South Sudan: WASH Specialist, Monitoring & Evaluation Support Project (South Sudan nationals only)

Jun 27, 2021 | Management Systems International
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MSI is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. They operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Iraq. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance and anti-corruption. 

Project Summary: 

The Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) provides USAID and South Sudan with flexible and demand-driven technical, analytic, advisory, training, monitoring, evaluation, and related support services for performance measurement. The project includes monitoring and evaluation technical support to the Mission for performance management at all levels as well as support to assessments, analytical research, and related services required for new project designs, sector strategies, and broader strategic revisions.

**Please note: Only South Sudan citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The Nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist will provide technical advice, assistance, and guidance to USAID and South Sudan Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) and implementing partners on issues related to Nutrition and WASH. The Nutrition & WASH Specialist will play a significant role in verifying activities. The Nutrition & WASH Specialist will also play an integral role in the drafting, editing and overall quality control of Third-Party Monitoring reports, studies, and other MESP reporting deliverables related to nutrition and WASH. The position reports directly to the deputy chief of party (DCOP). This is a Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) position based in Juba, South Sudan.

Responsibilities:

  • Advise BHA and implementing partners on all technical aspects of nutrition and WASH
  • Ensure an effective approach to achieving milestones
  • Contribute ideas to improve performance
  • Liaise with the Implementing Partners to schedule site visits and access monitoring reports.
  • Conduct monitoring visits to determine the due diligence procedures are in place
  • Support and provide oversight on data collection
  • Compile reports on performance and convene adaptive learning sessions with the Mission
  • Make recommendations to address nutrition and WASH concerns
  • Inform the BHA strategy for future emergency interventions in regions of South Sudan
  • Conduct Data Quality Assessments to verify the accuracy of data and needs assessments
  • Support data quality assessments including spot-checks for relevant nutrition and WASH activities
  • Provide day to day operational and program support to all Nutrition and WASH monitoring activities
  • Manage budget resources for evaluation monitoring visits
  • Assist and support the team with field logistics and meeting arrangements
  • Review and provide technical information
  • Consolidate reports from field monitors into succinct technical narrative reports
  • Ensure that technical narrative reports have graphic enhancements, such as tables and graphs
  • Help further disseminate finding and recommendations in a format suitable for collaboration, learning and adaptation

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred, in a field relevant to Nutrition and WASH and program management such as Public Health, Nutrition and International Development
  • At minimum of three years of experience in Nutrition, WASH and Monitoring and Evaluation required
  • Strong writing and organization skills
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver written products, such as Evaluation Report and PowerPoints required
  • Experience in conducting evaluations or surveys in nutrition and WASH
  • Experience on past BHA evaluations or surveys is preferred
  • Experience using computer and data analysis software including Microsoft office suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and database management systems
  • Demonstrated experience with emergency response, recovery and disaster mitigation programming in post-conflict settings
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the social, political and economic factors affecting rural populations in South Sudan
  • Proven technical and management skills for the budget resources and field monitoring visits
  • Assist and support the team with field logistics and meeting arrangements
  • Experience in carrying out field work in South Sudan preferred
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work well with field-based local staff via telephone and e-mail required
  • Written and oral fluency in English required

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations: MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please email MSI.Dept.HRRecruiting@tetratechinc.onmicrosoft.com with “Reasonable Accommodations” in the title. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.