Consultant – Team Leader (USAID CSISA-MEA)

EnCompass LLC

 

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Summary

• Vacancy: —
• Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
• Salary: Negotiable
• Experience: At least 15 years
• Published: 30 Jun 2024

 

Requirements

Education

Master’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline such as Economics, Agriculture, Business Administration, Management, Marketing, or related field.

Experience

• At least 15 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  Development Agency

Additional Requirements

• At least 15 years of experience evaluating projects focused on agribusiness and market development, public-private partnerships, agricultural mechanization, value added agriculture enterprises and/or agriculture credit sector for USAID or other international development agencies.
• Proven track record leading and designing evaluations, with expertise in application of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
• Strong knowledge and experience of agriculture production, agricultural mechanization, postharvest management, and marketing processes.
• Knowledge of USAID Feed the Future program, USAID regulations and systems, performance monitoring and evaluation guidance, evaluation policy, gender policy, annual reporting etc.
• Experience working with private sector firms.
• Relevant experience in Bangladesh or South Asia preferred.
• Excellent communication skills in English are required.
• Fluency in Bengali is not required but preferred.
• Demonstrable experience in project management and team leadership within multi-cultural settings.
• Previous experience working in Bangladesh is not required but preferred.

Responsibilities & Context

Position Description

EnCompass LLC is seeking a Team Leader to conduct the evaluation and lead a team of local subject matter specialists.

EnCompass is implementing the four-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh Upoma Activity, providing a range of analytical and advisory services in support of USAID’s design, performance monitoring, evaluation, and operational learning and adapting efforts. Under Upoma, EnCompass has been tasked to conduct a Final Performance Evaluation of the USAID-financed Cereal Systems Initiatives for South Asia Manufacturing Extension Activity (CSISA-MEA) in Bangladesh.

The goal of CSISA-MEA is to achieve agricultural resiliency enhanced through development of agricultural machinery MSMEs, gender inclusive workforce development, and with a special focus on crisis impacted areas of Bangladesh. The core objective of the activity is to enhance agricultural resilience through the development of agriculture-based light engineering (ABLE) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and develop a youth and gender-inclusive workforce with a special emphasis on crisis affected areas of Bangladesh.

Implemented by CIMMYT in partnership with iDE and the Georgia Institute of Technology, the activity works in southern Bangladesh and in the Rohingya crisis-impacted zones of the Cox’s Bazar district. CSISA-MEA is a five-year development project which aims to support the mechanization of agriculture in Bangladesh by developing the capacity of the private sector to develop, manufacture, and market innovative new technology which will enable the country’s farmers to mechanize their agricultural production.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Essential functions:

• Lead the assessment team including one Mechanization Specialist, one Market System/Business Development Specialist, one Agronomist, and one Logistics Support Specialist.
• Develop an Inception Plan, including methodology, tools, and a timeline to execute the evaluation and answer the LQs.
• Review relevant secondary data, both to inform the Inception Report as well as the final report, integrating secondary data to answer the evaluation’s learning questions.
• Collect primary data through various means, such as interviews and focus groups, ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Act as the principal point of contact for USAID’s Activity Manager, providing regular updates on the progress of the evaluation. Conduct an in-brief meeting with USAID on arrival to Bangladesh and an out-brief meeting with USAID upon completion of primary data collection, prior to departure from Bangladesh.
• Manage the team’s primary data collection efforts, ensuring methods are ethical and thorough.
• Oversee the collection, analysis, and synthesis of primary and secondary data.
• Prepare the draft and final version of the evaluation report.

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Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Anywhere in Bangladesh

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