Job Title: M&E Coordinator
Department / Project: Global Fund
Supervisor: Program Manager
Location/Duty Station: Nairobi, With 30% Field Travel
Job Summary
Reporting to the Global Fund Program Manager, the incumbent shall have overall technical responsibility for monitoring & evaluation within the Global Fund Program.
She/he will be responsible for setting up and managing a dynamic and functional monitoring and evaluation system for the program that will demonstrate program performance and support utilization of M&E results to make program decisions for improved program management and performance.
He/She will also be responsbible for capacity development of staff and sub recipients and providing overall support in aspects that contribute to strengthening of monitoring and evaluation within the Global Fund Program. The position has supervisory responsibilities over the M&E officers who provide support in the operationalisation of the Global Fund M&E system both at staff and sub-recipients level.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
R 1: Set up and manage a functional Program Monitoring & Evaluation system while ensuring there is adequate technical capacity to enhance the performance of the system to achieve optimal program performance and reporting
§ Support the program to design and implement high quality monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems that allow staff, sub recipients and other stakeholders to monitor program activities, outputs, evaluate results, effects and impact on beneficiaries. This includes the development of an electronic database for tracking program performance and ensuring its regular updates.
§ Develop M&E plans responsive to the program performance framework and activity workplans at both the Principal Recipient and sub-recipient levels including development of tools for measuring and reporting on indicators performance.
§ Take leadership in orienting staff and sub recipients on the M&E systems, identification of capacity gaps in M&E and planning and implementation of capacity building activities in M&E.
§ Develop mechanisms for data audit and verification including panning for field data verification and mentorship of sub-recipients in data quality and ooversee data reporting, analysis and documentation as per program performance requirements.
§ Enhance program performance and review through utilization of M&E results across the program for decision making at all levels all programmes, partners and stakeholders.
§ Provide technical support to program staff and sub recipients for documentation of case studies, lessons learned, best practice and human interest stories and cross fertilize learning both within and outside the program.
R 2: Global Fund Program Documentation and Reporting
§ Manage program M&E documentation in both electronic and hard copy files and in back up files and ensure they are up to date all the time.
§ Provide technical guidance in review of program progress reports, against program goals, objectives, indicators with a view to verifying information and effecting data audit and strengthening reporting on achievements of the program.
§ Support the consolidation of program progress reports to facilitate donor reporting as per the contractual requirements.
§ Prepare M&E documentation for all processes and forums as required.
§ Support midterm and end term program evaluation of the program and ensure all M&E documentation is provided to support quality findings on the program progress performance and impact.
§ Support facilitation of learning and sharing of innovative models and successes of the program and coordinate review of lessons learnt and best practices, documentation and dissemination.
R3: Strengthened Collaboration and Networking
§ Represent the Global Fund program in core national monitoring and evaluation forums in the spirit of the there-in-one principle to enhance a coordinated national HIV&AIDS response.
§ Represent Global Fund program in selected M&E capacity building and strengthening forums with a view to keeping CARE informed on current/emerging initiatives and developments in M&E to enhance quality in M&E.
Qualifications:
Education: Preferably a Masters degree in Monitoring and Impact Evaluation or Public health, Project Management with trainings in Monitoring and Evaluation.; coupled with at least 5 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in Health programs
Experience: Experience with Global Fund M&E requirements, systems and procedures will be an added advantage
Competencies:
§ Strong staff supervision, program management and partnerships skills and experience
§ Demonstrable ability to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans
§ Excellent inter-personal, facilitation skills and communication skills
§ Person of high moral character and professional integrity
Applications
If you feel you are the right candidate for the advertised position, kindly send your application indicating the reference number and title of the position applied for along with an up-to-date CV with telephone contacts of three professional referees to:
The Human Resources & Development Manager,
CARE International in Kenya,
Email: Vacancies@care.or.ke.
So as to be received not later than 23rd September, 2011.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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