Luzon Local Support Staff Consultant, PIMMELA
Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
MSI is implementing the Philippines, Pacific Islands and Mongolia Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Activity (PIMMELA) in the Philippines and across its geographic area of coverage, which includes 12 Pacific Island countries and Mongolia. PIMMELA will provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) support services to USAID Mission in the Philippines and across its geographic area of coverage. PIMMELA will work collaboratively with the Mission’s staff and its implementing partners (IPs) to provide assistance in performance management; third party monitoring and verification; evaluation services; collaboration, learning and adapting; and monitoring and evaluation of the health portfolio.
**Please note: Only Luzon-based Filipino citizens are eligible to apply for the position**
Position Summary:
The Local Support Staff Consultant will provide support and assistance to the whole evaluation team in the conduct of the study, specifically in support of evaluation activities across different regions in Luzon. The Consultant will ensure the completion of deliverables in a timely manner and in the form and substance acceptable to USAID. This evaluation aims to achieve four main objectives. First, it will assess the project’s contribution to its intended results, particularly in strengthening systems at both national and local levels to enhance education, training, employment, and livelihood outcomes for out-of-school youth. Second, the evaluation will examine the effectiveness of the project’s development approach and its potential for achieving sustainable results. Third, it will identify operational challenges and constraints encountered during the implementation of Opportunity 2.0 and evaluate their impact on outcomes and sustainability prospects. Lastly, the evaluation will extract key lessons learned, successful models, and innovations that can inform future USAID programming.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support and assistance to the evaluation team, including administrative and logistical responsibilities for the conduct of data collection and other evaluation activities.
- Coordinate schedules of the evaluation activities with the various stakeholders and offices to ensure that key informant interviews, FGDs, and/or secondary data gathering are scheduled and carried out.
- Assist in the briefing on the final evaluation work plan before field work and in the provision of interim briefings during fieldwork.
- Consolidate copies of raw data gathered including photos, interview sheets, and attendance sheets, and ensure that these are submitted to the PIMMELA Activity Manager.
- Assist in conducting field research activities and other data collection activities as logistician and translator, including, but not limited to the conduct of KIIs, FGDs, and surveys.
- Prepare documentation for data collection and other evaluation activities, including generating and/or providing quality assurance for transcriptions.
- Work with the PIMMELA CLA Team in organizing a learning event with USAID (Office of Education and Program Office), the activity’s implementing partner (EDC), and representatives from the groups who helped implement it.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, psychology, social sciences, or related discipline is required.
- Minimum four years of experience in providing support services required, preferably in evaluation engagements, including interview coordination and scheduling, arranging travel, and formatting of interview guides and survey questionnaires, and transcribing of interview recordings.
- Professional written and verbal proficiency in English required.
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