72026322R00001_ Key Personnel Positions.docx

STAFFING

USAID/Egypt anticipates the following key personnel positions:

1. Chief of Party / Director (Key Personnel): This is a Chief of Party position. Desired qualifications include a minimum of ten years of relevant experience, with a proven track record of programmatic accomplishment, professional achievement, management competence, and interpersonal skills. Exceptional proficiency in written and spoken English is preferred, as is an advanced degree.

Demonstration of progressively more responsible experience in the following areas is desired:

· Project or program management including supervision, staff development, and mentoring;

· Successful leadership in an intercultural team environment in a development context;

· Demonstrated ability to be collaborative, flexible, and creative;

· Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to establish strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders;

· Evidence of open and learning-oriented management style;

· Proven success in leading highly collaborative, dynamic teams and managing change;

· Proven experience in iterative, flexible, adaptive management of teams and projects;

· Design and management of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems for development projects;

· Thorough technical knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and performance management, including (but not limited to) indicator development, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, performance reporting, evaluation design, evaluation planning, and management/dissemination of evaluations;

· Exposure to Egypt’s development challenges;

· Experience in non-permissive environments; and

· Arabic skills.

2. Senior Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (Key Personnel): This individual will be responsible for leading and managing the technical work related to performance monitoring and conducting evaluability assessments , evaluation synthesis under this contract. Among other relevant tasks, the Senior Performance Monitoring Specialist will conduct Data Quality Analyses in accordance with ADS 201, lead/oversee the review of project-level M&E plans, and work to ensure the quality and utility of performance monitoring data. This individual will also participate in the design and delivery of training on MEL to Mission staff and partners, as appropriate on latest performance management and monitoring techniques including complexity aware monitoring approaches and on remote monitoring and data collection. This individual will also support the Field Monitors by reviewing reporting methods, carrying out training needs analysis, designing reporting tools, and advising technical offices on ways to improve field monitor performance. Exceptional proficiency in written and spoken English is preferred, as is an advanced degree.

The candidate should possess an advanced degree in a relevant field, and with seven years of progressively more responsible experience desired in the following areas:

· Indicator development, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, and/or performance monitoring and/or reporting;

· Complementary monitoring approaches such as complexity aware monitoring approaches and methodologies;

· Monitoring and data collection approaches in non-permissive environments where data transparency is an issue;

· Substantive experience in utilizing remote data collection and remote monitoring and data collection techniques;

· Substantive experience leveraging performance monitoring data for adaptive management and learning and the improvement of ongoing activity management;

· Substantive technical expertise in the design and implementation of evaluations both (performance and impact evaluations) of development interventions;

· Design and field testing of surveys, questionnaires, and/or other data collection instruments;

· Arabic skills; and

· Project management skills.

3. Senior Learning and Performance Management Advisor (Key Personnel): The Senior Learning and Performance Management Advisor position will be responsible for leading and managing the technical work related to learning, adaptive management and performance management under this contract. Among other relevant tasks, the Senior Learning and Performance Management Advisor will lead all Country Development Cooperation (CDCS) learning priorities support as requested . This work will involve design, facilitation, research, analysis and preparation of key analytical work, as well as leading consultants carrying out such tasks. This individual will assist the Mission to continue operationalizing the CDCS. Responsibilities will include supporting adaptive management and performance management aspects of the CDCS , this individual will work with the Program Office and the technical teams to continue to operationalize the PMP and support technical teams in the preparation of learning agendas in line with the current CDCS. This individual will also participate in the design and delivery of training on MEL to Mission staff and partners, as appropriate, around adaptive management and Collaborating, Learning and Adopting (CLA) concepts and practice. This individual will co-lead the Organizational Development activities

The candidate should possess an advanced degree in a relevant field such as international development, organizational development, political science and economics, or related field and ten years of progressively experience is desired in the following areas:

· Strategy development, particularly first-hand experience in supporting program strategy development;

· Substantive experience in CLA practice area, including experience working with teams in the development of learning agendas;

· Demonstrated MEL facilitation and trainer experience, from design, to implementation and reporting;

· Strong experience in performance and adaptive management, including design and delivery of training in this area, and prior PMP development work;

· Progressively responsible, professional-level experience in organizational or action learning, development, consulting, and/or knowledge management is expected;

· Demonstrated Knowledge: Understanding of the economic, ecological, social, cultural, and political characteristics of Egypt context and development dynamics;

· Ability to quickly acquire a thorough understanding of USAID/Egypt's current CDCS DOs and programming;

· Demonstrated passion for facilitating and creating organizational learning and change, and advancing foreign aid effectiveness opportunities;

· Substantial experience facilitating organizational development sessions for both large and small groups, experience with organizational development through promoting leadership behavioral change, promoting leadership development and conducting executive coaching, as well as demonstrated experience in organizational process design and improvement, strategic planning, communications, team building, change management, organizational design, and leadership development;

· Demonstrated conversation and presentation skills that can influence decision makers, foster organizational change strategies, and implementing them within a complex organizational setting;

· Demonstrated abilities and track record in strategic, systems, and holistic thinking, managing resistance to change, and understanding of organizational culture, learning, and change management;

· Strong writing skills and ability to prepare clear, substantive reports and briefing papers in English, in a timely manner;

· Familiarity with a wide range of development issues, including but not limited to women empowerment, climate change, economic growth and job creation, workforce development;

· English language skills; and

· Arabic proficiency.

4. Senior Monitoring Specialist (Key Personnel): This individual will be responsible for leading and managing the technical work related to performance monitoring under this contract. Among other relevant tasks, the Senior Performance Monitoring Specialist will conduct Data Quality Analyses in accordance with ADS 201, lead/oversee the review of activity-level M&E plans, and work to ensure the quality and utility of performance monitoring data. This individual will also support the Field Monitors by reviewing reporting methods, carrying out training needs analyses, designing reporting tools, and advising technical offices on ways to improve field monitor performance.

The candidate should possess an advanced degree in a relevant field, and seven years of progressively more responsible experience is desired in the following areas:

· Indicator development, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, and/or performance monitoring and/or reporting;

· Demonstrated MEL facilitation and trainer experience, from design, to implementation and reporting;

· Substantive experience leveraging performance monitoring data for the improvement of ongoing project management;

· English and Arabic skills; and

· Project management skills.

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