Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
DevTech Systems, Inc. (DevTech) is an international consulting firm dedicated to development, with 35 years of experience providing advisory services and technical assistance to government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders in more than 100 countries. We are a data driven organization that specializes in informing policy making by delivering focused data-driven evidence-based analysis products and services. DevTech core practice areas include: Economic and Data analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education and Youth Development, Gender and Inclusive Development, and Public Financial Management.
Overview
DevTech is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) in preparation for the upcoming USAID - Kenya and East Africa: USAID/Somalia Monitoring, Verification, and Reporting. Through this task order (TO), the Contractor must provide all core services and operational support necessary to fulfill all requirements of this TO and the IDIQ. This includes all the staff and supporting costs necessary to achieve all the requirements outlined in this TO, as well as the capacity to respond to all subsequent requests for task order proposals (RFTOPs) with qualified staff and deliverables in the required timeframes. USAID expects the period of performance of the IDIQ will be five (5) years in Nairobi, Kenya. .

Scope of Work
• The DCOP will be knowledgeable on the overall program and will provide leadership and guidance for implementation of the project. S/he will provide strong management support, supervise technical staff and will actively participate in the daily management of the project, provide support in organizational learning and knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation and develop methods and systems required to meet the deliverables.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications
• Minimum of 10 years’ senior level experience in international development and monitoring and evaluation with a track record demonstrating strong management skills and a focus on knowledge management and/or organizational learning
• Senior level experience in designing, implementing, and managing complex, USAID-funded, monitoring and evaluation and/or development programs
• Experience overseeing the work of and mentoring staff and local partners in support of capacity building efforts
• Experience reporting effectively and comprehensively on complex portfolio of monitoring, evaluation and learning activities
• Experience in building an organizational culture of learning and a strong network of professional relationships with government and non-government stakeholders in a cross-cultural context
• Experience in designing and implementing knowledge management and organizational learning interventions through discussions, seminars, and other forums
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection and analysis
• Excellent interpersonal skills required, ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in varied cultural contexts
• Strong oral English and writing
• Strong presentation skills, charismatic speaker for presentations and forums with stakeholders
• Expertise with USAID policy and practices for performance monitoring including Mission-level performance management plans (PMP), activity-level M&E planning, and indicator development.
• Expertise in data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, statistical methods and performance monitoring and reporting.
• Expertise in the design, management, and implementation of evaluations of development interventions, including experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
• Expertise in tailoring blended learning and presentations to a variety of audiences, including USAID, implementing partners, and government stakeholders.
• Ability to ensure the timely delivery of quality reports and other deliverables related to M&E and performance management.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in the Social Sciences, Organizational Learning, Knowledge Management, Public Administration, International Development, or related fields
• Knowledge and familiarity with USAID Forward, contracting processes, reporting policies
• Experience as a DCOP or similar senior level position on a large, complex USG-funded program

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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