Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Advisor

Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Advisor,
USAID/Vietnam Support Service Contract, Hanoi, Vietnam

Company Profile:

MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35- year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Proposal Summary:

The USAID/Vietnam Support Service Contract will support USAID/Vietnam USAID staff and partners to implement more efficient, effective and transparent programs by improving: (1) USAID and IP’s capacity to achieve expected results; (2) USAID’s understanding and tracking of project performance; and (3) coordination, collaboration and learning. The contract will focus on a combination services focused on monitoring, evaluation and learning and on capacity building for USAID and its implementing partners, particularly local Vietnamese organizations.

**Please note: Only Vietnamese citizens are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary:

The Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Advisor is a senior member of the project team and serves as a lead for tasks in areas that include as synthesis of learning information, convening workgroups to review lessons and results from monitoring and analytic activities, and working with USAID and partners to identify data needs and share lessons related to the achievement of program objectives. Specific tasks may include: identify and test challenges related to development theories of change; fill critical gaps in technical understanding related to the achievement of development objectives, and; ensure learning is disseminated, understood and applied.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as subject matter expert and focal point for CLA tasks and initiatives.
  • Identify and fill knowledge gaps in USAID and IP programs, including challenges and information gaps related to theories of change in strategies and activity designs.
  • Design and manage learning symposia and other events to promote knowledge and learning for USAID and implementing partners.
  • Execute training and capacity building tasks to ensure CLA and performance management efforts by partners are more effective.
  • Provide training and reviews of USAID and partner learning plans.
  • Capture results and measure impacts from project activities and develop mechanisms to disseminate those lessons and integrate the lessons in development programming.

Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in a social science, development studies or related field preferred.
  • Five (5) years of direct experience in one or more of the following fields: monitoring & evaluation, organizational capacity building, organizational development or training.
  • Three (3) years of experience designing and delivering training or other learning sessions for adult audiences.
  • Proven ability to lead teams and to work collaboratively with colleagues and counterparts.
  • Strong self-initiative: ability to implement and manage program activities proactively, without waiting for instructions.
  • University degree in a relevant subject.
  • Strong English language speaking and writing capabilities.
  • Open communications style.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

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

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
MSI - USAID/Vietnam Support Service Contract
Location: 
Hanoi
Application Deadline: 
Thu, 2018-08-09