Job Description
The Lead Field Supervisor/Facilitator must have experience coordinating data collection and management of survey teams. S/he will work closely with the other personnel to design and implement surveys and focusgroups that are included in the design of the evaluation. The Lead Field Supervisor will also be responsible for operations and logistics. S/he must possess a graduate degree in statistics, international development, management, social science, or a relevant field. S/he must have a minimum of seven years of experience leading teams in remote areas, designing focus group questions, and facilitating discussion groups. S/he must have strong written and verbal communication skills, supervision, and management skills; and an ability to work with and lead diverse teams. In addition, fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili is required. East Africa experience is considered a plus.
Please send relevant CV/resume to recruitment@the-mitchellgroup.com. In the subject line, please indicate “Lead Field Supervisor/Tanzania/(Last Name)”. CV/resumes will be reviewed as they are received, early application is encouraged. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.
About the Organization
The Mitchell Group (TMG) has been providing a variety of international consulting services for over 29 years in the areas of:-Monitoring and Evaluation
-Support Services
-Financial Management and Grants
-Basic Education and Training
TMG provides better management of limited resources for U.S. Government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private firms involved in development in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States.
TMG works in areas as diverse as: Education, Health, Natural Resource Management and the Environment. In managing projects for USAID and other donors, The Mitchell Group is guided throughout the process by its corporate philosophy of "efficient management of development resources". Over 20 years, TMG has offered substantive technical assistance to its clients, making and leaving a sustainable impact on all of its contracts and delivering results directly to the intended
beneficiaries and stakeholders. To date, TMG has implemented 56 USAID contracts (short- and long term) worldwide and is currently supporting about $ 20 million in contracts annually. These include six long-term contracts as prime contractor and another four as a sub-contractor.
We tailor our work according to the unique situations as determined by the client - from the implementing agency to the local stakeholders. Whether providing training in financial management, organizing conferences or writing communication materials, we always work to meet the client’s priority goals in the most cost effective and well managed way possible.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Monitoring and Evaluation
Whether our work takes the form of consultation to schools, professional development for teachers, disaster relief or agriculture project assessment, The Mitchell group is ready to meet the needs of USAID or other clients by making sure the right M & E tools are in place. We undertake rigorous field-testing of our programs and serve as evaluators on a wide range of initiatives developed by other
organizations. In our commitment to building bridges between research and practice, we also help others develop their skills and strengthen their ability to base their instructional decisions on data and analysis.
Support Services
Get industry-leading support whenever, wherever, and however you need it. TMG provides the resources you need to address service related issues and questions to help you ensure business continuity—from communications to conference services, our support infrastructure includes a large staff of technical, administrative and field experts serving customers in Washington and countries around the world. TMG’s staffing resources ensures a service presence in every major global
region. TMG maintains a highly available, efficient environment with industry-leading services, tools, and capabilities including:
-Communications and Publications
-Administrative/Logistical
-Events Planning
-Information Technology
-Monitoring and Evaluation
-Procurement
Financial Management and Grants
TMG has gained considerable experience in grants and financial management on several related projects during the past 20 years. TMG has also carried out extensive work with international private voluntary organizations/PVOs, indigenous non-governmental organizations (PVOs/NGOs) and with other not-for-profit organizations extensively in Africa.
Our Grants Management work supports USAID and other organizations missions by carefully reviewing solicitations for applications, processing applications, negotiating awards, managing administrative and financial aspects of awards, monitoring progress against expenditures, resolving audit problems, and closing out awards when the projects are completed. TMG Grants Management Staff can also arrange workshops and training sessions for recipients and program officials to keep the USAID grants community current on procedures and requirements relating to grants and cooperative agreements.
Basic Education and Training
Over the past 20 years, the Mitchell Group has become a global organization focused on learning and human development for people of all ages with an emphasis on primary education.
TMG has considerable experience working in Africa on integrated development programs focusing on community and basic education. Our activities have focused on strengthening institutional capacity through community decision-making processes, resolving questions of equity and access, decentralizing management, strengthening administration, and developing programmatic and financial transparency.
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