Senior Resilience Measurement Advisor

**Please note: All citizenships are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary

MSI seeks a Senior Resilience Measurement Advisor to lead initiatives on resilience measurement, building a body of evidence and knowledge for the USAID/South Sudan Mission. This is a senior Long-Term Technical Assistance (LTTA) position based in Juba, South Sudan. The Senior Resilience Measurement Advisor reports to the Deputy Chief of Party.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement state-of-the-art resilience measurement frameworks producing actionable data for assessing and improving USAID/South Sudan resilience programming following international best practices.
• Provide strategic leadership and technical oversight in designing and implementing rigorous evaluations and special studies to address priority resilience questions.
• Integrate resilience measurement lens into all MELS monitoring processes.
• Serve as the key point of contact within MELS and USAID/South Sudan on resilience analytics and measurement.
• Represent MELS in high-level forums with Mission staff and other key stakeholders.
• Compile and curate information resources on resilience to build a body of knowledge supporting the Mission’s learning agenda.
• Foster effective working relationships with the Mission’s Resilience Unit and the Resilience Advisory Group.
• Support the Mission’s Resilience Coordinator in defining and collating key resilience measurement indicators for the Resilience Advisory Group meetings.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in economics, econometrics, statistics, or other relevant subject is required.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of applied experience in monitoring, evaluation, and research in an international development context is required.
• Deep familiarity with resilience measurement theory, programming, and practice is required.
• Demonstrable experience in resilience measurement and poverty analysis is required.
• Willingness to conduct fieldwork in challenging contexts is required.
• USAID experience is preferred.
• High-level proficiency in statistical applications such as R, SPSS, and Stata and qualitative analytic programs.
• English language fluency required, and fluency in one or one local languages is preferred.
• Experience leading and managing teams and comfort in working in a task-team environment is required.
• Proven ability to multi-task and effectively work under time pressures.
• Strong professional writing and presentation skills.
• Professional experience working in East Africa is preferred.