Background:
Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. We provide a full range of innovative program evaluation, management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations and policies. Our global services are in the areas of democracy and governance, health and education, agriculture, the environment, and economic growth.
Objective:
USAID/Malawi is looking to conduct a Performance Evaluation of the Support for Service Delivery Project (SSDI) in Malawi to determine the effectiveness of the SSDI approach. The Support for Service Delivery Integration (SSD-I) is USAID Malawi's flagship health project. This project consists of three inter-related sector activities, namely SSD-I Services, SSD-I Communications and SSD-I Systems. In close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, SSD-I activities support the increased availability and quality of the Essential Health Package (EHP) services; reinforce health promotion and disease prevention among households; and strengthen elements of the health system to sustain effective EHP delivery. SSD-I's activities align with USAID/Malawi's Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective (DO) 1 (Social Development Improved) and with cross-cutting Sub-Intermediate Results (SIR) 1 (Capacity of institutions improved) and SIR 2 (Positive behaviors adopted). SSD-I activities contribute directly to the Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2011-2016. The estimated Period of Performance is 2.5 months.
The main objectives of this performance evaluation are to measure, document and determine the extent to which SSDI activities have contributed to:
1. Increased availability and utilization of EHP services (sector 1);
2. Improved health promotion and adoption of normative health behaviors (sector 2); and
3. Improved functionality of the health system to support delivery of integrated health services (sector 3).
Responsibilities and Tasks:
The TL will provide overall oversight and management of the evaluation team. S/he will ultimately be responsible for the quality of evaluation outputs and ensure timely submission of each deliverable. S/he will provide team leadership, plan and coordinate meetings and site visits, and be responsible for payments of local logistical needs and local staff working with the team. S/he will lead the preparation and presentation of the key evaluation findings and recommendations to the USAID/Malawi team and other key stakeholders.
Qualifications:
The Team leader must have:
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