SOCIAL IMPACT/ LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION SPECIALIST, USAID TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (TLP) IMPACT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION PROJECT

Description

The USAID-funded six-year TLP initiative (2014-2019) that consists of five components implemented under three awards. The primary objective of the project is to upgrade the knowledge and skills of a cadre of talented professionals, through U.S. Master’s degree programs as well as shorter-term targeted courses, who can bring critical leadership and innovation skills to Kosovo that will address the demands of a modern market economy and bring transformational change to the country. A secondary object of the project is to increase the capacity of select faculties at institutions of higher learning in Kosovo by upgrading the teaching methodology and curricula and that will in turn advance longer-term solutions to Kosovo’s education needs. This task order will undertake an Impact Evaluation of the TLP Scholarship component and Performance Evaluation of the TLP Partnership component of the project.

   - Impact Evaluation (IE) of the TLP Scholarship component, which will provide 160-190 scholarships for Kosovars to obtain Master’s
     degrees at U.S. universities. The scholarship recipients will be selected over a period of three years, to begin study at the start of academic
     years 2014, 2015, and 2016.
   - Performance Evaluation (PE) of the TLP Partnership component, which will support four partnerships between U.S. universities and
     Kosovar universities to upgrade select faculties so that they are better-positioned to produce graduates with the knowledge and skills that
     meet the demands of a modern and competitive society.


Responsibilities

   - Provide technical advice and context on Kosovo’s higher education field to the evaluation.
   - Work closely with the project’s selected university partners to advise on the evaluation design.
   - Advise on evaluation survey and focus group techniques and methods to properly execute the evaluation.
   - Participate in the briefing and draft and final evaluation reports, as needed.

 
Requirements

   - Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
   - 12 years of demonstrated progressive experience in the field of higher education.
   - Must be thoroughly familiar with Kosovo’s higher education system and the environment in which it operates.
   - Experience in conducting performance evaluations in the education field.
   - Demonstrated experience/knowledge managing and conducting focus groups and executing beneficiary surveys.
   - Fluency in oral and written English is required


Deadline: 12 December 2014

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