Monitoring & Evaluation Manager Job Opportunity – John Snow, Inc (JSI)

Job Title:       Monitoring & Evaluation Manager
Organization: John Snow, Inc
(JSI)
Funding Source: US
Department of State Office for Global AIDS Coordination (OGAC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Regional Manager
About JSI:
John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a leader in improving the health of
individuals and communities by providing high-quality technical and managerial
assistance to public health programs worldwide. JSI has implemented projects in
100 countries, and currently operates from eight U.S. and 81 international offices
for the past 30 years. The JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. ID a
leading public health research and consulting organization.
About DREAMS-IC Project:
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. is implementing the Dreams
Innovation Challenge (DREAMS-IC) Project, funded by the US Department of State
Office for Global AIDS Coordination (OGAC).
Job Summary: The M&E
Manager will provide a range of M&E support for the project, implemented in
10 countries in Africa. The M&E Manager will be the point person in-country
for project M&E, with a focus on M&E of grantees implementing
in-country.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
M&E Data Management:
·        
Work in close coordination with the US-based
Deputy Director of M&E and Data Manager to use project-specific M&E
tools and processes to track project and grantee outputs and outcomes;
·        
Ensure thorough familiarity with grant award
M&E documents for portfolio of up to 7 grantees in-country;
·        
Offer support in the coordination of data
collection from all DREAMS Innovation grantees;
·        
Provide technical assistance to grantees for
timely and accurate reporting using the Salesforce database;
·        
Extract information from database for reports
and feedback;
·        
Present findings, progress, goals, problems and
other relevant information to Deputy Director of M&E and in regular staff
calls and/or meetings.
Grantee Capacity Strengthening:
·        
Carry out routine data quality assessments
and/or site visits with grantees and build data management capacity of
sub-grantee staff;
·        
Actively participate in the development of
M&E-related training curricula, other tools and materials for regional and
in-country technical events such as assessments, workshops, trainings, etc.;
·        
Provide training and technical assistance to
grantee staff on project database reporting requirements and procedures, and
select M&E-related organizational capacity development;
·        
Cultivate good communication with grantee staff
to ensure data submitted is timely, complete and accurate.
Reporting and Evaluation:
·        
Take part in project evaluation activities,
including gathering feedback on grantee activities and programs from
beneficiaries and stakeholders through focus groups, site visits, and M&E
data;
·        
Assist in the preparation, review, and
dissemination of project reports, results and lessons learned.
Other:
·        
Support coordination for project launches,
workshops and meetings in-country;
·        
Carry out other relevant tasks as necessary.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
·        
The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s
degree required, Master’s Degree (Health Information Management / Public Health
Epidemiology or Statistics or similar field) preferred.
·        
At least four years’ experience in research,
evaluation, program design, program management, advocacy, and/or health
communications; experience working with multiple grantees desirable.
·        
Three years’ experience working on USG-funded
projects, PEPFAR funding and reporting, and/or public health programs.
·        
Keen interest in and experience in
organizational or individual capacity building and/or training.
·        
Previous exposure and experience in qualitative
and quantitative program evaluation methods.
·        
Broad knowledge and understanding of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic desirable.
·        
Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to
implement procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively
with team members.
·        
Excellent written and verbal communication and
relationship building skills, especially in a cross-cultural environment, and
ability to analyze and solve problems, persuade, network and negotiate.
·        
Proven ability to solve problems independently
without direct supervision.
·        
Strong time management/task prioritization
skills.
·        
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
required (especially Excel)
·        
Excellent oral and written English communication
skills. Foreign language skills preferred.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join JSI
Research & Training Institute  in the
aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply Online by Clicking on the link
below.
Deadline: 5th September
2016
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