Survey Supervisor, USAID Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project, South Sudan

Survey Supervisor,

USAID Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project,

South Sudan

Company Profile:

MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program to national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary:

The South Sudan Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) will conduct a baseline household survey to gather data for indicators included in the new USAID South Sudan Mission country strategy. The indicators are part of the country strategy performance management plan, which will serve as the Mission’s tool for effective management of results in order to achieve the best possible development outcomes that allow for evidence-based decision making, learning, and adaptation. The baseline household survey will occur in six counties of South Sudan – Akobo (Jonglei), Budi (Eastern Equatoria), Duk (Jonglei), Leer (Western Upper Nile), Pibor (Jonglei), and Uror (Jonglei) – between March and May 2021. MESP requires 12 Supervisors, two in each county, will instruct and lead enumerators who will administer the baseline household survey questionnaire.

**Please note: Only South Sudanese citizens are eligible for this position

Position Summary:

The Survey Supervisor will oversee, instruct, and lead enumerators. The Supervisor will have responsibilities prior to, during, and after data collection for the baseline household survey. The consultancy will last 52 days between February through June.

Responsibilities:

• Attend and deliver enumerator training sessions ensuring enumerators fully understand their responsibilities and survey concepts

• Understand completely the questionnaire administration

• Assign enumeration areas to enumerators and follow guidelines for executing the systematic random sampling of households

• Prepare a daily itinerary for enumerators including a tentative schedule and path that they can take during the data collection process

• Distribution of all survey documents and materials to enumerators

• Lead the enumerators and thoroughly understand all aspects of the field operations.

• Sample households by conducting random systematic sampling and ensure enumerators visit households in the enumeration area

• Contact boma and local chiefs, introducing enumerators to the local leadership on the ground

• Maintain constant contact with enumerators

• Assist in resolving problems that enumerators encounter

• Conduct spot checks of enumerators as they administer the household questionnaire

• Conduct final review of questionnaire when enumerator completes administration of questionnaire

• Report any issues with enumerators to MSI office in Juba

• Coordinate any replacement of enumerators who become sick or cannot properly execute their duties

• Check and collect all survey documents and materials, most importantly completed questionnaires, after data collection

• Check quality of questionnaires to ensure completeness and accuracy after data collection

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or statistics is required; Master’s degree in education or statistics is preferred

• Minimum of ten years of experience in the humanitarian or international development sectors

• Experience training enumerators for data collection in South Sudan

• Experience applying random sampling techniques

• Experience overseeing and managing data collections in South Sudan

• Experience with leading household survey data collection preferred

• Able to speak, read, and write English is required

• Understanding of local language(s) of the county; Classical Arabic, Didinga, Dinka, Jie, Juba Arabic, Murle, Ngalam, Nuer, and Anyuak is required

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA 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 email [email protected] with Reasonable Accommodations in the title. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com

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