Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in this solicitation.

Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation. Incomplete or unsigned offers will not be considered. Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records.

USAID will evaluate all offerors based on the stated evaluation criteria. USAID encourages all individuals, including those from disadvantaged and under-represented groups, to respond to the solicitation.

This solicitation in no way obligates USAID to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the offers.

Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in the Attached 1.

The USAID Project Management Specialist (Education Management and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning [MEL]) is a key member of the USAID/Ghana Education Office team. The Specialist will provide design, technical, implementation, and management expertise for programs and activities that aim to strengthen and support the human and institutional capacities of Ghana’s education sector for improved learning outcomes.

The Specialist will serve as a subject matter expert in strategic information, MEL, and knowledge management for the Education Office. In addition, the job holder will be responsible for ensuring the effective development and use of strategic information and the performance of MEL functions across the Education portfolio. His/her duties will include providing MEL technical guidance and support and, under the leadership of the Education Office Director or his/her designee, managing portfolio research, evaluation, and capacity development, data coordination analysis and management, and project and activity performance monitoring and reporting.