Justice Sector Specialist, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Pristina, Kosovo

Job Description

Proposal Summary:

MSI is recruiting an Justice Sector Expert for an anticipated Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) evaluation of the Kosovo Transparent and Accountable Governance (TAG) Project. The TAG project will improve the public availability and analytical use of judicial, environmental and labor force data by civil society, business and the government, thus promoting data driven decision-making. The purpose of this evaluation will be to assess the extent to which the TAG project achieved its targeted outcomes and stated objective. The performance evaluation is expected to consist of a mixed-methods, pre-post design, where a retrospective baseline may need to be collected if data is not currently available. The evaluation design will commence once the contract is awarded, expected by the end of September 2021. Travel requirements are not yet finalized but are a possibility.

Position Summary:

The Justice Sector Expert will be a key member of the evaluation team for the duration of the evaluation. The expert will ensure that justice sector considerations are integrated in the evaluation design and methodology, data collection instruments and procedures, data analysis, and reporting of the evaluation deliverables. This is not expected to be a full-time position and the level of effort will be determined once the evaluation proposal is active.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to desk research and provide inputs for an availability assessment.
• Contribute to the drafting and finalization of the evaluation design including evaluation methodology, data collection instruments, data collection and analysis plans, work plans and other relevant sections. Focus will be given to judicial and environmental data and considerations.
• Provide technical support during data collection and analysis. Data collection may consist of two rounds (baseline and endline), each round with a survey, key informant interviews and focus groups.
• Contribute to drafting sections of all evaluation reports and dissemination materials.
• Participate in dissemination efforts for the evaluation findings.
• Ensure all evaluation processes and products meet the requirements and quality standards of MSI and MCC.

Qualifications:

• Law degree or master’s degree in political science, public policy or related field and at least 10 years of related experience.
• Expertise in government transparency in the judicial sector.
• Experience working in Kosovo.
• Albanian language ability.
• Experience working with relevant local institutions, such as the Ministry of Justice and Kosovo Judicial Council.
• Experience carrying out evaluations of governance transparency in the judicial sector preferred.
• Ability to articulate answers to evaluation questions for an audience of practitioners in the final evaluation report preferred.

About the Organization

Company Profile:

MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program to national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.