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Assignments are designed to meet the specific needs of the requesting USAID Mission. The development specialist may provide analytical, advisory, technical, or operational services. For example:
- Program development activities might include: analytical research, country studies, analysis of strategic objectives, input into planning and design of objectives, and consultation on program development.
- Project design activities might include needs assessment; recommendations for interventions programs; analysis of strategic objectives; design of solicitations; and development and implementation of programs, conferences, workshops, and training activities.
- Monitoring, reporting and evaluation activities might include identification of reporting indicators; monitoring plans for tracking interventions at all levels; evaluation designs for impact assessments of specific projects or partnerships; evaluations of projects, partnerships, programs, and/or organizations; suggestions for information collection techniques that are valid, reliable, and consistent; assistance with database design and summarization of information; analysis of results; preparation of program histories; and preparation of success stories, lessons learned, and promising practices.
- Technical support activities might include baseline surveys; recommendations on work plan targets for indicators; development and assessment of programs, program materials, training programs, or training materials; implementation of interventions in specific sectors; and field research, training, and outreach.
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