Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist,Remote Monitoring Project,Afghanistan

Company Profile:MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience, international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Alongside Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at

Project/Proposal Summary:

This upcoming project will assist USAID/Afghanistan to monitor its portfolio of development assistance projects. The project will involve innovative techniques that cover a broad range of technological sophistication in the M&E field.

Position Summary:

TheMonitoring and Evaluation Specialist is responsible for overseeing all project monitoring and verification activities, and the training of local Afghan staff to collect data on the impact of USAID funded projects.Familiarity with evaluation methodologies will be considered an additional asset. The position requires travel throughout Afghanistan, subject to security considerations.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the development of a USAID portfolio-wide monitoring and verification (M&V) plan including the specific parameters of site visits, asset verification and data collection for each of the selected USAID projects and associated geographic sites.
  • Implement the M&V plan through overseeing and/or participating in site visits to capture and analyze data in a timely and accurate manner.
  • As requested by USAID, conduct assessments and studies of project impact.
  • Carry out baseline surveys before projects begin, followed by periodic surveys to track progress.
  • Collect public opinion information on views and impact of work performed through the projects.
  • Train and supervise local staff to complete M&V work at project sites.
  • Provide feedback to USAID managers on project shortcomings and recommendations for improving project implementation and impact.
  • Work with USAID officials to improve M&V systems where site visits find deficiencies.

Qualifications:

  • At least 5 years of international development experience with at least 1 from a conflict or post-conflict environment.
  • Master’s Degree in statistics, econometrics, or asimilar field.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in performance monitoring of international developmenttasks, data collection, and data management.
  • Demonstrated success in providingtechnical and programmatic guidance to diverse stakeholders on optimal mechanisms andmethodologies for quality performance monitoring, data validations, planning, quality controls,accountability mechanisms, assessments and evaluations.
  • Experience in the unique demands ofmonitoring and evaluating programs in complex, culturally diverse settings is required.

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

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