Senior Gender and Conflict Specialist
Pakistan
Company Profile:
Management
Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm
based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term
technical assistance. MSI is part of Coffey International Development, a
global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey
ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a
corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects
worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in
countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI
implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core
technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic
management and performance improvement, organizational capacity
building, human development and natural resource management. For more
information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project/Proposal Summary:
In
June 2011, Management Systems International (MSI) was awarded the
Independent Monitoring and Evaluation Contract (IMEC). Under IMEC, MSI
will support verification, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for
USAID/Pakistan’s entire portfolio of projects. The goal is to assess
whether USAID resources are well-spent and achieving desired results and
to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the administration of programs,
regardless of the implementation mechanism.
Position Summary:
MSI
has been commissioned by USAID to develop an operational strategy for
gender integration in FATA development. The purpose of the strategy is
to assist USAID and its partners to better address gender issues in its
future programming across its portfolio, including economic growth and
agriculture, education, energy, infrastructure, and health. Research
will also address challenges faced in these types of development
programs. The strategy will answer how to effectively integrate
the input of women and girls into project design in both activity and
non-activity based projects and improve the rate of women’s and girls’
participation and decision-making in project activity components. As
part of this assignment, the team will look at similar activities in
FATA, examining the approaches used by other organizations, what was
successful and what wasn’t successful and why. This work builds upon a
previous assessment conducted by MSI.
The
assignment is for three months, expected to begin in October 2012 and
continue through December 2012. The expected size of the consultant
team is three experts with the support of field research staff.
Responsibilities:
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Lead the design of the operational strategy
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Lead and coordinate desk research
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Lead, coordinate and participate in field research
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Lead or participate in discussions with government, non-governmental organizations and bi-lateral organizations
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Oversee analysis of qualitative data
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Collate and synthesize analysis from different team members
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Ensure a high quality report written in one voice
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Lead or participate in client presentations
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Submit a complete draft report to MSI
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Submit a final report to MSI
Qualifications:
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Minimum of 10 years of experience working on post-conflict development programs; At least 15 years in development programs
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Master’s Degree or higher
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Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments, strategies or other types of documents related to programming
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Demonstrated experience working in development programs funded by bi-lateral or multi-lateral organizations, USAID a plus
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Experience in working directly with donor agencies
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Field research experience in Pakistan or Afghanistan a plus
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Knowledge of gender programming in different countries
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Knowledge of post-conflict programming
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Fluency in English
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Excellent facilitation skills
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Excellent writing skills
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Willingness to travel outside of Islamabad
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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