Malawi: Regional Monitoring & Evaluation Lead, TSP Program

The Regional Monitoring & Evaluation Lead will direct TSP‘s M&E efforts across all 10 focal countries. The Regional M&E Lead will design and develop project M&E systems and procedures and provide technical assistance, including significant coordination with program staff in Malawi and sub-grantee partners in each country.

The Regional M&E Lead will have the following responsibilities:

• Direct and implement TSP overall M&E approach and strategy;

• Provide regional strategic direction for M&E activities, including technical assistance to focal country governments and contributions to program planning;

• Lead development of M&E systems and methods, design M&E tools, and address M&E training needs;

• Ensure that M&E mechanisms are built into work plans and reporting and oversee quality assurance, data quality and reporting (including data quality audits);

• Direct and prioritize capacity building efforts on utilizing data to improve programming;

• Lead development and implementation of performance monitoring evaluation plans (PMEP) and environmental mitigation and monitoring plan;

• Support country programs to deliver results based on PMEP indicators;

• Provide project directors with timely overviews of project performance in relevant technical areas, critical lessons learned, and analysis of program outputs, inputs, and impact/effectiveness;

• Ensure that project monitoring, documentation, and evaluations are consistently mainstreamed into project activities and coordinated with stakeholders;

• Review regional program M&E status and provide feedback on needs, trends, best practices, and priorities to help establish regional and global support;

• Direct the timely fulfillment of all USAID M&E reporting requirements;

• Assist staff mentor partners or sub- grantees in M&E data collection;

• Represent Baylor-Malawi/TSP on external working groups, task forces, conferences, and meetings;

• Develop collaborative relationships on behalf of Baylor-Malawi/TSP including with USAID regional and country offices;

• Follow new academic and applied developments in M&E and in donor regulations regarding M&E;

• Other duties as assigned.

This position can be based in either Lilongwe, Malawi or Pretoria, South Africa.

Applications are sought from experienced, mission-driven candidates who meet the following profile:

• PhD/MD (with 5-7 years of experience in M&E) or MS/MA/MPH in a scientific/relevant field (with more than 10 years of experience in M&E);

• At least 7 years of experience working in developing countries (minimum of 3 years in sub Saharan Africa);

• At least 5 years of experience in the design, implementation, and management of M&E activities for HIV public health/international development programs preferably funded by USAID or USG donor;

• Excellent interpersonal skills, mature, disciplined, and shows initiative with an ability to work independently and within a team;

• Advanced skills in Excel, MS Access, and a statistical software package (eg, SPSS, Stata);

• Skilled at setting up databases, data analysis, presenting statistical reports, and developing and maintaining data quality assurance systems;

• Demonstrated understanding of Health Management Information Systems and ability to transfer knowledge;

• Experience with USAID-funded activities and PEPFAR monitoring, evaluation, and reporting highly preferred;

• Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations and working in an international NGO/PVO environment desirable;

• Experience working with people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV);

• Ability to manage and complete numerous tasks with a high degree of organization;

• Strategic thinking with ability to proactively identify and address issues and communicate to project staff and USAID; • Effective at building strong, cross- cultural working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders;

• Ability to meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail, and quality;

• Ability to travel within country and internationally.

Applications must include the following:

1. A motivation letter providing explanation and detail on how the applicant satisfies the required candidate profile;

2. A current Curriculum Vitae;

3. Names and contact information of two (2) traceable referees who are not relatives.

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should address their applications to:

For physical delivery: Tingathe Program Director c/o Human Resource Officer Accord House, 2nd Floor Lilongwe 3, Malawi +265-1-751-047

For email delivery: recruitment@tingathe.org

Please cc Allieth Chikoti, Human Resource Officer (mzideyi@gmail.com)

Only short listed applicants will be acknowledged.