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Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Proposal Summary:  
MSI is pursuing an opportunity with the World Food Programme (WFP) who is commissioning a series of global, strategic, and country-level evaluations to inform future programming and strengthen accountability. These evaluations will be commissioned through a series of long-term agreements (e.g. frameworks) that will be active until at least 2028, with the possibility of extensions through 2030.

WFP's evaluation themes cover 18 areas: (1) Crisis response and humanitarian assistance; (2) Food security and nutrition: (3) School-based programs; (4) Smallholder agricultural market support: (5) Resilience-building and climate adaptation; (6) Social protection; (7) Supply chain logistics; (8) Common services including aviation, shipping, fleet management; (9) Capacity strengthening; (10) Gender equality and empowerment of women; inclusion; (11) Accountability to affected populations (AAP) and protection; (12) Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus; (13) Humanitarian Principles and Conflict Sensitivity: (14) Institutional analysis and workforce management; (15) Risk management and mitigation; (16) Advocacy and humanitarian diplomacy; (17) Emergency needs assessment; and (18) Exiting emergencies.

Position Summary: 
MSI is recruiting for Evaluation Team Leaders and Senior Evaluators to work across all phases of the evaluation cycle-design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and follow-up-ensuring high technical quality, adherence to UN norms, and timely delivery of actionable findings and recommendations. MSI is recruiting for at least 10 roles with relevant experience across at least one of the following regions: Latin America and Caribbean; West Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; and Europe/Asia (inclusive of MENA).

Responsibilities: 
Under the overall guidance of the WFP Evaluation Manager, the evaluation team leaders and senior evaluators will:
    Lead the development of the inception report, including finalizing evaluation questions, methodology, work plan, and staffing plan.
    Manage day-to-day coordination of the evaluation team, ensuring team members deliver inputs on time and to standard.
    Oversee the design and implementation of data collection (including desk review, key informant interviews, focus groups, surveys, site visits).
    Ensure compliance with WFP's Evaluation Policy, UNEG Ethical Guidelines, and corporate standards for gender, protection, and environment.
    Liaise with WFP HQ, regional bureau, country offices, external stakeholders (e.g., donors, partners, beneficiary representatives), and UN evaluation offices to secure data, convene workshops, and validate preliminary findings.
    Provide high-quality technical guidance on analysis, synthesis, and triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data.
    Draft and finalize the evaluation report, including an executive summary, findings, conclusions, lessons learned, and prioritized, SMART recommendations.
    Support preparation of a management response matrix, a stakeholder presentation, and dissemination materials.
    Facilitate a validation workshop with senior managers and ensure integration of feedback.