SoCha
Job Title: Data Quality Assessment (DQA) Specialist
Location: Kenya
Background: As part of USAID/Kenya
East Africa’s (KEA’s) efforts to align programming towards promoting
self-reliance outcomes, SoCha LLC implements the Mission Support for the
Journey to Self Reliance Pivot (MSP).
To support this journey, MSP collaborates with USAID/KEA to
understand context, alignprograms, collect data, understand complexity, and
apply learning to program adaptation.
Scope of Work: The MSP program seeks a Data Quality Assessment (DQA) lead consultant to provide overall technical guidance and support to DQAs of indicators reported by USAID/BHA that are due for assessment in 2022, per ADS 201 requirements.
The consultant will be contracted by SoCha and will report
directly to the designated Monitoring and Verification Coordinator.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The consultant will support the MSP team in the following tasks:
· Provide technical
guidance, support and oversight of the activity, including coordinating DQA
planning with MSP and the relevant technical offices, organizing and executing
site visits, leading stakeholder interviews, and developing summary reports.
· Update / develop as
necessary data collection tools (including for site visits, collecting
beneficiary feedback) and SOPs to guide the data collection process.
· Develop / update
reporting templates (including for findings by Implementing Partner (IP),
indicators, and/or summary reports by technical office.
· Take lead in undertaking
desk review of implementing partner reports, activity briefs, and other
relevant documents related to data collection and management.
· Support USAID A/CORs,
Activity Managers and MEL POCs with interviews with stakeholders, site-level
data collection, and beneficiary spot-checks.
· Lead analysis and
writing findings reports by IP and summary reports of DQAs per technical
office.
· Support presentations of
findings / key take-aways and recommendations to the Mission/stakeholders, as
requested.
· Participate in regular
check-in calls and debriefs with the Mission and MSP staff.
· Other activities as
agreed upon with MSP staff.
Required Skills:
· Have a graduate degree
in Statistics, Evaluation, or related field from a recognized university;
· At least five years
experience working in monitoring and evaluation in the USAID context;
· A firm grasp of USAID
ADS 201 policy and requirements on DQAs;
· Extensive, demonstrated
experience planning and conducting rigorous DQAs of USAID indicators;
· Ability to
diplomatically communicate and work effectively with a wide range of USAID
implementing partners and stakeholders; and
· Strong analytical and
writing skills, with proven experience in synthesizing and analyzing data into
summary and findings reports.
Deliverables:
The following will be required:
· Review and analysis of
relevant IP and stakeholder documents;
· Developed/updated and
approved data collection tools;
· Developed and approved
DQA implementation plan per technical office;
· Final report(s) and
presentation(s), inclusive of complete DQA checklist for each indicator and
summary report of findings and recommendations per IP; and
· Other items as required
by the designated M&V Coordinators.
Location: Based in Nairobi
with some travels to neighbouring countries to conduct site visits for
assessment and verification.
LOE or Contract Length: The consultant is
expected to work for a period of approximately 45 days, from November 2022 to
January 2023.
How to Apply:
To apply, please lodge a CV highlighting your relevant
experience via the link below;
https://jobs.socha.net/data-quality-assessment-dqa-specialist-kenya/11/01/2022/
Applications close on November 13, 2022 application review will
be on a rolling basis.
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