Aruba (The Netherlands): Civil Society Evaluation Expert, CSO Sustainability Index Methodology Review, Washington, D.C.

Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Aruba (The Netherlands), Bulgaria, United States of America
Closing date: 03 Dec 2014

Civil Society Evaluation Expert, CSO Sustainability Index Methodology Review, Washington, D.C.

Company Profile:
MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. In 2008, we became part of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with Coffey's international development offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anticorruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary:

The USAID CSO Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Africa and MENA provides annual reports on key dimensions of the civil society sector to USAID, other donors, and civil society stakeholders in 23 African countries and seven MENA countries. MSI has managed the CSOSI contract in partnership with USAID since 2005. In 2014, MSI will work with USAID to conduct an independent expert review of the CSOSI methodology, initially developed in 1997 for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. This review will enable USAID to strengthen the CSOSI methodology as needed to ensure that the expanded CSOSI is based on best practices and further establishes its niche and value-added among the various global indices and measures of civil society.

Positions Summary:
The Civil Society Evaluation expert will require the skills to conduct a process and civil society technical evaluation, looking at the design and management aspects of CSOSI methodology implementation, including considerations such as what the characteristics of a strong local partner are, and what type of institution is best suited to be a local partner, and the cost-appropriateness of the overall methodology to meeting its objectives. This assignment is expected to take 15-20 working days and to begin in January.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct a process and technical evaluation to examine the design and management of CSOSI implementation.
• Carry out desk research, including review of previous reports, editorial committee meeting notes, and partner correspondence.
• Conduct key informant interviews, including USAID staff, CSOSI implementing partner staff, and other key stakeholders as determined in coordination with USAID and MSI.
• Submit a findings and recommendations report.
• Participate in a findings and recommendations workshop in Washington, D.C.

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of experience working within the civil society sector, preferably with in-country experience in Africa and MENA regions.
• Experience conducting process evaluations of the implementation of similar global indices to systematically collect data on civil society, preferably in Africa and MENA regions.
• Familiarity with USAID’s CSOSI and other global indices strongly preferred.
• Superior communication skills and writing ability.
• English fluency required.
• PhD in relevant field (civil society, African studies, political science, etc.) preferred.

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

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