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Job Title:     Team Leader
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.
Job Summary: The Team Leader should be an evaluation expert
with expertise in one of the desired areas of focus, namely: (a) local
governance and decentralization; (b) public financial management; and (c) civil
society and citizen engagement.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Coordinate the activities, assign tasks to
    team members and supervise performance. The Team Leader will be the main
    point of contact between the evaluation Activity Manager at USAID/Uganda,
    QED and the Evaluation Team.
  • Provide technical leadership to the team in
    the implementation of the evaluation tasks and preparation of
    deliverables.
  • Developing, managing and, as needed,
    communicating updates to USAID on evaluation progress.
  • Review and submit in a timely manner all
    deliverables from the team to ensure that they meet USAID quality
    standards.
  • Ensure that the tasks within the evaluation
    work plan are those best suited (and most efficient) to achieving the
    objective of the evaluation.
  • Lead the presentation of results and all
    stakeholder engagements
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: Team
Leader .
Deadline: Friday, 20th May, 2016

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