Team Lead/Senior Research Specialist

IBI is seeking a Team Leader/Senior Research Specialist to support the USAID/Liberia Anti-Corruption Assessment. This is a short-term consultancy with an estimated level of effort (LOE) of 57 days with an estimated period of performance from January 2024 - May 2024.

• Lead the development of the Political Economy Analysis design including methodology, instruments, and workplan.
• Perform desk review and identify additional information required for analysis.
• Conduct and oversee the consultant team to conduct data collection for the assessment.
• Coordinate team's ongoing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of Political Economy Analysis design, key findings, and recommendations to USAID together with the assessment team.
• Write the draft report with support from the team members, taking into consideration feedback from presentations and consultation workshops.
• Respond to comments on the draft report and prepare final report.
• Work collaboratively with team members throughout design, implementation, analysis, and report writing to complement each other's areas of expertise.

• A senior professional with at least five years of experience leading and conducting applied Political Economy Analysis.
• At least five years of experience related to management and analysis of countering corruption programs, with demonstrated experience designing research activities in those spaces.
• An advanced degree in a discipline related to research, democracy and governance, international development, or relevant fields.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams with in-person and remote data collection approaches.
• Demonstrated familiarity with qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Experience with mobile qualitative data collection preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to produce a high quality assessment report in English.
• Knowledge of USAID rules, regulations, and procedures is desirable.
• Experience working in Liberia or similar contexts in West Africa preferred.
• Experience facilitating participatory analysis and utilization of research results preferred.
• Excellent oral and written skills are required.