to/about October 31, 2023, with a part-time dedication of up to 97 days.

Responsibilities:

• Prompt the planning of each evaluation stage, including a detailed list of activities, inputs needed, and a detailed schedule.
• Induce the methodological design of the evaluation.
• Guide and coordinate the primary and secondary data collection, including to send Derechos de Petición and coordinate the qualitative and quantitative data collection with the selected firm and MEL Activity.
• Coordinate the deliverables and reporting, including the data, reports, and presentations.
• Implement the qualitative instruments in fieldwork for the qualitative data collection.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, social sciences, project management, government, or other relevant fields required.
• Master’s degree in social sciences, development or other relevant fields preferred.
• Minimum five years of relevant work experience required.
• Proven knowledge and experience in collecting qualitative and quantitative data, conducting semi-structured interviews, focus groups, using mixed methods, and utilizing secondary data required.
• Experience or knowledge in team management required.
• Proficient computer skills, including statistical software preferred.
• Experience with USAID evaluations is preferred but not required.
• Intermediate or advanced knowledge of written and spoken English and Spanish required.

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations:

MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech’s Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

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

About the Organization

Company Profile:

Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.