CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Ghana
Closing date: 11 Dec 2014

Social Marketing Consultant, Evaluate for Health, Ghana

Company Profile:
MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. In 2008, we became part of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with Coffey's international development offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anticorruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary:
The Evaluate for Health (E4H) project is a five-year project providing assistance to the USAID/Ghana Health portfolio, including implementing partners, local partners and Government of Ghana stakeholders. The project includes three components: Evaluations, Assessments and Studies; Performance Monitoring and Evaluation; and Research Management Capacity Building.

Please note: Only Ghanaian citizens are eligible for this position.

Position Summary:
Koko-Plus is a locally-produced soybean, amino acid, and micronutrient supplement for feeding of infants of ages 6-24 months. To ensure the feasibility and sustainability of a commercial business model that will also promote product access for infants in households at the lower end of the economic scale, two social marketing approaches were designed and supported with USAID funding. E4H will conduct a cost effectiveness assessment to ascertain the most cost effective social marketing approach and to identify the best opportunities for sustainable scale-up of Koko Plus.

The Social Marketing Consultant will support E4H’s Senior Evaluation Advisor in conducting the Cost Effectiveness Assessment by assisting with the development of interview guides and questionnaires as well as conducting key stakeholder interviews and focus group discussions.

Responsibilities:

• Desk review of implementation and survey documents.
• Request and review cost data related to the implementation of the two approaches.
• Meet key stakeholders of the Koko Plus Project (Accra-based).
• Organize and carry out field visits.
• Calculate Cost Effectiveness Ratios and perform sensitivity analysis.
• Analyze available data and prepare Cost Effectiveness (CE) Assessment Draft Report.
• Prepare CE Assessment Final Report, with recommendations for scale up of selected approach.

Qualifications:

• University degree in marketing, communications, social sciences or related field required. Advanced degree strongly preferred.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree, or 8 years with an advanced degree.
• Demonstrated expertise in health, behavior change communication, nutrition, or related field.
• Experience in marketing as it relates to health services and products, particularly within Ghana.
• Experience donor-funded nutrition programs required, experience with USAID strongly preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel for interviews and data collection.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com

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