Team Leader Vacancy at DevTech Systems, Inc.

DevTech Systems, Inc. (DevTech) is an international consulting firm and small business dedicated to development, with over 30 years of experience providing advisory services and technical assistance to government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders in more than 100 countries. We are a data driven organization that specializes in informing policy making by delivering focused data-driven evidence-based analysis products and services. DevTech core practice areas include: Economic and Data analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education and Youth Development, Gender and Inclusive Development, and Public Financial Management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below: 

Job Position: Team Leader
Job Location: Abuja 
Job Description

• USAID/Nigeria contracted DevTech Systems on a four-year activity known as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Program, which is designed to provide USAID and its implementing partners with continuous, on-the-ground, on-demand and systematic support on performance monitoring, data verification, impact and performance evaluations, project and activity level monitoring, evaluation and learning plans, organizational learning, capacity building, and knowledge management.
• The MEL Program is recruiting for a Team Leader/ Senior Evaluation Specialist for the PQM mid-term evaluation.

Main Responsibilities

• Review of background documents and preparation work
• Develop the final evaluation report, in consideration and inclusion of USAID’s feedback
• Attend team planning meetings and in-brief with USAID
• Develop the workplan and data collection tools, including pre-testing and revisions
• Conduct information and data collection activities in Abuja and several zones for field data collection
• Develop the evaluation report, and preparation and presentation of preliminary findings
• Conduct exit brief and development of report outline

Deliverables:

• Evaluation work plan
• Evaluation design (protocols)
• In-briefing upon arrival in Abuja, mid-term updates, and final exit briefing
• Draft evaluation report
• Final evaluation report with final PowerPoint presentation

Required Qualifications

• Availability and willingness to be in Nigeria for up to four weeks, beginning in January/February 2018
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in evaluation design, data collection, analysis, and reporting writing, including both quantitative and qualitative experience
• Proficient and native-level fluency in English
• US and Nigerian citizens encouraged to apply
• Relevant sector experience in health, public health, international development
• Relevant knowledge in quality of pharmaceutical products standards would be an added advantage
• Familiarity with USAID's evaluation policies and guidance included in the USAID Automated Directive System (ADS) in Chapter 200
• Strong technical/evaluation report writing and communication/presentation skills