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Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) Consultant 563 views

Consultancy announcement 

MEL professional 

Short Term Technical Assignment

Democratic Republic of Congo
 

Company Profile: 

SoCha (meaning “Social Change”) is an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) firm that provides bespoke solutions to social challenges. We are a US-registered, veteran-owned small business and staff support offices in Nairobi, Bangkok and Mauritius. SoCha currently supports assistance interventions across Asia and Africa.

Background: 

SoCha is contracted to provide technical and advisory services to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (USAID/DRC) and the CAR (Central African Republic) on the 5-year Mission Strategic Support Program (MSSP). MSSP works to strengthen Mission strategic monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems; manage high quality data; provide geointelligence; produce rigorous analyses that inform decision making; institutionalize collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) practices; expand localization through targeted and deliberate capacity building; generate action-oriented data visualizations and communications; and provide Mission personnel with third-party monitoring in areas they cannot access.

Position overview: 

The USAID/DRC Mission Strategic Support Program (MSSP) is seeking a Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) Consultant is looking for a MEL officer STTA who is familiar with MSSP’s work and approaches, particularly as part of its objectives 1 (Strategic Monitoring and Analytics) and 2 (Data Quality Assessment, data management, and Geographic Information Systems).

Schedule and location

The technical Assistance is scheduled for one month. The STTA will be based in
Kinshasa under the supervision of the Senior MEL officer. The STTA will contribute to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) support to the USAID/DRC mission.

Responsibilities: 

The STTA will assist MSSP technical team as part of the following tasks:  

  • Identify and list the PMP indicators already configured in DIS along with their contributors;
  • Identify from the AMELPs additional activities contributing to PMP indicators to be added in DIS for the already configured indicators;
  • Identify and list the PMP indicators not yet configured in DIS along with their contributing activities;
  • Contribute to the DIS data review for Q2 and Q3, FY2024;
  • Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Expected deliverable

  • MSSP WO 330 Deliverables.
  • Consultant final report.

Agreements

Agreements under this STTA opportunity are subject to and will be governed by SoCha/MSSP’s standard terms and conditions. A copy of the full terms and conditions is available upon request.  Please note the following terms and conditions will apply:

  • Make sure that your proposed minimum rates are fully burdened daily rates in US dollars and are inclusive of any applicable taxes, overhead and fees. (Material expenses such as travel and per diem will be negotiated at the time of issuing a purchase order.) One day equals 8 hours.
  • Any agreement resulting from this STTA opportunity will be in the form of an Umbrella Agreement/Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). For any BPA that is awarded, an ordering document (Purchase Order) will be issued to the consultant – on an as needed basis – at the pricing level/fully burdened fixed daily rate in U.S. Dollars established in the BPA.
  • SoCha’s standard payment terms are net 30 days after receipt and acceptance of any deliverables. When the total number of LOE days are decided and approved by SoCha/MSSP for a purchase order, payments will be split and tied to deliverables and milestones. Consultant’s invoices shall be paid out after receipt and approval of deliverables and milestones.
  • When the need arises for the services described in the BPA, the SoCha HR Unit will issue a purchase order to the BPA-holder. If, for the sake of managing competing demands, SoCha signs a BPA for this consultancy with multiple consultants, the purchase order will be issued to the BPA-holder that presents the best value, based on price, availability, and delivery time. Any BPA issued as a result of this STTA opportunity will have a minimum duration of at least 12 months.

Qualifications and experience:  

  • University degree required. A bachelor’s or master’s degree in health, economics, environment or social sciences.
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially MS Excel and Work)
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in French;
  • Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English;
  • Willingness to respect all principles of confidentiality;
  • Must value work in a collaborative and cooperative environment.

How to apply: 

To apply, please lodge your CV using the following link :

https://jobs.socha.net/consultant-professional-mel-stta/10/03/2024/

Three recent references are required.

Applications for the position will remain open until it is filled.

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