Preston Associates for International Development (formerly Preston Healthcare Consulting) is a development sector research organization that was established in 2013. We specialize in offering technical support to our clients in the areas of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning across the development sector spectrum.Responsibilities
Lead the coordination of all in-country projects in line with client’s requirements and Preston Associates quality standards.
Lead the overall implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and supervision of all in-country project activities in accordance with the project requirement.
Provide direction, leadership, and management oversight in developing and implementing programs, projects, and strategies at the country level.
Proactively source for business opportunities and contribute to in-country proposal writing and technical reports in line with bilateral and multilateral organizations and other major funders standards in ensuring Preston Associates quality control and quality assurance standards.
Maintain working relationships with business partners, clients, organizations, relevant government agencies and other key stakeholders in-country.
Support knowledge management to create a knowledge management strategy and framework for the in-country operation.
Leverage existing platforms to support and advance knowledge-sharing in the country.
Requirements
At least a master’s degree in public health, public policy, demography, statistics, international development, environmental science, social sciences or other related field
and experience.
Minimum of 7 years of experience with tangible results in one or more of the following development sectors: health, agriculture, education, technology, gender, environment/climate change, and governance.
Minimum of 7 years of experience with demonstrated results in research, program monitoring and evaluation, project management, and technical writing.
Operational experience with multilateral (EU, World Bank, IMF, UN, EDF etc.), bilateral organizations (USAID, FCDO, CIDA etc.) and other major funders e.g., Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, etc.
Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative research, analysis, implementation research approaches, management information systems, data visualization and reporting
Must be fluent in English or French or Portuguese (Two languages will be an added advantage).
Must have excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, with great attention to detail.
Excellent networking, teamwork, and stakeholder relationship management skills in public and private settings.
Proactive, self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated use of Advanced Excel, Tableau, PowerBI, R, Stata, (for quantitative analysts) Nvivo, ATLAS.ti (for qualitative analysts) and database management tools.
