Country: Kenya
Closing date: 27 Apr 2016
USAID has announced a funding opportunity titled, Enhanced Access to and Utilization of Quality Family Planning/Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Services for select counties within Kenya. This five–year cooperative agreement anticipated to start in September 2016 will focus on activities in Kenya aimed to strengthen health and human capacity by improving the provision and use of quality Family Planning/RMNCAH services including nutrition and WASH interventions, focused at the county level with targeted investment at the national level. These activities will be essential to addressing the health of Kenya women, children and adolescents through a life course approach.
The Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor (M&E) will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of the program monitoring and evaluation framework and information system to track delivery against outputs, outcomes and impacts. S/he will lead analysis of data collected for the assessment of progress and improvements. S/he will also guide reporting processes amongst technical staff and consolidate program reports, promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learnt and the use of data for programmatic improvement. S/he will support all the technical staff in M&E functions and will manage any M&E related staff in the program. This is a leadership role and will serve as a key member of the project team in Nairobi. This position is contingent on the issuance of USAID funding and the selection of applicants is subject to USAID approval.
The main responsibilities for the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor include:
- Design, monitor and analyze program M&E framework and data collection system, including output, outcome and impacts indicators
- Develop data collection tools, additional program assessments, analytic plans and study protocols as necessary
- Set up and maintain the routine data flow and reporting schedule, providing technical assistance and support to ensure a system for the collection of quality data, feedback and analyzing data is maintained and data is used to inform programmatic decisions
- Manage the compilation and completion of reports necessary for reporting program activities
- Design and execute program assessments and evaluations to learn from program data
- Initiate and lead dissemination of program data to promote data use and establish processes for the routine analysis and use of data for program improvements.
- Participate in forums to disseminate best practices and lessons learned
- Facilitate a working relationship with government health officials to support improvements in data collection, including ensuring that HMIS includes recommended key indicators and that strategies are in place to improve data use at multiple levels of the health system.
- Manage and build capacity of all M&E related staff in program to carry out program monitoring and evaluation activities and assessments
- Conduct trainings necessary to establish a strong project data collection system among M&E staff and lead trainings for additional program assessments as necessary
Key Qualifications:
- A post-graduate degree in statistics, mathematics, business, epidemiology, public health or other relevant discipline.
- Minimum of seven years’ experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities for complex programs in developing countries. Previous experience on USAID programs and health-focused programs preferred.
- Demonstrated ability and skills in analysis and report writing is essential.
- A firm command of the M&E issues with respect to improvements in quality health service and support programs.
- Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing M&E systems that track performance as per the objectives of this project (e.g., FP/RMNCAH services, performance against each funding stream).
- Demonstrated analytical skills to measure the outcomes of the project’s activities and support project supervision.
- Experience developing and refining data collection tools.
- Strong writing and organizational skills for monitoring and reporting on program outcomes and impacts.
- Experience designing, implementing and analyzing research protocols, including both quantitative and qualitative research methods and an understanding of the ethical considerations necessary for research.
- Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing monitoring systems and conducting evaluations especially for health programs. Experience working with DHIS2 platform, as well as working with government counterparts to strengthen national data systems.
- Strong working knowledge of data quality assurance mechanisms
- Able to work within a tight timeframe, managing M&E team members and meeting deadlines and deliverables to partners and donors
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (professional level). .
- Qualified Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
How to apply:
Candidates should apply directly for this position through our website at: www.savethechildren.org(http://www.savethechildren.org) under the Careers page. Please select, "Search US Jobs" and then choose location as: Kenya. EOE
