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STATEMENT OF WORK

Senior Program Officer: Support for MCA MIS of MCA

A. INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government corporation whose mission is to provide assistance to support economic growth and poverty reduction in carefully selected developing countries that demonstrate a commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizens. For more information on the MCC please visit www.mcc.gov.

The MCA MIS Program works under the Front Office of the Department of Compact Operations of MCC, which is responsible for providing cross-cutting support to all Compacts funded by MCC, including supporting the financial management, procurement practices, and MCA operational activities such as planning & forecasting, data recording, data validation and reporting activities among others.

B. SCOPE OF WORK

The MCA MIS team is seeking a program officer to provide support to new and existing MCAs to support the compact with operations to conduct launch of its operational systems and support activities to be conducted to ensure an efficient ramp up period. The support shall require program management; coordinating between stakeholders within the MCA, FA, PA, MCC, and SITA Corp.; facilitating technical guidance; communication efforts; and other tasks as assigned.

C. COUNTRY

Niger, Cote d’Ivoire, Nepal, Mongolia, Senegal and other countries as assigned

D. TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

Tasks:

The duties of the consultant shall include (but are not limited to) the following:

· Conduct recurring meetings with personnel from MCA and the FA/PA; to include MCC, and SITA Corp., as necessary.

· Undertake responsibility to ensure that tasks are done by the appropriate SAP user until the complete balance is accurate in the system and data management is not contained outside of the system.

· Ensure existing and future issues with the SAP system are reported and addressed promptly to assist in the future.

· Provide proper systems and support to ensure that proper procedures and processes are followed in recording contractual and finance data and its validation is in place. This is to ensure accurate and timely reporting. The consultant also ensures orderly processes are followed to ensure a well-managed system for the future.

· Produce weekly reports from SAP to share with management to show issues/progress in reporting of contractual and financial information.

· Provide detailed review of system transactions line by line, and able to understand transactions at a high level and the impact on compact progress and closeout as applicable.

· Liaison issues that may arise with SITA technical consultant, also providing written documentation for step by step guidance.

· Support the external communications needs of the MCA MIS team, which may include coordinating oral presentations of work accomplished, risk assessment, lessons learned, and successful solutions.

· Develop a report of lessons learned from MCAs to provide support to other compacts both during the life of the compact and during closeout.

· Other duties and tasks may be assigned by the MCA MIS team or MCC management.

· Support the MCA in reporting efforts including:

· Preparing presentations to be provided to both the RCM and MCA senior management;

· Maintaining and tracking progress of clearing data issues in system and impact on compact balance.

Deliverables:

· Talking points, guidance documents, internal and external reports related to identifying issues, solutions to resolve issues, and any communication regarding either issues or solutions.

· Meeting reports to be distributed to MCA MIS team.

· Delivering a weekly report of work accomplished to program manager.

· Other ad hoc reports and inputs, as requested.

E. TIMING AND REPORTING

All formal communication with MCC, including reports, will be submitted to the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COR), Program Manager (PM), and other designated MCC personnel. The COR/PM for this requirement will be identified via separate correspondence.

The COR/PM will have technical responsibility for monitoring the contractor’s performance. The COR/PM will review and evaluate the contractor’s performance, and also will coordinate any communications with relevant counterparts and other donor agencies and organizations.

Any changes in the terms of the ToR will be made in writing and approved by the Contracting Officer. No representation of the COR/PM shall serve as a basis for an alteration in the general scope of this ToR or of the terms and conditions of the ToR unless confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters that pertain to the Contract terms. Proceeding with the work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment for that work.

F. PERIOD AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All work shall be completed between the dates of the award through a three year period of performance.

The estimated level of effort is estimated at full time up to 2,000 hours per year, with an estimated 7 trips per year. MCC anticipates this level of effort but does not guarantee this level of effort as it may increase or decrease.

The consultant shall work offsite at an MCA as needed and on occasion, at MCC headquarters.

G. EVALUATION CRITERIA

Mandatory Requirements:

· Demonstrated project / program management experience – including tracking work plans, milestones and budget as well as monitoring the implementation of an international ERP solution.

· Demonstrated ability to operate independently in high visibility, high-pressure environments and operate in a complex office environment.

· Demonstrated experience in developing reports and guidance to various stakeholders.

· Fluency in English (written and spoken). Ability to communicate in French is desired.

Preferred Requirements:

· Self-starting attitude in order to ensure that required system users fulfill their responsibilities.

· Excellent communication, analytical and writing skills, including in an international context.

· Experience working with MCC.

· Some degree of proficiency in SAP is preferred. Consultant must be able to understand basic accounting principles and understand issues communicated and potential solutions presented.

H. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The consultant may be requested to mobilize on a short notice and will be expected to deliver high quality finished deliverables in a timely manner. The consultant will be required to participate in meetings in Washington, D.C. when requested.