Description
Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
The Middle East and North Africa Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Services (MENA MELS) Activity delivers high-quality technical support for monitoring, evaluation, and learning to the Middle East Bureau, its ten field missions, operating units, and implementing partners. Project services include monitoring systems, evaluations, assessments and research; analysis and synthesis; learning and utilization; and MEL capacity building and training. Additional information on the MENA MELS Project is available here.
Under MENA MELS, the MSI team will conduct an evaluation of the Higher Education Partnership - Morocco (HEP-M) project. HEP-M was launched in 2019 to improve national pre-service teacher training. HEP-M seeks to align the system of primary school teacher preparation and recent Moroccan legislation in partnership with the Ministry of Education in Morocco (MOE), Moroccan higher education institutions (HEI), and associated teacher training institutions (AREF/CRMEF). The overarching goal of HEP-M is to “create a sustainable Moroccan Higher Education pool of experts, reaching more than 20,000 teachers” through assisting MOE in the implementation of the newly adopted legislations “The National Framework Law (NFL)”. This evaluation will examine the outcomes of HEP-M, the sustainability of its approach to create a pool of experts in pre-service teachers' training, and its ability to support the MOE respond to the new requirements of the NFL.
**Please note: Only Moroccan citizens are eligible for this position**
Position Summary:
The Local Researcher will support the Team Lead, Subject Matter Expert (SME), and other team members in carrying out all necessary tasks to complete the HEP-M evaluation. The Local Researcher will support the team in data collection planning and conducting data collection in-person. The Local Researcher may also contribute to reviewing literature, conducting interviews, and drafting sections of the evaluation report.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in data collection training.
- Support fieldwork planning including ensuring that data collection instruments are translated and finalized.
- Participate in data collection, including taking extensive notes during the primary data collection and/or conducting key informant interviews and focus group discussions.
- Review data quality on ongoing basis and work with the Team Lead and SME to improve the data collection.
- Coordinate with the Team Lead, SME, and other team members including doing regular check-ins.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in education, social sciences, international development, or related field is required.
- Minimum three years of experience in data collection required.
- Experience with education and higher teacher training in Morocco preferred.
- Experience working with USAID is preferred.
- Experience working well as part of a team required.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, time management, qualitative and analytical skills required.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively with professionals required.
- Ability to travel in various areas of Morocco.
- Oral and written proficiency in English and Arabic required. Proficiency in French preferred.
MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.
Reasonable Accommodations:
MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech's Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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