EnCompass LLC is currently seeking a *Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)*** candidate for an anticipated upcoming five-year, U.S. $25-49.99M dollar **Evaluation, Assessment and Analysis (EAA) opportunity for USAID/Kenya and East Africa (KEA). The USAID/KEA EAA activity will provide USAID staff, implementing partners and local stakeholders with support in designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative evaluation studies and assessments across multiple sectors. This may also include knowledge management support, developing/delivering evaluation and assessment trainings, and capacity building of local monitoring and evaluation (M&E) specialists.
It is anticipated that Somalia will also be a key recipient of support for this activity. The broader East African region – including but not limited to Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda – may also be recipients of technical assistance under this award.
Position Duties and Responsibilities
The DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) on all EAA project planning, implementation, and evaluation as well as support coordination with the Mission COR and other staff. The DCOP will likely provide technical leadership in conducting performance and impact evaluations, sector assessments, baseline assessments, evaluation designs and methodology, research and analysis, performance monitoring and evaluation capacity building, and collaborating, learning, and adapting. S/he may also support the implementation of evaluation capacity building activities, and synthesizing evaluation lessons.
Reporting to the COP, s/he will likely supervise a small team, potentially located across multiple countries.
Position Requirements
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in management, organizational development, international development, economics, statistics, or a related field is strongly preferred.
- At least 7 years of experience on projects supporting performance monitoring, evaluation, and/or data use for decision-making, preferably for USAID/USG awards
Experience and Skills
- Demonstrated experience in the application of relevant qualitative and quantitative methods
- Experience building monitoring, evaluation and learning capacities of staff, preferably governmental staff, implementing partners, and their counterparts highly preferred
- Prior experience as a manager of teams, deputy project director, DCOP, or senior technical advisor working on complex donor-funded activities is strongly preferred
- Knowledge of the Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Framework desired.
- Prior experience in Kenya and/or the region required; experience working in/with Somalia extremely valuable
- Strong communication, supervision, and management skills required
- Though not required, preference may be given to Kenyan nationals or nationals of a country within the region
- Fluency in written and spoken English required; fluency and/or familiarity with Swahili and/or other regional languages greatly valued
The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.
The incumbent must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate.
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