Institutional Strengthening Expert, Victims Institutional Strengthening Program (VISP) , USAID/Colombia Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Bogota, Colombia

Job Description

Institutional Strengthening Expert,

Victims Institutional Strengthening Program (VISP) ,

USAID/Colombia Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL),

Bogota, Colombia

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 choices, shape the long-term strategic direction of programs and decision-making within the Mission.

MEL will conduct a conduct a final performance evaluation of the Victims Institutional Strengthening (VISP). The purpose of this final performance evaluation is to assess whether the VISP’s interventions, deliverables, outcomes, and results have been accomplished according to its theory of change and results framework. Additionally, this evaluation intends to consider the socio-political context and the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the results of this evaluation will support USAID/Colombia in making informed conclusions about the design and management of upcoming programming decisions.

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

Position Summary:

The Institutional Strengthening Expert will support the evaluation design, implementation, and reporting activities for the evaluation. The key role of the Institutional Strengthening Expert is to ensure that institutional strengthening considerations are adequately integrated in the design, instruments, data collection, examination and reporting of the evaluation deliverables. The Institutional Strengthening Expert 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 12 months from its initiation, which is anticipated in September 2021, with a part-time dedication.

Responsibilities:

• Support the evaluation design, the theory of change analysis, and the construction of indicators.
• Review primary and secondary sources of information related to institutional strengthening of the Government of Columbia (GoC) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) around victim’s issues.
• Direct the development of a thematic framework to address evaluation questions related to the strengthening of GoC institutions and CSOs that implement the 2011 Victim’s Law.
• Assure that data collection instruments sufficiently and appropriately address evaluation questions pertaining to institutional strengthening.
• Oversee the quality of quantitative and qualitative data collection, in particular data pertaining to institutional capacity building of GoC and CSOs, assuring that data collected provide available evidence to address such questions.
• Actively participate in the coding process of the qualitative instruments, and provide a thematic review of the process, in the production of the codebook.
• Contribute to the study of qualitative, quantitative, and secondary information related to institutional strengthening of GoC and CSOs around victim’s issues.
• Support the Team Leader in other activities as requested, such as in the preparation of reports and presentations for USAID and the Implementing Partner.
• Perform the application of qualitative instruments in fieldwork for the qualitative data collection

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, government, economics, or another relevant field required; Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.
• At minimum of seven years of relevant experience.
• Experience in institutional strengthening of GoC and CSOs required.
• Knowledge of secondary or administrative data on victims’ issues is preferred.
• Proven ability to deliver quality analysis, tables, and written products and explanations.
• Experience with USAID evaluations preferred.
• Ability to conduct interviews and focus groups in Spanish.
• Intermediate or advanced knowledge of written and oral 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 email MSI.Dept.HRRecruiting@tetratechinc.onmicrosoft.com with “Reasonable Accommodations” in the title. 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.