Deputy Chief of Party/Senior Learning Advisor, Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation, Malawi
Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in improving people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.
Proposal Objective:
Social Impact is preparing a proposal for an upcoming four-year USAID funded project in Malawi. The anticipated project will be a multi-level M&E activity that will build capacity for monitoring and evaluation of early grade reading at national, school, and community levels.
Position Description:
SI is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party/Senior Learning Advisor to support the Chief of Party (COP) on the M&E activity to build capacity for monitoring and evaluation of early grade reading in Malawi. The DCOP/Sr. Learning Advisor will report to the COP, and be responsible for oversight and quality of the technical monitoring and evaluation activities under the project. This will be a full-time, long-term position based in Malawi.
* *Please note: Local Malawian citizens are encouraged to apply**
Responsibilities:
· In coordination with COP, lead and manage all monitoring and evaluation technical work conducted throughout the life of the activity.
- Facilitate strong collaboration, learning and adapting practices, including techniques for gathering, organizing, disseminating and applying knowledge throughout the program cycle.
- Ensure that short-term technical experts and evaluation team members recruited under this contract are of a high caliber and possess the required technical expertise.
- Develop a comprehensive plan that outlines key learning and knowledge management questions, stakeholders and their roles, and broad stakeholder engagement at multiple levels.
- Spearhead the design and implementation of institutional learning activities including seminars, events, briefings and after actions reviews.
- Assist key stakeholders in adopting and strengthening systems and processes that foster learning and knowledge-sharing, and inform future programming.
- Foster strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, serve as a convener for dialogue and learning around emerging issues, and coordinate efforts among partners.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of eight years of experience in leading an organization, in both management and technical fields, with a proven track record of programmatic accomplishment, professional achievement, management competence, and interpersonal skills.
- Master's degree in education, social science, international development or related field required.
- Ability to supervise a team in order to complete tasks on time and on budget.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of quality and timeliness within teams of consultants and internal staff.
- Proven successful leadership in an intercultural team environment in a development context.
- Strong background in evaluation and analysis of development programs, preferably initiatives funded by USAID.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate with other USG or donor-funded projects.
- Extensive experience in report writing and providing quality report and evaluation presentations.
· Exceptional proficiency in written and spoken English is required, as is a demonstrated ability to exercise overall quality control, meeting high technical and editorial standards in written products.
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