Senior Evaluation Specialist and Team Leader, Final Performance
Evaluation of Juba – Nimule Roads Project, South Sudan
Company Profile: MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing
specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size
and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30
are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South
Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, our range of technical expertise includes
analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning,
organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners
foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We
expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey International Development, a leading
development firm that is part of Coffey International Limited, a publicly traded company on the Australia
Stock Exchange. Alongside Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey
International Development employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on
MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
USAID/South Sudan’s Office of Economic Growth has supported the construction, rehabilitation, and
maintenance of the Juba-Nimule Road since 2007. This project has paved 192 km of road between Juba
and Nimule, providing access and benefit to nearly 2 million people – direct and indirect beneficiaries –
towards addressing USAID’s Strategic Objective 10: Promote Stability, Recovery and Democratic
Reform. The evaluation will aim to assess economic benefits to road users, as well as social benefits
(access to education and health services); in addition, the evaluation will document lessons learned,
best practices and other considerations for future infrastructure investments.
Position Summary:
The Team Leader will take responsibility for assessing and analyzing the project results against
evaluation questions and producing a high quality report which documents findings, conclusions and
recommendations. The short-term assignment is currently estimated to begin on or about November 2013
and will last approximately 2 months. The exact timing will be determined upon the project needs and
start dates.
Responsibilities:
 Provide leadership for the team and determine roles and responsibilities for the entire team.
 Finalize the evaluation design and data collection tools.
 Coordinate the process of assembling the final findings and recommendations into a high quality
document.
Qualifications:
 Master’s degree or higher in business, economics or a similar field relevant to evaluation of the
transport sector.
 At least 15 years’ experience with team leadership, project/program evaluations, and data
analysis (10 of which should be in a developing country context).
 Analytical evaluation experience and excellent report writing skills required.
 Experience with USAID or another donor.
 The ability to travel throughout South Sudan as necessary.
 Experience in South Sudan or East Africa (preferred but not required).
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.
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