Senegal: SRRP Operational Plan Team Leader, USAID/Senegal Mission-Wide Monitoring & Evaluation Project, Dakar, Senegal

SRRP Operational Plan Team Leader, USAID/Senegal Mission-Wide Monitoring & Evaluation Project, Dakar, Senegal

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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 implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with 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.
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Project Summary: **
The three-year USAID Senegal Mission Wide Monitoring & Evaluation Project (MEP) will provide USAID/Senegal with performance measurement and management support activities, including but not limited to monitoring and evaluation design, program evaluation design and implementation, impact evaluation design and implementation, sectoral assessments, surveys, activity/project design, target setting, and statement of work (SOW) development for evaluation activities. This contract seeks to improve performance management at all levels to help the Mission meet Agency requirements, make better informed strategic and management decisions, and advance Agency learning.

Position Summary:
MSI MEP is seeking a French-speaking expert in donor funding mechanisms and management to lead a USAID/Sahel Regional Office-funded Shock Responsiveness RISE Portfolio (SRRP) Operational Plan. MSI MEP is managing the development of the operational plan which will include fieldwork in Dakar, Burkina Faso and Niger over a one-month period of time.

*Application deadline is September 25, 2016.*

Responsibilities:
The SRRP operational plan team leader will work closely with a resiliency expert to conduct fieldwork in Burkina Faso and Niger and develop the SRRP operational plan. The team leader will be the primary point of contact with USAID/SRO and lead interactions with host governments, implementing partners and other key stakeholders. The team leader will guide the methodology and approach to fieldwork and interviews. In addition, the team leader will be responsible for leading the development of the operational strategy, and preparing an initial presentation of the strategy for USAID/SRO in Dakar and for stakeholders in Niamey.

Qualifications:

· A Master's Degree in development or international relief.

· At least 10 years' experience working with resiliency programming, disaster preparedness and response (including working with early warning systems) and food and nutrition.

· Fluency in English.

· Excellent English writing skills.

· Strong strategic planner.

· Ability to read, write and speak French at a professional level, with sufficient vocabulary to communicate easily and professionally with government officials.

· At least 5 years' experience working in West Africa, preferably the Sahel.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com.

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