Bangladesh: Chief of Party (COP) - Democracy & Governance Performance Evaluations Program
Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 01 Oct 2013
Background:
Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, D.C. based international development management consulting firm. We provide a full range of innovative management consulting, technical assistance, evaluation and assessment, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We deliver services globally in democracy and governance, health and education, agriculture, the environment, and economic growth. SI conducts an increasing number of impact evaluations, performance evaluations, evaluation trainings, as well as strategic planning, performance management, and capacity building efforts for USAID, the Department of State, and other organizations.
Objective:
SI is seeking an experienced Chief of Party (COP) to lead the last three years of a four-year USAID-funded Democracy and Governance (DG) Evaluation Program in Bangladesh.
The project aims to:
- Conduct a series of approximately 20 assessments and evaluations of D&G projects that will enable the Mission to effectively use performance information in decision-making and fulfill its evaluation, reporting, and information dissemination requirements; and
- Generate evidence-based knowledge for USAID and implementing partners.
Experience requirements:
This is a senior level position requiring a proven track record of DG program evaluation expertise and accomplishments; logistical, financial, and technical oversight of a field office or similar project of this magnitude; and overall professional achievement.
Qualifications include the following:
• Strong technical expertise, particularly in DG-related evaluation and program performance monitoring;
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience and a MA or Ph.D. degree in a field relevant to democracy and governance or international development evaluation;
• Experience with, and knowledge of, USAID evaluation policies and practices;
• Demonstrated outstanding experience in managing development projects in field settings;
• Ability to work on a long-term basis from an SI field office in Bangladesh; Demonstrated successful experience in managing and providing quality assurance for teams carrying out long- and short-term evaluations in field situations, including shaping the design of the evaluation, selecting team members, using mixed methods, directing data collection and analysis, preparing and reviewing evaluation reports, and presenting evaluation results to clients, implementing partners, and stakeholders;
• Proven success at supervision, staff development, mentoring, and capacity building of a team of host-country nationals;
• Experience with managing client and stakeholder relationships, preferably in the USAID context;
• Financial and logistical management skills and expertise;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including exceptional skill at (a) orally presenting evaluation methodologies and findings to clients and stakeholders and (b) writing, reviewing, and editing evaluation reports;
• Knowledge of Bangladesh’s democracy and governance challenges; and
• Local language (Bengali) skills and prior in-country experience preferred.
Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.
We will contact only eligible candidates to further discuss their availability. Please no phone calls. Social Impact is an equal opportunity employer.
How to apply:
For more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com
Interested candidates, please forward CV, cover letter, 3 professional references, at least two writing samples (preferably published evaluation reports, especially those for USAID projects), and salary requirements to DevHire:
http://socialimpact.devhire.devex.com/jobs/328124
