Statistician Specialist, El Salvador MEL Job Listing at Tetra Tech in San Salvador, San Salvador Department (Job ID 42480)

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 USAID El Salvador Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) project provides monitoring, evaluation, learning, and knowledge management support services to USAID operating units (OUs) in the Central America region, including USAID/El Salvador; the USAID/Central America and Mexico (CAM) regional Mission; regional bilateral Missions in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Mexico; and USAID/Washington-based bureaus and offices operating in Central America. These services will enhance USAID's regional MEL capacity and evidence base to guide activity design; facilitate learning and adaptive management for USAID and its partners. This project will play a pivotal role in measuring and understanding the effectiveness and impact of USAID's programming on the drivers and overall reduction of irregular migration to the United States.

**Please note: Only citizens of El Salvador are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary:

The Statistician Specialist for the Mid-term Performance Evaluation for Education & Coexist program will be part of the evaluation team that will provide evidence on management issues and will document learning and continuous improvement. The Specialist will be required to organize and evaluate raw data to inform USAID and other stakeholders. This evaluation will provide USAID/El Salvador insights on the effectiveness for the Education & Coexist program.

Responsibilities:

• Advise on sampling farming and draw samples for data collection efforts.
• Attend team meetings and contribute to instrument design as assigned.
• Contribute to piloting data collection instruments by advising on results from a data analyst/statistician perspective.
• Set up and run surveys or questionnaires for electronic online implementation in suitable platform, such as survey monkey, if applicable.
• Develop or co-develop data analysis plans to guide the evaluation of the data collected.
• Monitor responses and provide summaries on response rates to allow for follow-up.
• Perform data quality control during and after the survey and/or questionnaire is closed to ensure the quality of the data (e.g., elimination of duplicates).
• Perform final data quality runs and proceed to review the data as per agreed data collection plan once data collection is completed.
• Run statistical analysis and statistical tests on the data as applicable.
• Prepare graphs, tables, and other data outputs for reports and/or other products linked to the assigned task.
• Prepare quantitative data sets in English for submission to USAID when required.
• Contribute to the preparation of preliminary findings related to quantitative data.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics or other fields related with sampling frame preparation and data analysis required. Formal training in monitoring and evaluation preferred.
• Minimum five years of work experience conducting the elaboration of sample frame for evaluation and research processes, data management and analysis required.
• Experience in setting up and running surveys for electronic online implementation.
• Experience in statistical analysis and preparation of graphs, tables, and other data output needed for reports.
• Familiarity with USAID's objectives, approaches, and operations, particularly as they relate to USAID Evaluation Policy and USAID Economic Growth Policy preferred.
• Knowledge of the application of methodologies for social science research is preferred.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Monkey Survey, and statistical software.
• Ability to conceptualize and write clearly and concisely.
• Strong written, proofreading, and oral presentation skills.
• Fluency in Spanish required. Intermediate skills in written and verbal English 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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