Job Title: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
Advisor
Advisor
Organisation: Medical
Care Development International (MCDI)
Care Development International (MCDI)
Funding Source: USAID
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About MCDI:
Medical Care Development
International (MCDI) is a division of Medical Care Development Inc., and has
been accorded consultative status (Roster) with the Economic and Social Council
of the United Nations. MCDI is a founding member of the CORE Group of PVOs. The
mission of MCDI is to enhance the well-being of peoples and communities in
developing nations by means of technical assistance in the areas of health and
socio-economic development. We develop and disseminate tools, mechanisms and
strategies that improve access and management of health care services; we work
with a wide spectrum of organizations, from grassroots community groups to
multi-lateral donor institutions, to improve the quality and quantity of care.
International (MCDI) is a division of Medical Care Development Inc., and has
been accorded consultative status (Roster) with the Economic and Social Council
of the United Nations. MCDI is a founding member of the CORE Group of PVOs. The
mission of MCDI is to enhance the well-being of peoples and communities in
developing nations by means of technical assistance in the areas of health and
socio-economic development. We develop and disseminate tools, mechanisms and
strategies that improve access and management of health care services; we work
with a wide spectrum of organizations, from grassroots community groups to
multi-lateral donor institutions, to improve the quality and quantity of care.
Job Summary: The Senior
M&E Advisor steers and manages the provision of technical assistance to the
national M&E system for malaria control and the national Health Management
Information System (HMIS), and is responsible for building the M&E capacity
of the NMCP, Regional Performance Monitoring and reporting Teams (RPMTs), and
District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) in the project focus districts.
M&E Advisor steers and manages the provision of technical assistance to the
national M&E system for malaria control and the national Health Management
Information System (HMIS), and is responsible for building the M&E capacity
of the NMCP, Regional Performance Monitoring and reporting Teams (RPMTs), and
District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) in the project focus districts.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Working
in liaison with the Project Chief of Party to provide technical support to
build the capacity of the NMCP to monitor and evaluate program activities,
particularly in implementing, revising and updating the current national
M&E plan and to provide appropriate training to M&E staff at NMCP
and RPMTs. - Supervise
and support to sustain and improve the existing databases that monitor
achievements in all malaria interventions (ITNs promotion, MIP, case
management, BCC, capacity building, M&E, partnership, and policy
developments) at district, regional, and national levels. - Support
the NMCP and RPMTs to improve the quality, validity, reliability,
timeliness of HMIS and use of HMIS by decision-makers at national,
regional, district levels. - Manage
the Project support to improve the quality, validity, reliability,
timeliness of HMIS and use of HMIS at health facility levels, and ensure
that the HMIS data reported in target districts also captures PFP data. - Support
the district collection and analysis of Lot Quality Assessment Sampling
(LQAS) data for some districts in the Central region under the guidance of
the Strengthening TB and AIDS Response (STAR-E) LQAS activity. - Support
the Project efforts to strengthen national malaria surveillance by: 1)
improving data quality at health facilities, 2) improve timeliness and
completeness of reported data, and 3) use data for decision making at
health facilities, district, regional performance monitoring team and at
national level. - Offer
technical guidance and direction for the implementation of an
MCDI-supported platform to harmonize the multiple malaria databases into
an integrated system. - Assess
and implement innovative technologies (mHealth) supportive of improved
health information system reporting.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should be a Monitoring and Evaluation Professional with health
program M&E work experience in developing countries, preferably in
Uganda; Master’s degree in Public Health, epidemiology, bio-statistics,
statistics, monitoring and evaluation or another relevant field; - At
least six years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation of donor
funded projects; - Excellent
track record in monitoring and evaluation of health programs, with
extensive experience designing, developing and implementing health data
information systems, preferably in Uganda in malaria control or other
infectious diseases; - Extensive
experience in data processing and data management (from data capturing to
data analysis for decision making). This should include high level
knowledge in the use of database management software (e.g. MS Access,
SQL-Server and/or other), SQL, MS Excel, and data analysis software (e.g.
STATA, SPSS, EPI Info and/or other). Experience in the use/programming of
PDAs will be considered an asset; - Significant
experience in mentoring counterparts in monitoring and evaluation,
database management, data analysis using the software identified above; - Prior
experience in implementing/managing household surveys an advantage
(preferably malaria indicator surveys), including training and supervision
of enumerators, processing and cleaning of data, merging datasets, and
basic data analysis; - Possess
a basic understanding of GIS applications such as ESRI, and be able to
analyze geo reference data as part of HMIS and M&E protocol; - Possess
the ability to work independently and manage a high volume work flow; - Possess
excellent management and English communication skills.
How to Apply:
All interested and suitably
qualified candidates should send a cover letter and a CV/resume by email to:
[email protected] . Please quote the Job Title in the email subject line.
qualified candidates should send a cover letter and a CV/resume by email to:
[email protected] . Please quote the Job Title in the email subject line.
Deadline: 21st November 2014
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