Job Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Kenya

Closing Date: Saturday, 12 June 2010
International Medical Corps (IMC)
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Closing date: 12 Jun 2010
Location: Kenya

International Medical Corps’ mission is to improve quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

International Medical Corps is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for APHIAplus, Kenya.

Essential Job Duties
1. Create a unified evaluation framework, including specific methodologies to conduct evaluations
2. Conduct baseline surveys and establish baseline data
3. Set quantifiable indicators for each program.
4. Conduct on-going evaluations of in-country program and advise on corrective measures when needed
5. Assist in program development.
6. Ongoing collections, evaluation and analysis of in-country data
7. Organize M and E site visits to independently observe the status of project implementation, undertake the interviews and discussions with program staff and beneficiaries
8. Record, synthesize and analyze all data extracted from documentation, interviews, and observations into a report format that meets all requirements of the donor
9. Prepare an evaluation following the completion of each program monitoring visit
10. Provide advice to the team and stakeholders to improve program components and activities

Qualifications

1. Masters level or higher degree in epidemiology, public health, social sciences, health information management, biostatistics or a related discipline
2. At least three years of applied experience with a humanitarian organization designing, implementing and overseeing monitoring and evaluation tasks, preferably in health and nutrition sectors
3. Demonstrated experience designing logical frameworks and/or results based frameworks and associated performance monitoring and eavluation plans; experience with M&E approaches for key donors such as USAID and PRM is highly desirable.
4. Extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection/survey design, implementation and analysis
5. Competent in qualitative approaches and participatory assessment
6. Familiar with common survey approaches in the health and nutrition sectors (KPC surveys, LQAS, and SMART)
7. Experience designing and implementing health management information systems at the facility and community levels
8. Familiarity with database design and other tools for information management
9. Competent in MS Excel, word processing, Power Point and experience using statistical packages such as SPSS, EPI-Info, STATA, etc
10. Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate technical material to both expert and lay audiences
11. Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments;
12. Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills
How to apply
To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at http://www.imcworldwide.org and complete the online employment application form found under the tab "Work with IMC”. Please reference ReliefWeb.
Reference Code: RW_85DLJD-36
Source: Reliefweb