AMI Corporation Liberia Jobs Sep 2012

AMI Corporation is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC providing economic development consulting services to the private and public sector throughout the developing world in a number of areas of economic and social policy, including: agriculture development, competitiveness, finance, workforce development and institutional capacity building.

Currently, we are seeking candidates (Project Director, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, and Education Specialist) for an upcoming Department of Labor funded technical assistance project(s) to support efforts to reduce child labor in rubber growing areas of Liberia. The project will promote improved policies to address child labor in rubber producing areas and enhanced monitoring and enforcement of such policies, with a focus on company-owned or operated rubber plantations. The project will also support the direct delivery of services to children engaged in or at-risk of various forms of child labor and their households in communities where livelihoods are largely dependent on smallholder rubber production.

Positions are as follows:

Project Director:

Minimum of five years of experience in project management, supervision, administration, and

implementation of grant, cooperative agreement and contract requirements (including meeting

deadlines, achieving targets, and overseeing the preparation and submission of required reports.

Must be employed by the Grantee (not subgrantees/subcontractors).

Establishes and maintains systems for project operations.

Maintains working relationships with all project stakeholders, including coalition building and

promotion of public-private partnerships.

Experience in a leadership role in implementing development projects relevant to this solicitation.

Education Specialist:

Minimum of three years of experience in a leadership position responsible for developing education

interventions and the technical aspects related to the proposed strategy, including student

assessment, teacher training, educational materials/curriculum development, educational

management, and educational monitoring and information systems.

Should be employed by the Grantee, subgrantee, or subcontractor.

Experience in basic and secondary education projects.

Understanding of child labor issues, including special educational needs of children removed from

child labor when they enter/return to school.

Experience working with vulnerable children and their households, preferably in Liberia.

Experience working successfully with Ministries of Education and other government agencies,

networks of educators, employers' organizations, and trade unions or comparable entities.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer:

Minimum of three years of experience in a leadership position responsible for implementing the

project’s monitoring and evaluation activities, including the DBMS.

Should be employed by the Grantee, subgrantee, or subcontractor.

Experience in the monitoring and evaluation of international development projects or one year

M&E experience combined with an advanced degree in statistics, public policy, economics, or a

related field.

Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, indicator selection, quantitative

and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, database management, and familiarity

with impact evaluation or similar research methodologies. Knowledge of GPRA is preferred.

Solicitation

Interested candidates must submit CV and cover letter with Project Director, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Education Specialist, or Livelihood Specialist in the subject line to Please email your resume and cover letter to malika.crawford@alter-modus.com