Consultant - Deputy Team Leader (USAID MISHD Activity)

Job Description

Title: Consultant - Deputy Team Leader (USAID MISHD Activity)

Company Name: EnCompass LLC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 12 years

A master’s degree in international development, gender issues, conflict resolution, political science, or related field is required.

• At least 12 years

• Master’s or higher degree in a relevant discipline such as Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, or International Development

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in leading large-scale research, assessments, and evaluations

• Experience in design and implementation of evaluations, data analysis, and data management

• Experience implementing and coordinating surveys, key informant interviews, focus groups, observations and other evaluation methods that assure reliability and validity of the data

• Experience conducting mixed-method performance evaluations of complex USAID-supported research projects

• Excellent communication and report writing skills in English

• Fluency in Bengali is not required but preferred.

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to keep to a timeline

Position Description

EnCompass LLC is seeking a Consultant to serve as the Deputy Team Leader for the Performance Evaluation of the Marketing Innovations for Sustainable Health Development Activity (USAID Bangladesh)

EnCompass is implementing the four-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh Upoma Activity, providing a range of analytical and advisory services in support of USAID’s design, performance monitoring, evaluation, and operational learning and adapting efforts. Under Upoma, EnCompass has been tasked to conduct a Performance Evaluation of the USAID-financed Marketing Innovations for Sustainable Health Development (MISHD) activity in Bangladesh.

Implemented by Social Marketing Company (SMC), MIHSD has the overall goal to contribute to sustained improvements in the health status of women, children, and families across 19 rural districts and 5 peri-urban districts in Bangladesh. Specifically, the objectives of the MISHD Activity are: (1) to expand access to public health products related to maternal and child health, family planning, reproductive health, and nutrition in Bangladesh; (2) to promote the effective use of these products and encouraging healthy behaviors through behavior change communication (BCC) efforts; (3) to enhance the ability of private sector healthcare providers to deliver proactive, high-quality services and referrals, while fostering strong partnerships to secure support from both public and private sector collaborators.

To achieve the program goal and objectives, interventions under MISHD are grouped into the following Intermediate Results for the life of the program.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential functions:

• Work closely with the Team Leader to lead the assessment team including two subject matter experts (one MNCH-FP-N Technical Expert, one SBCC Specialist), and one Logistics Support Specialist.

• Offer expert guidance on monitoring and evaluation to shape the inception plan, develop data collection tools, and identify a preliminary list of key respondents.

• Co-lead the development and implementation of an inception report, including methodology, tools, and a timeline to execute the performance evaluation and answer the LQs.

• Co-lead the collection, analysis, and synthesis of primary and secondary data, contributing expertise in private sector and social marketing.

• Collect primary data through various means, such as interviews and focus groups, and stakeholder surveys, ensuring data quality and integrity.

• Co-lead the team`s primary data collection and efforts, ensuring methods are ethical and thorough.

• Co-lead the analysis, and synthesis of primary and secondary data, contributing expertise in private sector and social marketing.

• Co-lead the development of the draft and the final version of the evaluation report.

• Co-lead the final presentation of findings.

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