The purpose of the Anti-Corruption Assessment is to identify and explore the political, economic, social, and cultural factors that influence corruption. The assessment is intended to help USAID understand the underlying reasons why corruption is pervasive, identify incentives and constraints that lie behind the behavior of actors, and identify strategies and windows of opportunities on how anti-graft institutions, civil society organizations, and other coalitions can be strengthened in combating corruption in Liberia.
Position Description:
Social Impact is seeking an Anti-Corruption Specialist to support the USAID/LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSESSMENT. This is a short-term consultancy with an estimated level of effort (LOE) of 40 days with an estimated period of performance from January 2024 – May 2024.
Responsibilities:
- Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
- Provide technical and subject matter expertise and support the Team Leader’s efforts in designing the assessment methodology and drafting data collection instruments.
- Schedule and interview key stakeholders and beneficiaries; conduct data collection as needed.
- Provide ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
- Support the presentation of the key findings and recommendations to USAID.
- Write assigned section of the draft evaluation report in coordination with the team members, taking into consideration feedback from the analysis workshop.
- Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other’s areas of expertise.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in a discipline related to public policy, governance, economics, business administration, international development, or other relevant field strongly preferred.
- At least five years of experience delivering technical assistance on policy and economic reforms by working with government officials and other stakeholders to support policy and institutional reform processes in Liberia.
- Experience mainstreaming good governance principles into policy processes and frameworks to counter corruption.
- Experience conducting interviews and focus group discussions and able to analyze the resulting data.
- Social and gender analytical skills preferred.
- Ability to work as a team to meet deadlines and adhere to high quality standards.
- In-depth knowledge of the operating environment in Liberia required.
Please note that the position has been re-posted due to a change in the timeline. Candidates who have previously applied are requested to update their applications if still interested.
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