Team Leader/Senior Research Specialist USAID/Liberia Anti-corruption Assessment Full Time

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

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Project Objective:

The purpose of the Anti-Corruption Assessment is to identify and explore the political, economic, social, and cultural factors that influence corruption. The assessment is intended to help USAID understand the underlying reasons why corruption is pervasive, identify incentives and constraints that lie behind the behavior of actors, and identify strategies and windows of opportunities on how anti-graft institutions, civil society organizations, and other coalitions can be strengthened in combating corruption in Liberia.

Position Description:

Social Impact is seeking a Team Leader/Senior Research Specialist to support the USAID/LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSESSMENT. This is a short-term consultancy with an estimated level of effort (LOE) of 57 days with an estimated period of performance from January 2024 – May 2024.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the development of the Political Economy Analysis design including methodology, instruments, and workplan.
• Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
• Conduct and oversee the consultant team to conduct data collection for the assessment.
• Coordinate team’s ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of Political Economy Analysis design, key findings, and recommendations to USAID together with the assessment team.
• Write the draft report with support from the team members, taking into consideration feedback from presentations and consultation workshops.
• Respond to comments on the draft report and prepare final report.
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other’s areas of expertise.

Qualifications: 

• A senior professional with at least five years of experience leading and conducting applied Political Economy Analysis.
• At least five years of experience related to management and analysis of countering corruption programs, with demonstrated experience designing research activities in those spaces.
• An advanced degree in a discipline related to research, democracy and governance, international development, or relevant fields.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams with in-person and remote data collection approaches.
• Demonstrated familiarity with qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Experience with mobile qualitative data collection preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to produce a high quality assessment report in English.
• Knowledge of USAID rules, regulations, and procedures is desirable.
• Experience working in Liberia or similar contexts in West Africa preferred.
• Experience facilitating participatory analysis and utilization of research results preferred.
• Excellent oral and written skills are required.

Please note that the position has been re-posted due to a change in the timeline. Candidates who have previously applied are requested to update their applications if still interested. 

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