Senegal: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Senegal

CAMRIS International is an international development and research firm that realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today’s most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world. We apply a customized, customer-centric, cost-effective business approach to offer greater value to our clients and challenge the way things have always been done in our field.

CAMRIS seeks a qualified Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist candidate for a 2016 USAID-funded contract for Governance for Local Development (GOLD). This project will build capacity of local government in improving service delivery at the local level and will improve citizen engagement in good governance.

Responsibilities:

The M&E Advisor is responsible for performance monitoring support; performance and impact evaluations; related assessments and research; related capacity strengthening for Mission and stakeholder staff in monitoring and evaluation, data analysis and use; and support for implementing a CLA approach among all involved parties. Duties include:

• Direct the development and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan for the project. This includes establishing baseline measures and periodic data collection using a variety of methods to report on results, inputs, outputs and assumptions of the project.
• Develop a plan to verify the data quality including using participatory data collection methods and data quality verification techniques.
• Conduct analyses and syntheses to yield information critical to the success of the project.
• Design and ensure quality development and production of all reports conveying data.
• Assist in the production of evaluations reports and any assessments.
• Over see all local firms and organizations conducting data collection for the project.

Qualifications:

• A Masters degree in international development, statistics, economics, research methods, political science, public policy, social science or related field.
• At least seven years of demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, and assessments, including evaluation methodologies, population based surveys, performance management plan development participatory data collection methods and protocols, and data quality verification techniques for large development projects.
• Knowledge of USAID’s monitoring and evaluation policy and directives system.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required and other data analysis and management software.
• Ability to fully and effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, in English and French is required.

Senegalese nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

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