WHO WE ARE
Come grow with us! If you are a passionate change agent who thrives in a collaborative, entrepreneurial and inclusive, culture committed to

operational excellence, we would like to meet you.  
 
At Resonance, you get involved in the work, in the field, not just in the deck.  Our teams are autonomous and self-sufficient.  You get to weigh in with founders and leaders on how to drive change and grow the movement while growing the company.  
 
Resonance is an award-winning, Certified B Corporation consultancy that delivers market-based solutions to address the world's toughest challenges. We enable a variety of donor, commercial, and investor clients around the world to catalyze lasting impact. Resonance seeks to catalyze large-scale social, environmental, and economic change by

fostering new and dynamic forms of collaboration. We do this by

fostering public-private partnerships, facilitating sustainable investment, and providing deep analytical insights in frontier markets. 

 

POSITION MANDATE
Resonance implements the USAID/Ukraine Analytical Services in Support of the Economic Resilience Activity (ERA). ERA is an economic recovery activity implemented by DAI. Namely, Resonance assists the Office of Economic Growth (OEG) in (a) obtaining the data necessary to adapt the programming of the ERA contract to the rapidly changing operating environment in Ukraine; (b) assessing the performance of the ERA implementer throughout the life of the activity; (c) evaluating the performance of ERA and other economic growth activities in its portfolio.Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, ERA continues to adapt its programming and implement activities with displaced businesses, universities and individuals across Ukraine. Resonance continues to support USAID with research, assessment, reporting and evaluation services in relation to ERA and Ukraine’s economic recovery more broadly.  

 

The Senior Technical Advisor will support implementation by providing economic and evaluation expertise to all the major activities undertaken by Resonance. The Senior Technical Advisor must have demonstrated experience in monitoring economic indicators, analyzing economic data (both macro and sector/firm-level), evaluating economic growth projects, preferably in volatile, conflict, or post-conflict environments, and experience in the micro, small, medium enterprise (MSME) development sector. 

 

This is a part-time position based remotely with the possibility of occasional travel. It reports to the Director of the MEL team. Hiring is contingent upon USAID approval of the candidate. The position is for approximately one year (September 2023 – August 2024) with the possibility of extension.  

 

 

 

 

 

TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS 
The employee must be able to travel domestically and/or internationally and up to 15% for work assignments. Most of the assignments will be done remotely, with possible short-term travel to Ukraine or in the region to be authorized by Resonance and USAID if/as security conditions permit. 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS 
This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. 
 
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

 

As a part of the responsibilities for this job, the employee is required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information orally and in writing with others. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position, sitting at a desk for prolonged periods, move or traverse inside the office and facilities; operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position computers and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, furniture, and computer printer. The employee must be able to make substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers.  The employee must be able to lift and move up to 15lbs at times.  

 

WORK AUTHORIZATION / SECURITY CLEARANCE 
US work authorization required. Candidates without US work authorization may be considered, contingent on USAID approval. 

 

SALARY RANGE 
$580 - $720.38 per day (USAID max) 

 

AAP/EEO STATEMENT
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of Resonance is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation) parental status, genetic information (including family medical history) political affiliation, military service, age, veteran status, disability, or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. Consistent with these obligations, Resonance also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

 

Resonance believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on any of the above-mentioned characteristics.

We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.