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Team Leader: Indonesia PRESTASI Evaluation

Location: Indonesia
Organization: International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI)
Reference Number: None given
Job Level: Senior-level

COMPANY PROFILE
IBTCI (International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.) is a Washington-area firm that has over 20 years of experience in conducting multi-sectoral evaluations for USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and a number of other donors.  IBTCI has worked in over 85 countries and has implemented over 150 projects in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including education, health, economic growth and democracy & governance. We have recently completed a series of evaluations in the education sector for USAID/Indonesia, and USAID has invited us to submit a proposal to conduct the mid-term evaluation of its PRESTASI project which provides scholarships and training in various fields.

PROPOSAL SUMMARY
IBTCI is currently seeking a Team Leader to conduct a Mid-Term Evaluation of the USAID/Indonesia Program to Extend Scholarships and Training to Achieve Sustainable Impacts Phase II (PRESTASI-II) project. The PRESTASI project supports Indonesians working in fields of particular importance to Indonesia's development to take part in short-term training and/or graduate level training in the U.S. and in Indonesia.  USAID wants to learn how effective the project is and to identify areas for improvement. More specifically, the evaluation should assess the progress of the PRESTASI project in terms of achieving its primary objectives in the following areas: 1) outreach, selection and placement mechanism; 2) monitoring participants in the U.S. and in Indonesia; 3) administration of long- and short-term participant training program; 4) post training support and follow-up activities; 5) effectiveness of the financial management system assistance provided by the Mission in the project implementation, and 6) inclusion of gender sensitivity in project implementation.

We are seeking several consultants from the U.S. and Indonesia to take part in this evaluation.  If we are selected, we anticipate that it will take place beginning in January 2015 and that it will call for about 11 weeks of full-time work. 

POSITION SUMMARY
The Team Leader will be responsible for coordinating and managing all activities related to this evaluation and for leading the production and completion of a quality report.

 QUALIFICATIONS
  • Graduate-level degree (Ph.D. or Masters or Indonesian equivalent S3 or S2) in education, the social sciences, or a related field
  • At least 8 years of relevant prior experience with graduate scholarship program evaluations
  • Experience conducting evaluations in developing countries
  • Native fluency in written and oral English, excellent analytic ability and writing skills
  • Knowledge of USAID scholarship policies as regulated in the ADS 252 and 253
  • Prior experience working in Indonesia
  • Prior experience conducting cost-benefit analysis is a plus
APPLY
Please submit all application materials along with three references here https://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/