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) works 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 produce a Retrospective of USAID’s Environment Portfolio in Indonesia
over the past 25 years. The purpose of this Retrospective is to inform and
enhance USAID programming in Indonesia.
Position Summary
MSI is seeking a Team Leader to
lead production of a Natural Resources Management (NRM) Portfolio Retrospective
in Indonesia. The purpose of this
Retrospective is to inform and enhance USAID programming in Indonesia. More specifically,
the Retrospective will: (i) serve as a high-level record of USAID-supported NRM
activities in Indonesia; (ii) demonstrate to key audiences what USAID’s investment
has achieved in Indonesia, and share lesson learned for programs to come; (iii)
explain why NRM activities today are how they are, based on previous experience
and lessons; (iv) provide inputs for the development of a new USAID/Indonesia
Country Strategy (CDCS) and the associated Tropical Forests and Biodiversity
Assessment, planned for 2019; (v) inform USAID’s strategy for achieving a
legacy of sustainable impacts in Indonesia’s NRM sector; (vi) reinforce the
value of partnership and engagement in Indonesia to USG and the Government of
Indonesia (GOI).
The Team Leader will be responsible
for overall implementation and production of deliverables under this SOW. The Retrospective
work will begin on or about 1 January 2018 and will be completed by the end of
June 2018. The anticipated level of effort for the Team Leader is 85 workdays,
including two trips to Indonesia. The first trip to Indonesia will be early in
2018. This trip will be approximately seven weeks in duration and will focus on
planning, site research (up to five sites) and data analysis. The second trip
to Indonesia will be to present and launch the study, and will be approximately
one week long.
The Team Leader will be
supported by MESP's Jakarta office, which will include office support and
logistics assistance. During this assignment, the team leader will be fully supported
by senior Jakarta-based MESP researchers; four weeks of research and drafting
assistance from MSI's home office, and several weeks of assistance from a
US-based research assistant.
Responsibilities
In collaboration with MESP and MSI staff, the Team
Leader will:
- Provide overall vision, leadership, and guidance of SOW implementation, internally with other team members and MESP, and externally with USAID and other stakeholders. S/he will work closely with the USAID/Indonesia Environment Office (ENV) throughout this assignment.
- Lead a week-long team planning meeting with MESP and USAID/ENV to design the Retrospective implementation plan and finalize the list of deliverables.
- Guide the Retrospective team in developing data collection instruments, data collection plan, and analysis plan.
- Lead a briefing with USAID/ENV prior to fieldwork.
- Guide the fieldwork, data collection, and qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
- Take the lead in drafting and finalizing SOW deliverables.
- Present the Retrospective deliverables to USAID in Jakarta.
- Undertake other tasks as required for the successful completion of the Retrospective SOW.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced degree in natural resources management or a related field.
- Minimum 15 years of professional experience in NRM.
- Experience working in Indonesia and knowledge of Indonesia NRM programs funded by international donors preferred.
- Experience in leading assessments or analyses of relevant NRM issues for international donors or organizations.
- Familiarity with USAID environment programming.
- Excellent analytical and personal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical writing skills, particularly on deadline.
- Fluency in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods.
Only candidates
who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls,
please. MSI is an
EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
Application closed on December 15, 2017. To apply please visit: http://chc.tbe.taleo.
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