Democratic Republic of the Congo: Congolese Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for USAID M&E Program

COMPANY PROFILE

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a US 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 several practice areas and is a leader in providing Monitoring & Evaluation, services in non-permissive environments.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

IBTCI is recruiting for Congolese Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialists for a large USAID M&E program based in Kinshasa, Goma, and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The purpose of this contract is to 1) Enhance USAID/DRC’s ability to monitor its programs that address interconnected development challenges, offering integrated solutions and maximizing synergies across sectors. Under Component 1, the Contractor will provide monitoring and evaluation (M&E) services that will help the Mission make informed program management decisions; and 2) Provide coordination, monitoring, evaluation, research, organizational learning, knowledge management, and other relevant technical and/or advisory services for the Joint Education Program. Services under this Contract for the Joint USAID/DRC and DFID/DRC Education Program will assist USAID and DFID in determining the extent to which the Joint Education Program achieves its objectives in the targeted intervention areas.

POSITION SUMMARY

The M&E Specialist is a full-time, multi-year position based in Kinshasa, Goma, or Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that will require travel to field sites. The M&E Specialist will provide donor and Implementing Partners (IPs) with high-level, demand-driven technical, analytical, advisory, training and related support services for performance and impact measurement, performance-based communication and information management, monitoring and evaluation.

Responsibilities:

· Lead technical assistance related to monitoring and evaluation systems, performance management, theories of change and M&E Plans.

· Support the development of M&E Plans for IPs through on-going and hands-on technical assistance to IP M&E and management teams, in close coordination with the donor. This support will be in program areas such as democracy and governance, stabilization, agriculture and economic growth, education/human capacity development/youth.

· Coordinate and lead ongoing and user-friendly analysis and presentations of IP results.

· Provide oversight of all verification activities in the field, conducted through DRC Third Party Monitoring agents, to ensure their timely and professional deployment of verifications, as well as the analysis of findings.

· Support the technical development of a web-enabled clearinghouse for donor data collection, integration and reporting activities.

· Supervise and provide technical support to program evaluations and assessment throughout the life of the program.

· Occasionally represent IBTCI in meetings with senior Mission, Embassy and Government officials.

Qualifications:

· Minimum of 7 years of demonstrated technical expertise in the development of Monitoring and Evaluation systems and/or performance-based management.

· Demonstrated technical expertise in the implementation of complex M&E Performance Management Plans, including definition and determination of metrics and methods to best measure results and impact.

· Experience providing technical leadership or support to the development of qualitative and quantitative data collection instruments; field-based, hands-on and long-term M&E implementation experience is preferred.

· Proven experience on USAID-funded projects. Experience with DFID is preferred.

· Superior development analysis and communications skills are required.

· Experience facilitating and coordinating workshops is desirable.

· Significant experience in similar positions in the DRC.

· University degree in relevant field is required.

· Written and spoken fluency in French and English

· DRC citizenship

Please submit CV and cover letter to ktafti@ibtci.com