Position: Team Leader For Performance Evaluation Of Usaid/India Tb Project

Organization: Panagora Group

Location: Remote

Apply: https://panagoragroup.net/project-opportunities/

Team Leader Responsibilities:

• In consultation with the Panagora Group IDIQ Director, lead and manage the evaluation team in all activity planning, team coordination meetings, desk review, design and review of data collection instruments, supervise data collection, review work products from team members, and integrate work products of team members into a final report.
• Design the evaluation work plan with methodology, data collection instruments, list of documents for desk review, stakeholder list for interviews, and schedule of activities.
• Lead the presentation and discussion of the work plan with USAID and incorporate USAID feedback into the final work plan.
• Work with the evaluation team members to develop a plan for desk review and selection of relevant documents and support the team members in the analysis of findings and conclusions from the desk review.
• In consultation with the evaluation team members, design a complete set of structured interview guides (KIIs) for primary data collection to fill in data gaps identified in the desk review.
• Manage the evaluation team members, and assist them in identifying sources of statistical data, and support them in data analysis and interpretation and preparation of data visualization inputs for the report.
• Manage the team members to ensure quality of KIIs with USAID/India staff, IPs, national, state and district level GOI counterparts, facility managers and staff, community organizations, and other key stakeholders.
• Support the evaluation team members to analyze the data collected through the desk review, statistical data and KIIs to draft findings, conclusions and preliminary recommendations on each sector/topic.
• In consultation with the Panagora Group IDIQ Director, review and approve the work products of each team member.
• Deliver a PowerPoint presentation with preliminary recommendations for discussion with USAID/India and a draft report for USAID review.
• Draft a final report incorporating USAID feedback, summarizing data collection, main findings and conclusions, and a set of prioritized recommendations.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate and graduate degrees in Medicine, Public Health or related disciplines.
• At least 15 years of professional experience working in operational research in the field of TB policies and services.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting research and sector assessments in the field of TB policy and services for development agencies, particularly USAID.
• Deep knowledge of programming approaches of governments and international agencies in strengthening TB response in developing countries.  
• In-country professional experience in India required.
• English fluency required both verbally and writing. 
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-sectoral and multi-cultural teams. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong conceptual and writing skills in English, including demonstrated experience drafting publications for assessments, evaluations and other health services operation research in developing countries.

Period of Performance

The evaluation period of performance (POP) will be from May through September 2022 from inception through to delivery of the final report and including three to four weeks of field data collection In India in July/August (TBD).