Post: Health
Sector Specialist, Independent Monitoring and Evaluation Contract, Pakistan
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Project 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
The Health Sector Specialist will be a part of a three
person M&E Project evaluation team, which will conduct a midterm evaluation
of USAID’s DELIVER program.
The purpose of this evaluation is to:
·
Determine how far DELIVER has come in achieving
the work set out in its work plan and scope of work.
·
Identify problems that require correction in
order to increase the effectiveness of the program.
·
Provide inputs to USAID on the possibility of
expanding the project to other health commodities, e.g., national TB program.
This is a short-term assignment, based in Islamabad with
required travel for fieldwork in seven or eight districts (TBD) throughout
Pakistan. The health sector specialist will report to the team leader and
evaluation manager and will be contracted for up to 26 working days.
** Please note that this is a local position based in
Islamabad.
Only local citizens are eligible to apply **
Responsibilities
The Health Sector Specialist will contribute to the midterm
evaluation of USAID’s DELIVER project by participating in finalizing the
evaluation design, data collection, analysis and writing sections of the
evaluation report as assigned by the team leader. S/he will undertake the
following tasks:
·
Review project documents including, but not
limited to the contract/task orders, progress reports, work plans and PMP;
·
Participate in an evaluation orientation
workshop with the Implementing Partner (IP);
·
Identify gaps in information available for
answering the evaluation questions;
·
Contribute to finalizing the primary data
collection instruments, including key informant interviews;
·
Contribute to developing a question and answer
plan for the evaluation;
·
Participate in field visits and data collection
(districts to be determined);
·
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data;
·
Participate in the development of a Findings,
Conclusions and Recommendations (FCR) table as per the work plan;
·
Participate in developing and implementing a
debriefing presentation for the IP and USAID; and
·
Write sections of the evaluation report (draft
and final);
·
Any other tasks as required to successfully
complete the evaluation.
Qualifications
At least 10-15 years’ experience in Pakistan’s health sector
including at least five-to-seven years’ experience in health delivery systems,
especially supply chain management of health commodities.
At least three to five years of evaluation experience as a
team member.
To apply for this position,please click here
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