Report Writer at International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI)

Reports To: Chief of Party or his designee
Type: Consultant, Short-Term Technical Assistance

Overview: The purpose of the Somalia Monitoring & Learning Project (SMLP) is to gather and provide independent, verifiable, primary data to USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), Office of Food for Peace (FFP), and their partners regarding the outputs, outcomes, progress, quality, challenges, successes and lessons learned from activities funded by OFDA and FFP in Somalia. The primary task of SMLP to establish an independent, impartial third-party monitoring (TPM) system to verify and provide independent confirmation of humanitarian programs in Somalia funded by OFDA and FFP.

IBTCI requires a Report Writer to support the SMLP project in the preparation of assigned monthly Site Visit Reports. Tasks could include, but not be limited to:

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Supports IBTCI’s Somalia Monitoring Project (SMP) for USAID’s OFDA and FFP clients, in the preparation of assigned monthly Site Visit Reports.
  
  • IBTCI will assign specific monthly Site Visit Reports to the Report Writer, specifying the required deadline for completion of each Report.
  • Conducts initial review of Site Visit data for quality control purposes and immediately alerts the Senior Reporting Specialist if there are missing elements that require follow-up communication with the TPM team in Somalia.
  • Completes the Data Quality Review Checklist.
  • Analyzes site visit data from the TPM subcontractors and writes the associated Site Visit Reports using the assigned SMLP format, and sends to IBTCI SMP team in Nairobi by the assigned deadline.
  • The consultant will be paid monthly on a fixed-fee deliverable basis, per completion of each assigned SMP Site Visit Report.
• Prepares a summary of IP awards to be disseminated to monitors.
• Serve in the above consultant capacity to support the IBTCI technical practice of Crisis, Conflict & Governance division.

This position does not authorize/require the consultant to directly communicate with IBTCI clients.
This position does not authorize/require the consultant to have decision making authority on final work product.
While working on proposals with IBTCI, the consultant is prohibited from working on that same proposal with any other organization.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with proposal writing for USAID preferred.
• Experience with journalism and research writing preferred.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable as a writer with varying levels of raw data quality from field teams in Somalia.
• Experience with implementation of emergency response programs in health, WASH, food security and livelihoods would be preferred.
• Ability to work independently and in team settings.

Minimum Requirements:

• Fluency in English with a proven ability write succinctly, quickly and coherently to produce high-quality written reports for USAID.
• One year of experience with monitoring and evaluation or report writing for USAID-funded programs as either a staff member of a consultant.
• Ability to work quickly and with attention to detail.
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines and prioritize work.
• Ability to communicate clearly and respond to requests in a timely manner.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs, Economics, Business /Business Administration, English or related field.

Supervisory Responsibility: No supervisory responsibilities are required for this position. This position will be supervised by the Chief of Party or his designee.

Travel: No travel will be required for this position.

IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.