Uganda: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor

Overview:

Jhpiego seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and learning activities for an upcoming national family planning project in Uganda. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor will provide technical leadership to develop project framework, plans and indicators to capture project performance results and provide effective, accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all project activities.

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor will work closely with the M&E team to design, implement and supervise program M&E activities and operations research, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into program implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes as part of a collaborating, learning and adapting approach. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor is responsible for documenting and disseminating program successes and challenges to the donor. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor will also be responsible for designing and conducting operations research. This position is contingent upon award.

Ugandan nationals encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and implementation of the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) to capture project performance and results, including routine service delivery data reporting, baseline and end-line assessments, and all monitoring for process and outcome evaluations
• Develop and oversee data flow pattern for regional integrated health program that will ensure timely data collection and reporting
• Lead results reporting to the donor by providing written documentation on M&E activities and indicator results for progress and annual reports, as appropriate.
• Provide leadership and direction on M&E to ensure the regional integrated health program technical and financial integrity to achieve program goal and corresponding objectives and targets
• Ensure high-quality implementation, consistent with Ugandan national health guidelines, protocols, information and reporting systems
• Lead efforts to monitor and evaluate project interventions, document results and provide feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making
• Lead efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up and recordkeeping. Utilize the training data collected to inform strategic decision-making and project planning
• Conduct targeted evaluations and operations research, including design, data collection, management and analysis
• Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures, including routine data quality audits
• Cultivate strategic M&E relationships and alliances with other USG projects and represent M&E activities in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Ensure relevant data is entered into JADE, Jhpiego’s organization-wide performance management system designed to capture, analyze, and disseminate project data
• Promote and support the dissemination of project information among the project team
• Ensure that resources for project implementation are available
• Work with project and financial staff to prepare and track progress of project and activity budgets
• Supervise a team of M&E professionals
• Coordinate all M&E capacity-building activities with project staff, implementing partners and facility staff

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in epidemiology, demography, statistics, social sciences, public health or related field
• Minimum eight years of relevant experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of large scale of sexual reproductive health/family planning programs
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, operations research, health management information systems, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation; experience in using the collaborating, learning, adapting approach preferred
• Demonstrated expertise working in a leadership capacity with international donors, senior government officials and policymakers
• Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in both the public and NGO sectors
• Familiarity with Ugandan health management information system (DHIS-2) and other national M&E systems
• Experience and understanding of the USG’s sexual reproductive health and family planning framework and reporting system
• Excellent facilitation, communications and writing and skills, including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, MS Access
• Knowledge of spatial analysis techniques and experience with GIS mapping
• Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters’ degree preferred
• Ugandan nationals strongly encouraged to apply

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at: 2016-2734 -https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/2734/monitoring%2c-evaluation-and-learning-advisor/job

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, references, and salary history.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer