Job Opportunities at Panagora Group

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This is a long-term position based in Nairobi, Kenya expected to start in 2019.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain performance management and reporting database systems that enable USAID/Kenya to fulfill performance monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and dissemination requirements as mandated in the ADS.
• Develop a roll-out strategy for implementation.
• Provide any training required for successful adoption of the system to USAID/East Africa and implementing partner staff.
• Establish and maintain the system, and troubleshoot system use.
• Manage large data sets and systems, ensuring quality assurance, accuracy, and documentation
• Provide technical guidance and quality assurance for data analysis and visualization activities
• Insure report generation, system integrity, and information flow from USG project implementers to the AMIS.

Qualifications:

• At least 15 years’ of professional experience in designing and maintaining management information and reporting systems, with at least 5 years’ of international experience.
• A Master’s degree in information management or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated experience successfully communicating with users to create systems that meet individual and organizational needs, and to gain adoption of those systems.
• Familiarity with database development and a thorough understanding of M&E;
• Familiarity with USAID’s objectives, approaches and operations, particularly as they relate to MEL;
• Advanced skills in using common quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis software such as SPSS, Stata, ATLAS-ti, and NVivo;
• Excellent American English writing skills and speaking ability.
• Only finalists will be contacted. Panagora is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices.

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This is a long-term position based in Nairobi, Kenya expected to start in 2019.

His/her primary responsibilities shall include:

• Serving as the main point of contact between USAID and the Contractor and reporting to both.
• Ensuring effective and efficient performance for all aspects of this contract, overseeing all quality control and reporting.
• Interacting professionally with senior Mission, Embassy, and government officials.

The Chief of Party must have:

• At least 15 years’ of experience in international development, including experience and/or technical knowledge in designing, managing and evaluating multi-million dollar development projects
• At least 5 years’ of experience as a COP or senior field management experience such as Project Director, Regional Director or Country Director roles, demonstrating professional interaction with senior U.S. and foreign government officials.
• Prior experience in supervising long-term field staff and short-term U.S., third country, and local experts.
• A graduate degree in the field of management, international development or a related technical field.
• Excellent English writing skills and speaking ability.

Only finalists will be contacted. Panagora is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices.

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anagora Group, a woman-owned small business specializing in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, global health, and international development, seeks an experienced Senior Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation Advisor for an anticipated IDIQ to provide program support services for USAID/East Africa. The Senior Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will design and oversee evaluations, analyses, designs and assessments, and the full review, revision and maintenance of Mission and IP PMPs. This will include the design of the evaluation methodology and participatory data collection methods and protocols for both performance and impact evaluations.

This is a long-term position based in Nairobi, Kenya expected to start in 2019.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee production and ensure quality of all assessments, data, analytical reports, and evaluations, including the testing of the development hypothesis.
• Oversee revision of the Mission PMP and all implementing partner (IP) PMPs to ensure ADS 203.3 compliance and alignment with new initiatives; training of USAID staff and IPs in performance management concepts and processes; standardization of partner PMPs, work plans, and quarterly reports; and verification of partner data quality.
• Assist Technical Teams to review and revise the intermediate results in their results frameworks, as necessary, for more effective implementation and monitoring.
• Periodically review and discuss indicators and reporting with IPs and COTR/AOTRs, and help operationalize indicators by assisting USAID Technical Teams with definitions, data collection, and data analysis.
• Provide technical assistance and training, as needed, for USAID, IP and GOK staff (to the extent they are involved in USG projects).

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of international experience in the design and management of evaluations (impact and performance), analyses and assessments, including the design of the evaluation methodology, participatory data collection methods and protocols, and data verification techniques.
• At least seven years of demonstrated experience developing performance management plans, monitoring project implementation, and verifying data from large development projects.
• A graduate degree in the field of evaluation, international development or a related technical field.
• At least seven years of experience recruiting, forming and successfully managing teams, and ensuring the quality of their products.
• Excellent American English writing skills and speaking ability.

Only finalists will be contacted. Panagora is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices.