Team Member, PLSO Assessment, USAID Monitoring & Evaluation Support Project (MESP), South Sudan

Job Description

Team Member, PLSO Assessment,

USAID Monitoring & Evaluation Support Project (MESP), South Sudan

Project Summary:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), program office requires support to assist USAID/South Sudan to effectively monitor, evaluate, and relay information about funded interventions. The Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) provides USAID/South Sudan with flexible, demand-driven technical, analytic, advisory, training, monitoring, evaluation, and related support services for performance measurement, planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, activity mapping, and performance information management and dissemination activities.

The purpose of the Partner Liaison Security Office (PLSO) is to facilitate communication between USAID/South Sudan and its implementing partners (IPs), and among the IPs operating in South Sudan, to enable them to better use and share unclassified and publicly available security information. USAID has an interest in determining whether a consistent and appropriate level of safety and security support for IPs exists. The objective of this assessment is to assess the effectiveness, appropriateness, value and impact of PLSO support of IPs, vis-à-vis making informed decisions about risks and their own security. The primary objective of the PLSO contract and provide recommendations regarding a potential follow-on contract.

Position Summary:

MSI MESP seeks a team member for an assessment of the PLSO contract in South Sudan. The team member will support the assessment team leader in managing the data collection process and ensuring the quality of the data being collected. The team member will support the creation and finalization of all deliverables. The estimated level of effort (LOE) is 40 days.

**Please note: South Sudanese locals are strongly encouraged to apply**

*Due to the urgent nature of this vacancy, please submit CVs and references only. Cover letters are not required.*

Responsibilities:

• Support the evaluation team, including organizing its work and managing the logistics of the assessment.
• Conduct data collection for evaluation, including review of documents, quantitative analysis, interviews, and focus group discussions.
• Draft sections of assessment report or presentations in accordance with USAID guidelines.
• Work with the team leader to debrief USAID on assessment results.
• Analyze and assess all data collected according to the approved work plan and methodology.
• Contribute to the finalization of deliverables by incorporating USAID comments.

Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in related field.
• At least seven (7) years of experience in security operations and assessments.
• Strong skills in assessment and analysis of security operations and disseminating security information.
• Extensive experience working in East Africa, South Sudan, and/or similar conflict environments.
• Facilitation experience, experience leading participatory assessments.
• Experience arranging meetings, setting up travel schedules for assessments, reporting on meeting outcomes, and generally managing the logistics of the assessment.
• Experience in implementing or assessing the following:
  • Security Services for NGOs/Implementing Partners.
  • Management of remotely-based field projects in post conflict regions.
  • Conducting, analyzing, and using quantitative and qualitative data.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills.
• English fluency is required.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

About the Organization

Company Profile:

MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC 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 UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.