Country: Tajikistan
Closing date: 19 Mar 2018
Local Technical Specialist, USAID/Central Asia Tajikistan Agriculture and Water Activity (TAWA) Evaluation, Tajikistan
Social Impact (SI) is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.
Proposal Objective:
Social Impact is developing a proposal for an anticipated five-year $8M USAID/Central Asia Learning from Evaluations & Assessments for Development (LEAD) Activity that will perform external/independent special studies of various types over the course of five years. It is anticipated that this Contract will assist the Mission and its partners and stakeholders to generate empirical data as well as foster learning and knowledge management through a participatory process to support stronger results and improve evidence-based programming. This, in turn, will promote more effective use of the Agency’s development assistance resources and provide greater transparency.
SI is also responding to a Task Order under this IDIQ for an evaluation of the Tajikistan Agriculture and Water Activity (TAWA), to provide pertinent information, statistics and conclusions that assist USAID and the implementer, Chemonics International, Inc., to learn what has been accomplished against the intended results of the contract. The goal of TAWA has been to address these objectives:
Assist household and small commercial farms to increase income and the production of food for home consumption, and support to improve nutritional and health outcomes.
Build the capacity of local institutions and community-based organizations.
Position Description:
SI is seeking a short-term local Technical Specialist to provide expertise in scaling agricultural technology to the evaluation. S/he will report to the Team Leader/Evaluation Expert. The fieldwork will be conducted in Tajikistan.
**Please note: this is a local position. Only candidates with Tajik citizenship will be considered.
Responsibilities:
· Provide expertise in introduction and scaling agricultural technology at the field level and/or gender in value chains in Central Asia or CIS countries.
· Work with the Team Leader/Evaluation Expert to draft, produce and present the evaluation report.
· Contribute to data collection and analysis.
Qualifications:
· At least a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, economics or a related field required.
· At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in introducing and scaling agricultural technologies at the field level, and/or gender in value chains in Central Asia or CIS countries.
· Demonstrated knowledge of gender in value chains in Central Asia/CIS countries is preferred.
· Experience in evaluation methodology, design, and implementation, including innovative, state-of-the-art research designs, participatory evaluation and cost-effective evaluation methods is preferred.
· Fluency in English and Russian is required, fluency in Tajik is preferred.
To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com
SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.
How to apply:
https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SOCIIMPA2&cws=1&rid=1978