USAID EngenderHealth M&E Project Jobs – Program Associate-Monitoring and Evaluation

Organisation: EngenderHealth
Funding Source: USAID
Project: Fistula Care Plus
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country Program Manager
Job Code:    598
About Us:
EngenderHealth works to improve the
health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world. We do
this by sharing our expertise in sexual and reproductive health and
transforming the quality of health care. We promote gender equity, advocate for
sound practices and policies, and inspire people to assert their rights to
better, healthier lives. Working in partnership with local organizations, we
adapt our work in response to local needs.
About Fistula Care Plus
Project:
EngenderHealth Uganda received an
award (cooperative agreement) by USAID for a Fistula Care plus project whose
objective is to strengthen health system capacity for fistula prevention,
detection, treatment and reintegration. The project will strengthen
environments to enable for fistula prevention and treatment, increase community
awareness and support for women and girls with fistula, reduce barriers to
accessing prevention, detection, and care, and improve the evidence base for
approaches to improve fistula care in the districts of Hoima, Masaka, Kalungu
and Kasese.
Job Summary: The Program Associate-Monitoring and
Evaluation provides programming and technical leadership to all Monitoring,
Evaluation and Research of the project. The primary supervisor is the Country
Program Manager with matrix supervision provided for by M & E New York staff
for EngenderHealth.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
  • Provide
    programmatic and technical guidance in monitoring and evaluation of the
    fistula care plus project (FC+) and the documentation of lessons learned
  • Coordinate
    gathering of data, analysis and reporting data from all fistula care plus
    activities (prevention, treatment and reintegration) to be submitted to
    the USAID Mission and New York.
  • Work in
    close collaboration with the Senior Medical Associate in future mapping of
    fistula services in Uganda and monitor and evaluate fistula maps amongst
    stakeholders
  • Lead the
    collection of relevant data from the supported sites and compiling the FC+
    quarterly reports
  • Prepare
    and update country specific Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP), adapted
    from the Global Fistula Care Plus PMP and review on a periodic basis in
    consultation with NY technical staff
  • Regularly
    provide information on progress towards targets and assist the site level
    staff to utilize data for decision making to improve the quality of
    services.
  • Collaborate
    with Ugandan partners, staff and New York staff on planning, managing and
    implementation research projects as may be determined.
  • Coordinate,
    implement and maintain an effective database and reporting formats for
    detailing results of monitoring and evaluation activities.
  • Coordinate
    with MoH to strengthen HMIS systems and use of data regarding fistula ar=t
    facility and district level
  • Use
    information derived from program activities to inform service delivery and
    future activities of the country office.
  • Participate
    in dissemination and training activities of EH in the country, region and
    international meetings.
  • Ensure
    that  lessons learned and potential
    best practices related of the country office activities are well document,
    disseminated and contribute to developing strategies to replicate them in
    the country, region and globally.
  • Represent
    EngenderHealth at relevant meetings with donors, implementing partners and
    other external audiences in the country.
  • Stay abreast
    of groundbreaking work in RH and disseminate new knowledge to staff and
    partners.
  • Perform
    any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Country Program
    Manager.
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
  • The Program Associate-Monitoring and Evaluation
    must possess an advanced graduate degree in public health or a related
    field preferably demography or statistics degree highly desirable
  • Five or more years’ experience in program
    development and management of facility-based RH services, with at least 3
    years’ experience in integrating family planning with other RH services
  • Five or more years’ experience in management of
    reproductive health/family planning or development programs.
  • Detailed knowledge in family planning,
    clinic-based maternity care, prevention, care and treatment, informed
    choice and client-provider interaction, training, participatory and
    gender-sensitive approaches.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills and
    abilities
  • Significant long- and/or short-term experience
    in providing field-based TA in area of RH in Africa preferred.
  • Experience in technical skills for training
    health workers in East Africa at both basic and advance level.
  • Have well developed documentation skills, able
    to write high level reports to donors, partners.
  • Budgeting and computer skills to conduct field
    activities effectively.
  • Prior M&E experience to evaluate USAID health
    programs.
How to Apply:
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Deadline: 17th February
2014.

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