CALL FOR EXPERTS, Honduras MESCLA 2.0 

Please apply via Social Impact’s Career Center here: https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=SOCIIMPA2&cws=39&rid=5087  

Actividad / Evaluación 

Justicia Efectiva 

Criminal investigation and  Prosecution 

Local Justice Systems (in Central America) 

Corruption and transparency 

Recovery and referral system for victims (GBV and youth)  

Transforming Market Systems 

Value-added agriculture 

Tourism and Creative Industries 

Entrepreneurship 

Business Enabling Environment 

Environment Whole of Project 

Ecosystems / Biodiversity 

Water Activity and Forest Management 

Natural Conservation 

Enviromentally-sustainable economic growth 

Costo de Produccion de productos agricolas en Honduras 

Agricultural Economics 

 Production and management  cost in agriculture 

 Data mining (mid-level) 

Building Climate Resilience 

Water Resource Management 

Conservation of Ecosystems 

Climate Risk Management 

Strenghtening Democratic Governance 

Civil Society Strenghtening 

Public Financial Management 

E-Governance 

Public Expenditure 

Improving Pathways 

Basic Education Intervention 

Education System and Governance 

Inclusive Education 

Social and Emotional Skills and Positive Youth Development 

Who we are  

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health, education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.  

Project and Assessment Objective  

The USAID/Honduras Monitoring and Evaluation Support for Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (MESCLA 2.0) Activity is a five-year project aimed at supporting and strengthening the monitoring and evaluation of USAID development assistance in Honduras. The MESCLA 2.0 project will provide USAID/Honduras with project and activity evaluation, performance monitoring, learning, assistance in strategy development, activity design, and performance management support services in order to implement the Mission's new Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS). 

MESCLA 2.0 is sourcing for various experts across several future activities in the capacities/areas above. The roles will be based on actual needs of the project and are not final yet. Please indicate area(s) or activity(ies) of interest when submitting CV.  

Qualifications  

As roles are being evaluated based on needs at the time, specific qualifications/levels are not yet determined. The general qualifications are as follows: 

• For Mid-Level roles: degree in a related field to the subject matter and relevant experience as described below 
• PhD+2 years OR Master’s+4 years OR Bachelor’s+8 years 
• For Senior-Level roles: degree in a related field to the subject matter and relevant experience as described below 
• PhD+4 years OR Master’s+8 years OR Bachelor’s+10 years 
• Proven expertise/experience in the sector and preferably in Latin America or Honduras. 
• Previous experience with qualitative data collection methods, including key informant interviews (KIIs) or in-depth interviews (IDIs).  
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.  
• Experience in an international working context with USAID programs and sectoral strategies and/or in development cooperation desireable 
• Must be fluent (writing and speaking) in Spanish; English proficiency preferred.  
• Experience working in Honduras or similar programs is preferred. 

Responsibilities 

Specific responsibilities will depend on each finalized scope of work/approach, but general responsibilities include: 

• For special studies, support a literature review to inform the assessment design, reviewing existing studies, reports, and academic literature and identify any gaps in existing data, as needed.  
• For evaluations, support the development of the evaluation design and data collection tools, following USAID evaluation policy guidelines. 
• Contribute to the design of instruments for key informant interviews with various stakeholders 
• Contribute to a comprehensive report, preliminary results presentation, set of references, and a final presentation. 
• Provide technical expertise on the subject across all areas of the assessment 
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other's areas of expertise