Data Quality Assessment Consultant, Nigeria Monitoring Project at Management Systems International - MSI

Job Type: Local Staff
Job Classification: Project

Project Summary

• The USAID Nigeria Monitoring Project (NMP) is a third-party monitoring project, operating in the northeast states of Nigeria.
• With a main office in Abuja and a field office in Maiduguri, NMP will conduct a Data Quality Assessment (DQA) for a sample of five USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) implementing partners (IP) and selected performance indicators.
• The DQA will be implemented by examining BHA IP data collection and management systems and approaches to learn whether these are likely to produce high-quality data over time.
• The project has developed methodologies and specific DQA approaches as prescribed by USAID and defined in requisite directives, which have been field-tested in previous DQA efforts on this project and will be shared with the chosen consultant to guide this work, to include interview guides and reporting templates.

Position Summary

• The Data Quality Assessment Consultant will assist the project team with the DQA assignment by completing given tasks.
• These services may be delivered in person (either in Abuja or in Maiduguri), or remotely via teleconferencing platforms if in-person visits prove impractical.
• This position will work closely with the Chief of Party (COP) and the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).
• The estimated period of performance is for a period of three months, from October 2021 to December 2021, with 30 days of total billable effort.

Responsibilities

• Support the DQA team with the development of a final DQA schedule, which must be approved by the MSI DQA team prior to commencing the assessment.
• Conduct a desktop review of IP-provided documentation, including IP activity reports, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) plans, performance indicator reference sheets, previous DQA reports, and more.
• Conduct in-person work or work remotely from the NMP main office.
• Conduct DQA introductory sessions with IP offices, interview IP staff, review IP documentation, examine IP data collection systems, and perform other related tasks as directed by the DQA team.
• Complete draft DQA checklists for each IP and each indicator.
• Compose draft summaries that include DQA evidence and both findings and corrective recommendations, under the guidance provided by the DQA team.
• Incorporate required corrective modifications to submitted deliverables for acceptance.
• Support the preparation and delivery of stakeholder DQA debriefing reports and presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a field such as International Affairs, Economics, Sociology, Social Science, or Statistics required.
• A minimum of one year of experience developing data analysis plans required.
• Demonstrated experience leading or directly contributing to DQA assignments required.
• Demonstrated experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research in development and humanitarian context required.
• Experience working in the following emergency assistance sectors: Health; Nutrition; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Food Assistance; Protection; and Emergency Shelter preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate large amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy required.
• Strong technical writing skills in English language required.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Fluency in verbal and written English language required.