Reporting Specialist at Management Systems International (MSI)

Location: Mexico
Last Date: October 1, 2010

Reporting Specialist, Mexico

Company Profile:
Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. In 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., becoming part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm.
Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management.

For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project/Proposal Summary:
The USAID/Mexico-funded program entitled "Mexico Rule of Law III: Justice and Security Program" arises from a Merida Initiative objective to prevent and eradicate organized crime. The Program efforts will seek to strengthen public transparency, accountability, and oversight and will also support Mexican implementation of criminal justice reforms, professionalization of law enforcement officials, and bring Mexico in line with the global anti-corruption standards set forth in the U.N.

Position Summary:
Under the general supervision of the Senior Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for assisting the M&E manager in the Program´s planning tasks, and for managing the reporting process.

Responsibilities:
? Assist with quarterly and annual planning by preparing the drafts of the documents that will be used in the process; review consistency, and draw comparisons with previous planning exercises.
? Manage the report process, which includes, collection, categorization, data analysis, writing and editing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the Mission.
? Assist the M&E manager to prepare briefings and urgent requests from the Mission.
? Experience in liaising with technical teams.
? Coordinate with heads, advisors, trainers and assistants of the technical teams, any additional information that could better illustrate the achievements of the Program.
? Keep the M&E department updated, regarding justice sector statistics from targeted sources.
? Prepare monthly background information about the status of the implementation of the justice reform, including specific information from the accusatory justice system.


Qualifications:
? University degree, preferably in Political or Social Sciences, law or alternatively, an equivalent combination of relevant training and field experience in Mexico;
? Three years experience in program development, implementation and reporting;
? University degree, preferably in Political or Social Sciences, law or alternatively, an equivalent combination of relevant training and field experience in Mexico;
? Three years experience in program development, implementation and reporting, including experience in liaising with technical teams;
? Ability to write clear and concise reports, strong strategic and analytical thinking and ability to work under pressure and under tight deadlines;
? Strong knowledge of project development, monitoring and evaluation concepts;
? Proven high level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office. Corel graphics, an advantage;
? Familiarity with the justice sector in México and in general with the government and legislative structures.
Fluent English writing abilities for report writing;

*Please Note: This is a local staff position. Candidates must have Mexican work authorization to apply.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.


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