Local Chief of Party, Monitoring and Evaluation Job Vacancy in Tanzania

Company Profile: Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. MSI is part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project/Proposal Summary:
The project will provide strategic planning and technical assistance focused on the monitoring and evaluation of a U.S. global hunger initiative in Tanzania being implemented in collaboration with on-going Government of Tanzania efforts. Tasks will include performance monitoring, baseline studies, needs assessments, impact evaluations and related studies.

Position Summary:
The Chief of Party will provide overall direction and management guidance to this effort, supervise a staff that provides direct technical assistance to a range of stakeholders, manages a web-based reporting system for over 50 performance indicators, provides training in monitoring and evaluation, and works with local institutions to transfer these capacities to them on a sustainable basis. Technical expertise in these areas a well as experience managing an M&E support services effort is required. Experience with program that focus on the agriculture and the nexus between agriculture, nutrition and poverty is needed.

Responsibilities:
• Lead program implementation and oversee all technical, financial and managerial decisions;
• Produce deliverables related to development results reporting and analysis, data collection, evaluation, and reporting;
• Provide technical guidance in monitoring and evaluation as well as agriculture, nutrition and/or poverty;
• Recruit and supervise a team of local staff as well as short-term consultants as needed;
• Represent MSI in meetings with senior Mission and Embassy officials;
• Ensure quality oversight of all services rendered for the project.

Qualifications:
• Demonstrated technical expertise in monitoring and evaluation, including experience in performance monitoring, baseline studies, needs assessments, and impact evaluations;
• Prior experience managing international donor funded projects, preferably as Chief of Party of USAID funded programs; Deputy Chief of Party or component manager experience may be considered;
• Substantial experience with training and capacity building for local institutions;
• Secondary technical expertise in agriculture, nutrition and/or poverty desired.
*Please note: This is a local position. Only Tanzanian citizens are eligible to apply.

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