Country: Kenya
Closing date: 31 Dec 2014
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) is seeking a Verification & Monitoring Component Lead for its Somalia Monitoring Programme (SMP) funded under DfID Somalia. This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, with occasional travel to Somalia.
Scope ofWork
The Component Team Lead will be in charge of managing the entire Verification portfolio under the SMP program, including team management (including the Senior M&E Officer and the Lead Reporter), strategic development, and overall oversight of timely submission of contract deliverables, partner hiring/contracting, tool development, capacity-building, research, planning, quality control and report writing.
The Component Team Lead will ensure the timely deployment of all program verifications throughout Somalia for DfiD funded activities throughout Somalia and the timely Nairobi-based quality control process by the verification team. The Component Team will also provide programmatic and thoughtful technical support to the donor to help ensure the identification and selection of activities to be verified is done in a strategic and timely manner.
This supervisory role requires advanced organizational, analytical and leadership skills. The Component Team Lead will manage a complex portfolio under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, and will supervise and support the day to day operations of the verification team members including the Senior M&E Officer and Lead Reporter. Close collaboration will be required among the third party monitors and verification team members.
Strongplanning/management/organization and communication skills should be highlighted to qualify for this position. Program implementation experience and strong familiarity and application of M&E tools and processes - especially in the area of governance - are a strongly preferred. Somali language skills and contextual understanding are preferable but not required for this position.
Organization Description
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over eighty-five countries and has implemented over one hundred and fifty projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including education, health, economic growth and democracy & governance. IBTCI’s other practice areas include: Accountancy and Financial Management; Procurement Services; Banking and Finance and Private Sector Development.
How to apply:
Please submit all application materials at https://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/.
No phone calls please. Applications will be acknowledged, but only final candidates for particular activities will be contacted. IBTCI is an equal opportunity employer.
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