Cyber Security Team Lead, US State Department Monitoring, Evaluation and Audit Services Rep

Cyber Security Team Lead, US State Department Monitoring, Evaluation and Audit Services for Reporting (MEASURE) in Ukraine Project

Through the U.S. State Department-funded Monitoring, Evaluation and Audit Service for Ukraine (MEASURE) project, Tetra Tech has been tasked to conduct a rapid evaluation of U.S. foreign assistance to support cyber security programming in Ukraine. This comprises seven Implementing Mechanisms (IMs), five of which are still active and implementing activities. The primary purpose of this evaluation is to understand progress towards achieving key effects, as well as the benefits of foreign assistance to the United States (safer, stronger and more prosperous).

The evaluation will also serve as a learning purpose by identifying areas for programmatic correction (if needed) to ensure alignment with the administration’s priorities, and to inform future investments in cyber security projects.

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only US Citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The Team Leader will conduct the rapid cyber security evaluation in close collaboration with the MEASURE field office team (Kyiv), Tetra Tech home office team members, and subject matter experts. The Team Leader will lead the evaluation team, to include contributing to reviewing document/literature, conducting high-level interviews, analyzing data, and client management. Data collection is expected to combine in person and remote methods, and travel to Ukraine is expected.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the evaluation design and execute the evaluation work plan.
• Participate in the evaluation inception meeting with EUR/ACE and the implementing IMs.
• Lead a team planning workshop (TPW) with evaluation team members (remote) to review the approved evaluation design/ work plan, including research approach and methods, roles and responsibilities of team members, activity timeline and deliverables.
• Head the drafting of instruments for EUR/ACE review, with inputs from subject matter experts, including pretesting and finalizing the instruments.
• Oversee local evaluators and subject matter experts, including training them on instruments and reviewing notes of interviews and group discussions to ensure high-quality data.
• Participate in data collection with other evaluation team members.
• Facilitate weekly check-in calls with evaluation team members and the evaluation manager to share information and insights.
• Serve as the lead author for drafting and finalizing the draft and final evaluation report, including responding to comments from EUR/ACE and IMs.
• Lead presentation(s) to EUR/ACE regarding findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the evaluation.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in a field such as sociology, social research, security studies, or computer science is required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience monitoring and evaluating security programming.
• Security Clearance is required.
• Experience leading mixed method evaluations required.
• Experience designing and managing large databases and developing visualizations, analyzing trends and patterns required.
• Experience with do-no-harm participatory research required.
• Outstanding organizational, analytical, writing and oral presentation skills required.
• Outstanding oral and written proficiency in English required.
• Ability to travel required.
• Prolonged period of sitting or standing at a desk and using a computer.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Experience in Ukraine strongly preferred.
• Experience evaluating programming for U.S. embassies and Department of State offices and bureaus strongly preferred.

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