USAID/ Job Vacancy in Kampala,Uganda; Consultant Organizational Network Analysis Researcher

Job Title: Consultant Organizational Network Analysis Researcher
Job Location: Kampala, Uganda
Employer: QED Group, LLC
Project: USAID/Uganda Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Project

About QED:
The QED Group, LLC is a full-service international development firm that provides practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven management techniques, and creative implementation. We focus our efforts on two core practice areas: Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management. We work with U.S. agencies and overseas governments, international donors, private-sector clients, and PVOs/NGOs in more than 80 countries around the world. Key clients include USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

About USAID Project:
The USAID/Uganda Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning project (Learning Contract) is the five-year organizational program support vehicle through which USAID/Uganda will pursue realizing its development objectives within the complicated and shifting Ugandan development context.  The purpose of the Learning Contract is to provide monitoring, evaluation and learning support services and build capacity of USAID/Uganda to implement USAID’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting methodology to strengthen the implementation of USAID/Uganda’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy and enhance USAID’s organizational effectiveness.

Job Overview: 
A detailed organizational network analysis (ONA) will provide a closer look at the nature of organizational relationships as well as provide a visual analysis of the structure of the communication and knowledge sharing network within USAID/Uganda and with external stakeholders and development partners. This ONA is designed to (1) facilitate a better understanding of the type and frequency of interactions among staff and operating units, (2) map the presence and placement of expertise and key development knowledge across the USAID/Uganda, and (3) identify points in the organizational/knowledge network where increased knowledge sharing behaviors/practices and the use of organizational learning tools may be catalyzed. Such an ONA can also help identify which stakeholders or sources of knowledge/expertise external to the USAID/Uganda staff find most valuable.

Job Duties:

• Explicitly scope the ONA exercise, its focus, completion requirements and target audience(s)
• Develop the ONA research/data collection and data visualization tools/material in support of USAID/Uganda’s stakeholder mapping
• Analyze the data and prepare a comprehensive report and presentation
• Identify high-value/informative metrics or baseline measures that are recommended for follow-up over time
• Provide basic orientation/training to Learning Contract staff on the use/ongoing application of an ONA 

Job Requirements:  

• A minimum of eight years’ experience in organizational/social research experience, with a specific focus on network analysis, stakeholder assessments, knowledge management, or communities of practice
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational/social network research instrument development, data analysis and visualization
• Past experience working with international development/affairs organizations and/or in developing country contexts; donor agency experience a plus
• Strong track record of completing thorough organizational assessments and developing high-quality and on-time reports/presentations

Deadline: 27/06/ 2014

How to Apply:
Please send an updated CV and cover letter expressing interest to:
Email: qed.uganda.recruitment@gmail.com.

The subject line MUST include the following: ATTN: Organizational Network Analysis Researcher.

Note: Only qualified applicants will be contacted.