International Business &
Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI)
Consultants Needed
International Business &
Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) a U.S. based international development
consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred
countries and has implemented over two hundred projects.
IBTCI is currently seeking suitable consultants for an end-of-project evaluation of APHIAPlus Rift Valley, APHIAPlus Western and APHIAPlus Central Eastern for USAID.
1) Public Health Evaluation Experts (PH
Experts): Each Public Health Evaluation expert must be a
clinician with a master’s degree in Public Health or International Development,
Social Science or a closely related field.
S/he will have significant work
experience in HIV/AIDS programming especially in HIV care and treatment and
HIV/TB program areas.
Experience in participatory
evaluation methodologies, design, and end of program evaluations with between
six to eight years’ experience in conducting NGO/CBO/FBO level research in
Sub-Saharan Africa is highly desirable.
S/he will take full responsibility
for leading evaluation of HIV/AIDS programs at the facility and community,
while working with the RMCH and SS experts.
S/he will have strong demonstrated
experience in the use of social science qualitative research methods in the
collection and analysis of data.
S/he will provide technical area
leadership in the data collection, analysis of key findings, development of
substantive and evidence based conclusions and action-oriented and practical
recommendations.
2) Reproductive, Maternal Child Health Evaluation Experts(RMCH Experts): Each RMCH expert must have a master’s degree in Public Health or International Development. S/he will have significant work experience in RMNCH programming areas.
Experience in participatory
evaluation methodologies, design, and end of program evaluations with between
six to eight years’ experience in conducting NGO/CBO/FBO level research in
Sub-Saharan Africa is highly desirable.
S/he will be responsible for leading
other members of the team in evaluating RH/MNCH/Nutrition components of the
APHIAplus activities.
S/he will have strong demonstrated
experience in the use of social science qualitative research methods in the
collection and analysis of data.
While working with PH and SS experts,
s/he will provide technical area leadership in the data collection, analysis of
key findings, development of substantive and evidence based conclusions and
action-oriented and practical recommendations.
3) Social Scientist Experts (SS Experts): Each
Social Scientist expert must have strong understanding of OVC and other HIV
prevention programming in Sub-Saharan Africa.
S/he must have a master degree in
public health, anthropology, social work/sociology and/or any other related
field with a working experience in participatory evaluation methodologies,
design and end of program evaluations, and between five and six years’
experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa is highly desirable.
S/he will have requisite skills and
experience in evaluating nutrition and livelihoods, and must have extensive
experience using a range of sound social science research methods and
analysis.
While working with RMCH and PH
experts s/he will provide technical area leadership in OVC, social determinants
of health, and in other social-related technical area interventions in the data
collection, analysis of key findings, development of substantive and evidence
based conclusions and action-oriented and practical recommendations.
4) Research Assistants: Each Research Assistant will be a university graduate in nursing or social sciences disciplines such as sociology, M&E, information management, anthropology and project management who will assist in, among other tasks, reconstructing baseline values and/or validating sampled values.
The person will also assist with
recordings during KII and/or FGDs.
5) Transcribers: The transcriber will, have excellent typing speed and must have prior experience in transcribing multiple voices and focus groups.
General Requirements:
- Must be a Kenyan national;
- Must be able to work to tight deadlines;
- Must be fluent in spoken and written English;
Oral and written fluency in one of the following languages required:
Dholuo, Luhya, Kalenjin and Masai;
- Must be available towards the end May 2015 for
approximately 60 calendar days.
All applications including a current
CV, telephone number and 3 professional referees (current or previous
supervisors with their telephone numbers and Email addresses) should be sent to
pmwai@ibtci.com, cmbithuka@ibtci.com on or before 30th April 2015.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Previous applicants need not apply.