Evaluation Team Leader and Lead Investigator, Performance at Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Project Summary: 
MSI will evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of USAID/Kenya and East Africa-funded Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) activities under the Integrated Partnership Assistance Agreement (IPAA) between USAID and COMESA. As the IPAA is expected to end on September 30, 2018, this evaluation will be used to determine lessons learned and guide potential future activities with COMESA.

USAID-funded COMESA activities focus on advancing regional policy agendas specific to agriculture and trade. This includes regional seed trade, the harmonization of regional policies, Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) issues, African Growth Opportunity Act activities, border post dispute resolution initiatives, and additional agricultural inputs policy reforms. Other program activities include programs and policies to increase access to markets and facilitate regional and international trade, increased private sector investment, gender, biotechnology, clean energy, statistics and activity monitoring. The primary objective of the IPAA with COMESA is increased regional economic growth, integration, and stability in the COMESA region.

Position Summary:
The Team Leader is responsible for the overall management of the evaluation team and the final products.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate evaluation activities and ensure the production and completion of an evaluation report in conformance with this scope of work and timelines
• Ensure high quality analysis, writing quality and report integration
• Provide quality assurance and guarantee timeliness of all deliverables
• Prepare the final evaluation report, in addition to all other Task Order deliverables

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree in any relevant field of study
• Minimum of six years of experience in carrying out and leading evaluation teams
• Evaluation experience in Sub-Saharan Africa