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SENIOR MONITORING, EVALUATION AND RESEARCH OFFICER X2 |
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Posted 2018-09-18 08:37:15
Jhpiego is an international,
non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University.
For 40 years in East and Southern Africa, Jhpiego has empowered front-line
health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions
that strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the
household-to-hospital continuum of care. Jhpiego partners with organizations
from the community to the national levels, building sustainable, local capacity
through advocacy, policy development, human resources for health and quality
and performance improvement approaches. For further information about Jhpiego,
please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org.
Jhpiego invites applications from
suitably qualified candidates for the following positions .The successful
candidates selected for these positions will be subject to a pre-employment
background check.
SENIOR MONITORING, EVALUATION
AND RESEARCH OFFICER – (02)
The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation
& Research Officer will provide strategic leadership for the design,
development and implementation of project-wide monitoring, evaluation and
research systems for a mid-sized project; this includes the development of MER
plans; design and implementation of data management, visualization and use
systems; management of IRB processes and implementation of subsequent research
activities. S/he will also work closely with the Knowledge Management
Specialist (KMS) to implement project specific knowledge management initiatives.
Through these systems the Specialist supports and influences program
performance and quality improvement; providing evidence for program planning,
monitoring implementation with participatory data review to inform course
corrections and strategy change. S/he will be responsible for relationship
management with key strategic information stakeholders especially MOH and key
agency counterparts; capacity building, mentoring and management of data
associates and other field level MER positions.
Specific Responsibilities:
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Develop M&E plans/strategies
detailing project specific routine monitoring activities, planned evaluations
and personnel coordination and management.
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Design/adapt and revise Data
Collection Tools (DCTs) and Data Management Systems in consultation with key
program and technical personnel.
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Coordinate provincial MER team
planning for daily/monthly data collection, collation and compilation from
facilities.
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Review and submit requests for
routine monthly data verification exercises ensuring appropriate facilities are
covered across all provinces and conduct quarterly data quality assessments
covering all supported facilities annually.
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Recruitment and training of field
personnel/survey team and field work coordination.
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Coordinate data entry, cleaning
and analysis of research/evaluation data sets.
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Organize and facilitate
evaluation dissemination events with appropriate dissemination tools
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Identify case studies and success
stories from project reports and activities.
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Support team members to review
and rewrite case studies and success stories.
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Support knowledge asset
identification, archiving and retrieval, following up with project team members
to ensure organization KM tools are consistently used.
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Design and lead efforts to link
facility-based quality improvement measurements and processes to project
activities.
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Support data management and
reporting for program quality assessments/initiatives e.g. SBMR.
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Support project team in the
development of Donor reports (Quarterly, SAPR, APR, IPR) and other organization
wide reporting requirements using DATIM, JADE and TRAINSMART.
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Provide leadership and guidance
to the technical team and program counterparts on specific MER needs especially
data use for programmatic decision-making.
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Liaise with Project Director to
request MER technical assistance and other support as necessary to implement
project activities.
Required Qualifications:
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Master’s Degree in related field
or equivalent.
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Experience in leading and
implementing USG funded programs.
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Understanding of Donor
regulations, compliance and reporting requirements.
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At least seven years of
senior-level experience in successful field implementation and management of
M&E programs in any of the following areas: maternal, newborn and child
health; nutrition; family planning; malaria control; HIV/AIDS; or TB programs
for public, private or NGO sector.
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Statistical software proficiency
using: SPSS, STATA or Epi-Info.
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Quality improvement approaches to
strengthen service delivery.
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Proven leadership skills and
expertise in project management.
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Excellent interpersonal,
organizational, leadership, supervisory and conflict management skills.
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Strong change management,
results-oriented and decision-making skills.
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Ability to supervise in a complex
environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to
achieve desired results.
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Must be Computer literate.
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Strong communication (writing and
oral presentation) skills.
To apply, please send your
application letter and curriculum vitae with three traceable references to the
Human Resources Manager: Zambiajobs@Jhpiego.org
Closing date is 1st October, 2018