Evaluation Team for Final Evaluation of USAID/Indonesia’s Health Projects
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.
Project Summary:
The USAID/Indonesia Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) is designed to improve the functioning and utility of USAID Mission Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Project Planning and Design systems through a combination of targeted direct M&E implementation, expert technical assistance, formal training, and knowledge sharing and M&E collaboration support. Under MESP, MSI has been asked to conduct a final performance evaluation of USAID’s Maternal and Child Health Projects. The evaluation is expected to begin in December 2016. It will last about 5 months.
The USAID/Indonesia Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) is designed to improve the functioning and utility of USAID Mission Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Project Planning and Design systems through a combination of targeted direct M&E implementation, expert technical assistance, formal training, and knowledge sharing and M&E collaboration support. Under MESP, MSI has been asked to conduct a final performance evaluation of USAID’s Maternal and Child Health Projects. The evaluation is expected to begin in December 2016. It will last about 5 months.
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking evaluation team members to work under the leadership of the Team Leader and MSI for the upcoming Maternal and Child Projects evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation is to gather lessons learned to inform future USAID and Government of Indonesia efforts to reduce maternal and newborn mortality in Indonesia. MSI is seeking:
MSI is seeking evaluation team members to work under the leadership of the Team Leader and MSI for the upcoming Maternal and Child Projects evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation is to gather lessons learned to inform future USAID and Government of Indonesia efforts to reduce maternal and newborn mortality in Indonesia. MSI is seeking:
1.
Evaluation Specialist
Responsibilities:
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Participate
in the initial Team Planning Meeting in Jakarta.
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Support
qualitative data collection, which may include desk review, key informant
interviews, or focus group discussions in Jakarta and multiple provinces.
·
Analyze qualitative and quantitative data that has been collected.
·
Contribute
to coordinating a Findings/ Conclusions/ Recommendations Workshop in Jakarta as
well as a final workshop with Government of Indonesia officials.
·
Contribute
to the development of the evaluation deliverables, including the methodology
and workplan, evaluation reports (draft and final), and debriefing.
·
Other
tasks, as assigned by the Team Leader or MSI.
Qualifications:
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At least 6 years’ experience working in related field required.
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Experience
evaluating projects in the health sector, particularly maternal and child
health, preferred.
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Master’s degree in relevant field required.
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Prior experience and able to work on evaluation teams for evaluations of
donor funded projects, experience evaluating USAID projects strongly
preferred.
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Strong knowledge of qualitative evaluation practices required.
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Familiar with qualitative analysis software.
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Basic
research skills including experience conducting structure/semi-structured interviews, FGD and designing/administering surveys.
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Basic
statistics and data analysis skills, including data visualization skills.
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Evaluation
design experience, including the selection of appropriate data collection
methods on a question specific basis and development of a detailed data
analysis plans.
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Excellent
writing and inter-personal communication skills.
·
Fluency
in English and Bahasa required.
2.
Maternal and Child Health Specialist
Responsibilities:
·
Participate
in the initial Team Planning Meeting in Jakarta.
·
Support
qualitative data collection, which may include desk review, key informant
interviews, or focus group discussions in Jakarta and multiple provinces.
·
Provide
the evaluation team with insight into the functioning of Indonesian health system and institutions.
·
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data that has been collected.
·
Contribute
to coordinating a Findings/ Conclusions/ Recommendations Workshop in Jakarta as
well as a final workshop with Government of Indonesia officials.
·
Contribute
to the development of the evaluation deliverables, including the methodology
and work plan, evaluation
reports (draft and final), and debriefing.
·
Other
tasks, as assigned by the Team Leader or MSI
Qualifications:
·
At least 5 years’ experience working in the field of maternal
and child health
in Indonesia.
·
Strong knowledge of governance structures and
health system in
Indonesia required.
·
Master’s degree in relevant field required
·
Prior
experience serving on evaluation teams preferred.
·
Basic
research skills including experience conducting semi-structured interviews
preferred.
·
Experience
reviewing and making sense of a large volume of interview data preferred.
·
Fluency
in English and Bahasa required, both writing and speaking.
3.
Governance Specialist
Responsibilities:
·
Participate
in the initial Team Planning Meeting in Jakarta.
·
Support
qualitative data collection, which may include desk review, key informant
interviews, or focus group discussions in Jakarta and multiple provinces.
·
Provide
insight relates to the local
government regulation and system on the delivery and administration services of
maternal and child health providers in Indonesia.
·
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data that has been collected.
·
Contribute
to coordinating a Findings/ Conclusions/ Recommendations Workshop in Jakarta as
well as a final workshop with Government of Indonesia officials.
·
Contribute
to the development of the evaluation deliverables, including the methodology
and work plan, evaluation
reports (draft and final), and debriefing.
·
Other
tasks, as assigned by the Team Leader or MSI
Qualifications:
·
Master’s degree in relevant field required.
·
At least 5 years’ experience working in the field of government
policy, public administration, or health in Indonesia.
·
Required strong knowledge of local government
policies, structures and system on the maternal and child health services in
Indonesia
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Experience
serving on evaluation teams for evaluations of donor funded projects,
experience evaluating USAID projects strongly preferred Prior experience
serving on evaluation teams preferred.
·
Experience
reviewing and making sense of a large volume of data preferred.
·
Fluency
in English and Bahasa required, both writing and speaking
4.
Epidemiologist/Clinical Data Specialist
Responsibilities:
·
Participate
in the initial Team Planning Meeting in Jakarta.
·
Provide
insight to develop and design the quantitative and qualitative data
collection of maternal and child health providers in Indonesia to the
evaluation team.
·
Support
qualitative data collection, which may include desk review, key informant
interviews, or focus group discussions in Jakarta and multiple provinces.
·
Performs statistical analysis and review of clinical data related
to maternal and child mortality that has been collected.
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Evaluating the methodolgy used by
USAID/Indonesia’s Health Project to determine the effectiveness of the projects.
·
Contribute
to coordinating a Findings/ Conclusions/ Recommendations Workshop in Jakarta as
well as a final workshop with Government of Indonesia officials.
·
Contribute
to the development of the evaluation deliverables, including the methodology
and work plan, evaluation
reports (draft and final), and debriefing.
·
Other
tasks, as assigned by the Team Leader or MSI
Qualifications:
·
Master’s degree in relevant field required.
·
At least 5 years’ experience working in the field of clinical
data management and/or epidemiological data analysis in Indonesia.
·
Strong proficiency with statistical analysis
and methods required.
·
Experience
serving on evaluation teams for evaluations of donor funded projects,
experience evaluating USAID projects strongly preferred Prior experience
serving on evaluation teams preferred.
·
Experience
reviewing and making sense of a large volume of data preferred.
·
Fluency
in English and Bahasa required, both writing and speaking
Only candidates who have
been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA
Veterans Employer.
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