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Data Quality Assessment Consultant, Nigeria Monitoring Project at Management Systems International

Management Systems International - A Tetra Tech Company, is an international development consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. and founded in 1981 by Marina Fanning and Larry Cooley. In 2016, MSI became a Tetra Tech company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data Quality Assessment Consultant, Nigeria Monitoring Project

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Local Staff
Job Classification: Project

Project Summary

The USAID Nigeria Monitoring Project (NMP) is a third-party monitoring project, operating in the northeast states of Nigeria.
With a main office in Abuja and a field office in Maiduguri, NMP will conduct a Data Quality Assessment (DQA) for a sample of five USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) implementing partners (IP) and selected performance indicators.
The DQA will be implemented by examining BHA IP data collection and management systems and approaches to learn whether these are likely to produce high-quality data over time.
The project has developed methodologies and specific DQA approaches as prescribed by USAID and defined in requisite directives, which have been field-tested in previous DQA efforts on this project and will be shared with the chosen consultant to guide this work, to include interview guides and reporting templates.

Position Summary

This position will work closely with the Chief of Party (COP) and the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).
The estimated period of performance is for a period of three months, from October 2021 to December 2021, with 30 days of total billable effort.
The Data Quality Assessment Consultant will assist the project team with the DQA assignment by completing given tasks.
These services may be delivered in person (either in Abuja or in Maiduguri), or remotely via teleconferencing platforms if in-person visits prove impractical.

Responsibilities

Support the DQA team with the development of a final DQA schedule, which must be approved by the MSI DQA team prior to commencing the assessment.
Complete draft DQA checklists for each IP and each indicator.
Compose draft summaries that include DQA evidence and both findings and corrective recommendations, under the guidance provided by the DQA team.
Incorporate required corrective modifications to submitted deliverables for acceptance.
Support the preparation and delivery of stakeholder DQA debriefing reports and presentations.
Conduct a desktop review of IP-provided documentation, including IP activity reports, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) plans, performance indicator reference sheets, previous DQA reports, and more.
Conduct in-person work or work remotely from the NMP main office.
Conduct DQA introductory sessions with IP offices, interview IP staff, review IP documentation, examine IP data collection systems, and perform other related tasks as directed by the DQA team.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a field such as International Affairs, Economics, Sociology, Social Science, or Statistics required.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate large amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy required.
Strong technical writing skills in English language required.
Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite required.
A minimum of one year of experience developing data analysis plans required.
Demonstrated experience leading or directly contributing to DQA assignments required.
Demonstrated experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research in development and humanitarian context required.
Experience working in the following emergency assistance sectors: Health; Nutrition; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Food Assistance; Protection; and Emergency Shelter preferred.
Fluency in verbal and written English language required.