Local Governance Expert GAPP Consultancy Careers – QED Group, LLC

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Job Title:     Local Governance Expert
Organization: QED Group, LLC
Project Name: Governance Accountability, Participation and
Performance (GAPP)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About QED:
The
QED Group, LLC is a full-service international development firm that provides
practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven
management techniques, and creative implementation. We focus our efforts on two
core practice areas: Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management. We
work with U.S. agencies and overseas governments, international donors, private-sector
clients, and PVOs/NGOs in more than 80 countries around the world. Key clients
include USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and
Development Agency. 
About GAPP Project:
The
decentralization in Uganda has been described by some as a cornerstone of
democratic governance, yet for others it failed to deliver on the promise of
effective democratic governance, improved service delivery, increased
accountability and citizen engagement at the local level. Since November 2012,
USAID/Uganda (and later with DFID’s funding support) support a seven year
Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance (GAPP) Activity,
implemented by RTI International with its consortium partners, namely:
Development Alternatives Inc. and Development and Training Services. The
objectives of GAPP is to enhance accountability within local government
institutions; to strengthen the Government of Uganda accountability institutions;
to improve local government governance; and to support civil society
organizations.
Purpose of the Assessment: This evaluation will review GAPP
performance between December 2012 and July 2016. The purpose of the mid-term
evaluation is access if GAPP interventions increased accountability and
improved service delivery and therefore be deepened or if to the contrary
should be re-directed in the subsequent annual work planning.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
The
Local Governance Expert is required on the team to perform the following:
  • Provide sectoral context and advice on the
    evaluation design, data collection tools and data analysis.
  • Participate in the evaluation design, as well
    as subsequent analyses and research for the three components of the
    program.
  • Review local governance literature.
  • Contribute to the preparation of the
    inception report
  • Provide local governance specific questions
    from the general questions in the SOW
  • Participate in fieldwork (data collection)
  • Analyze and interpret of local governance
    data
  • Develop findings, conclusions and
    recommendations based on evidence.
  • Contribute to periodic briefings and updates
    on the evaluation.
  • Participate in the presentation of results
    and all stakeholder engagements
  • Contribute to the final report in concert
    with other team members that meet USAID and DFID’s quality standards.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested Candidates who meet the above criteria should
send their CV, Cover letter and Bio Data Form, download
here, expressing interest to
thelearningcontract.recruit@gmail.com with the subject line as “ATTN: Local
Governance Expert.”
Deadline: Friday, 20th May, 2016
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