Energy Policy Project (EPP) Performance Evaluation

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Evaluator/Team Leader Energy Policy Project (EPP) Performance Evaluation, Performance Management Support Contract (PERFORM), Pakistan

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, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs over 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:

In May 2015, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a five-year contract to Management Systems International (MSI) to provide performance management support to USAID-sponsored development programs throughout Pakistan. The Performance Management Support Contract (PERFORM) will serve as a centralized management support mechanism supporting USAID/Pakistan’s mission to increase stability, democracy, and prosperity for the men and women of Pakistan through the implementation of the Mission Strategic Framework (MSF). PERFORM will provide data and information to help project managers improve project results through better implementation and design, as well as services that support the Mission’s learning and adaptive process, enabling it to better target its programming and achieve its goals and objectives. The performance components will include: (1) Monitoring Services; (2) Evaluation Services; (3) Assessment Services; and (4) Learning Support Services. Position Summary:

MSI is recruiting for a senior-level Evaluator/Team Leader to lead a five-person team of international and local consultants to conduct a performance evaluation of the USAID-funded Energy Policy Project (EPP) in Pakistan in accordance with USAID Evaluation Policy, USAID/Pakistan and MSI evaluation standards. EPP is a multiyear initiative to provide technical assistance to increase power generation, reduce transmission losses, increase cost recovery, introduce new technologies and facilitate Government of Pakistan (GOP) reforms within the energy sector. The evaluation will focus on assessing EPP’s effectiveness in achieving its planned results, along with identifying the factors that have contributed to success or lack thereof. The evaluation will take place during the last year of program implementation and will serve a dual purpose of learning to what extent the project’s planned results have been achieved and how sustainable they are and to inform the design of USAID’s future support for energy sector reforms in Pakistan.

This assignment will require approximately eight (8) weeks of field work and data analysis in Pakistan from June through early August 2015.

Responsibilities:

 Review relevant background documents.  Participate in Team Planning Workshop (TPW) in Islamabad and help finalize the team’s work plan.  Discuss roles and responsibilities of evaluation team members during the TPW.  Participate in designing instruments for individual interviews.  Conduct on-site individual interviews with key stakeholders.  Participate in the data analysis.

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 Lead evaluation report writing.  Undertake other tasks required for the successful completion of the evaluation.

Qualifications:

 Master’s degree in economics, business, international development, social sciences or relevant field.  Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience in international development.  Senior-level evaluator with experience leading USAID program performance evaluations.  Knowledge of energy issues, particularly those related to power generation and transmission.  Knowledge of the Pakistan energy sector is a plus.  Knowledge or experience with large-scale development program management.  Short-term consulting experience in Pakistan and/or neighboring countries.  Demonstrated leadership and communication skills.  Fluency in English and strong writing skills, including report writing abilities.

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