Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor Jobs in Kenya at Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATHPlus)

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor - 1 Post

Organisation: Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATHPlus)

Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya


Job Description:

The M&E Advisor is ultimately responsible for the design and implementation of project data management and reporting system.

Responsibilities include monitoring program activities, planning and implementing studies, development of tools, establishing feedback mechanisms to project staff and partners, technical assistance to program staff, partners, and County and sub county persons responsible for data management.

A primary responsibility will be to ensure that all those involved in the AMPATH Plus project understand the role and importance of data and methods for using it to improve program effectiveness

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and update project M&E Plan and PMP, including identifying appropriate indicators and design of data collection system for the project to collect and report on data to measure performance and achievement of project objectives;
• Prepare and disseminate quarterly, routine program progress reports (tracked against work plan);
• Supervise the timely production and storage of accurate, reliable data and carry out analysis and interpretation of project data.
• Prepare reports on project performance against established goals and objectives, and, at appropriate times, on project achievements.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Demography, Population Studies, Sociology, Applied Statistics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Systems Management, Monitoring and Evaluation or Health informatics related
• PHD in Quantitative Social Sciences or proof of near completion will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of six years of progressively responsible experience successfully designing, implementing and overseeing monitoring and evaluation tasks for health and/or development projects at the county levels.
• Competency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and a statistical software package (SPSS, EPI-INFO, STATA, SAS or similar).
• Experience with programming software a plus.
• Experience with USG and Ministry of Health projects and reporting requirements.

Terms of Employment

The successful candidate will be employed on a 2-year renewable contract terms with a competitive salary, allowances and other benefits.

How to Apply:

All candidates who meet these requirements and are interested should submit their applications, copies of certificate together with detailed Curriculum Vitae giving details of their current remuneration to:

The Chief of Party
AMPATH Plus Program
P.O. Box 4606– 30100
Eldoret

For details please refer to our website: www.ampathkenya.org

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

Closing Date: 15th Jan 2014