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• Undertake M&E the Ministry of Health
  work plan/procurement plan implementation.
• Tasked with the preparation of quarterly
  and annual programmatic progress updates on programs based on Global Fund
  requirements.
• Ensure development and updating of
  databases with pertinent program data and reports, evaluations, etc.

• Ensure timely preparation of the
  departmental M&E annual work plans in line with health sector planning
  processes in collaboration with Program and Project M&E Specialists.
  Ensure that activities are clearly defined, including indicative
  activities, tasks and sub-tasks as well as deliverables for each activity
  to enable effective and efficient monitoring.
• Continuous monitoring, review of
  programs and make field visits together to conduct qualitative and
  quantitative checks to obtain feedback.
• Collaborate with QAD, Ministry of Health
  RC and program M&E units in the data entry, analysis and preparation
  of progress reports at national level and recommend corrective action, if
  any, to streamline the process.
• Timely submission of required reports by
  other program M&E units at the Ministry.

• Systems Strengthening Review (MESSR)
• Health facility assessments
• Operational research

• Baselines
• Mid-term evaluations
• End-term evaluations

• Actively participate in development and
  dissemination of sector M&E Plans.
• Participate in develop of the sector
  operational research agenda.
• Support supervision and guidance of the
  RPMTs.
• Training and other capacity development
  initiatives to strengthen program and district capacity in results-based
  management and M&E.
• Establish and maintain regular dialogue
  with key national partners involved in HMIS, M&E including surveys and
  health facility assessments.
• Provides guidance to program counterparts
  and other stakeholders on M&E of national and sector policies and
  strategies.

• Actively facilitate strategic information
  sharing across departments, sub national levels and sectors.
• Support the identification and
  documentation of links, synergies, lessons learnt and best practices that
  can be useful in the institutional learning process and increasing the
  results of projects.
• Perform other duties assigned by the
  supervisor.

• The ideal candidate for the Global Fund
  Health Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist job opportunity must hold a
  Master’s Degree or equivalent of Public health. 
• Possession of a post graduate qualification
  in M&E is a MUST.
• A minimum of five years of professional
  experience in M&E at national level in the development field.
• Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
  in the use of statistical package (knowledge of MS Excel/Access, EPI Info
  and data analysis packages).
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the
  dynamics of the functioning of the decentralized health service delivery
  system; the effects of day to day decisions on the functionality of the
  health systems at all levels, as well as use of system approaches in
  “causality and attribution” of performance situations.
• Previous experience in results-based
  programme management and complex level M&E frameworks.
• Prior experience in supporting capacity
  development or utilization of national HMIS systems, including surveys.
• A good mastery of the 12 components of a
  functioning M&E System.
• A good mastery of managing for results,
  mentoring and coaching.

• Managing Relationships: Working
  in teams, Communicating information and ideas, Conflict and
  self-management.
• Working with people:
  Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management.
• Design and management of evaluation
  processes.
• Survey design and implementation.
• Broad understanding of gender
  considerations.
• Logic modelling/logical framework
  analysis.
• Real-time, utilization-focused, joint,
  summative and formative evaluation.
• Quantitative and qualitative data
  collection and analysis.
• Participatory approaches.

• Detailed curriculum vitae,
• Photocopies of Professional registration
  certificates and valid practicing licences where applicable.
• Copy of National Identity Card.

• All applications should bear the title of
  the post being applied for.
• Applicants should include their telephone
  and email contacts on their application forms.
• Applicants subsequently shortlisted for
  oral interviews shall be required to present Originals of their Academic
  Transcripts and Certificates and National Identity Cards at the time of
  sitting the Oral Interviews.
• Applicants who will not have heard from
  the Ministry within a period of one month after completion of the
  recruitment and selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful.

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