Description
Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
MSI is implementing the Philippines, Pacific Islands and Mongolia Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Activity (PIMMELA) in the Philippines and across its geographic area of coverage, which includes 12 Pacific Island countries and Mongolia. PIMMELA will provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) support services to USAID Mission in the Philippines and across its geographic area of coverage. PIMMELA will work collaboratively with the Mission's staff and its implementing partners (IPs) to provide assistance in performance management; third party monitoring and verification; evaluation services; collaboration, learning and adapting; and monitoring and evaluation of the health portfolio.
**Please note: All citizenships are eligible for this position**
Position Summary:
The Researcher Consultant will be responsible for substantiation of outcome statements from various sources for a particular sector, and submission of the outcome data in a timely manner. The Consultant will support the outcome mapping and outcome harvesting research focusing on outcome harvesting, translation, and transcription. This position will report to the Outcome Mapping (OM)/Harvesting Expert.
Responsibilities:
- Gather qualitative data from stakeholders, residents, and others through various outcome harvesting methods, interviews, virtual workshops, communication across distances such as surveys, telephone, or email, and written documentation.
- Review various documents such as reports, publications, news releases, social media, etc. to harvest information related to the outcomes, using the OM guide.
- Organize the data related to the outcome statements and submit in a timely manner for processing and analysis.
- Translate to English the gathered information through the various outcome harvesting methods.
- Transcribe recorded interviews conducted by the team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, research methods, languages, or a related field required.
- Minimum two years of experience in data collection, translation, and transcription required.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills required.
- Written and oral proficiency in English required. Familiarity with Papuan languages is preferred.
MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.
Reasonable Accommodations:
MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech's Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Additional Information- Organization: 216 MSI
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