Deputy Chief of Party

Deputy Chief of Party - Evaluation, Monitoring, & Survey Services Project

Project Summary: 

MSI is currently seeking a Deputy Chief of Party for the Evaluation, Monitoring, and Survey Services project funded by USAID/Vietnam. This five-year Hanoi-based project will assist the USAID Vietnam Mission to design and carry out various evaluations, monitoring surveys, and performance management studies. The project will also provide monitoring and evaluation training to Mission staff and implementing partners.

Position Summary:

The Deputy Chief of Party will serve as an M&E program specialist and participate in and lead technical and analytical assignments, as well as periodically supersive consultants and subcontractors. The role will focus on the following:

  • Conducting and participating in performance evaluations, and occasionally impact evaluations;
  • Leading and participating in the development of evaluation methodologies;
  • Participating on evaluation teams;
  • Conducting other analytic assignments on behalf of USAID, including survey design and special studies;
  • Providing monitoring systems training and support to USAID and implementing partners;
  • Designing and participating in learning events related to evaluation presentations and utilization; and
  • As necessary, supervising the work of consultants and survey firms; and conducting other analytic work as required by USAID.

The position provides key support to the Chief of Party on all management areas under her/his direct supervision. The position is responsible for analytic and administrative tasks as determined by the project’s annual workplan. S/he will also collaborate with international colleagues, technical personnel, subcontractors and international partner organizations, and local governmental partners.

This position will require participation and travel within Vietnam to support technical analytic studies.

Qualifications:

  • A minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience with at least five (5) years of experience in work related to monitoring and evaluation.
  • Proven leadership, management and supervisory skills supporting complex activities involving coordination with multiple program partner institutions.
  • Experience working on USAID or other donor-funded social and economic development programs.
  • Experience working in complex environments involving multiple organizations, with a demonstrated ability to work with and build productive relationships with senior USAID and other donor officials, Government of Vietnam officials, and project implementing agencies;
  • Experience in performance monitoring and evaluation.
  • Experience in providing training related to monitoring and evaluation services is desired, but not required.
  • Demonstrated ability to direct and oversee the work of M&E teams that may come from diverse backgrounds, experiences, genders, and cultures.
  • Experience in providing technical quality control over M&E related services, including reviewing proposed evaluation methodologies, implementing agency monitoring and reporting systems and overseeing surveys.
  • An ability to manage workplans and lead meetings with senior government officails.
  • Master’s degree in business or financial administration, monitoring and evaluation, public policy or social science research, international cooperation/international development, or a related field (or 8 years of relevant experience in lieu of a master’s degree).
  • Fluency in Vietnamese and strong written and oral communications skills in English.
  • Familiarity with the political, social, and cultural development context  in Vietnam.

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

Company Profile:  MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and South Sudan. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience, international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
USAID/Vietnam Evaluation, Monitoring and Survey Services Project (VEMSS)
Vị trí: 
Hanoi
Application Deadline: 
Sat, 2015-10-10