Senior Investigator/Organizational Development Specialist,
Performance Evaluation of the Common Market for East and Southern
Africa (COMESA), Kenya
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 .
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:
MSI will evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of USAID/Kenya and East Africa-funded Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) activities under the Integrated Partnership Assistance Agreement (IPAA) between USAID and COMESA. As the IPAA is expected to end on September 30, 2018, this evaluation will be used to determine lessons learned and guide potential future activities with COMESA.
MSI will evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of USAID/Kenya and East Africa-funded Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) activities under the Integrated Partnership Assistance Agreement (IPAA) between USAID and COMESA. As the IPAA is expected to end on September 30, 2018, this evaluation will be used to determine lessons learned and guide potential future activities with COMESA.
USAID-funded COMESA activities focus on advancing regional policy agendas specific to agriculture and trade. This includes regional seed trade, the harmonization of regional policies, Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) issues, African Growth Opportunity Act activities, border post dispute resolution initiatives, and additional agricultural inputs policy reforms. Other program activities include programs and policies to increase access to markets and facilitate regional and international trade, increased private sector investment, gender, biotechnology, clean energy, statistics and activity monitoring. The primary objective of the IPAA with COMESA is increased regional economic growth, integration, and stability in the COMESA region.
Position Summary:
The Senior Investigator will work alongside the research team and Team Leader to design and conduct the evaluation.
The Senior Investigator will work alongside the research team and Team Leader to design and conduct the evaluation.
Responsibilities:
- Together with the Team Leader, finalize the evaluation methodology and develop the data collection strategy, instruments and protocols
- Assist with direct data collection and compilation
- Conduct high-quality data analysis
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in any relevant field of study
- Minimum of six years of experience in collectively
- Regional integration
- Policy Development
- Regional development related work
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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