Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Amref

About the Job

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international
health development organization, currently implementing more than 120 programs, directly reaching more than
12 million people across 35 African countries. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in
ten countries in Africa and an additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive
community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in monitoring the implementation of project activities to ensure conformance
    to project objectives, work plans, budget and expected results
  • Support the HMIS component of the organizational capacity assessment (OCA), identify
    HIS gaps and work with the grants team in Capacity building of Sub grantees on
    Monitoring and Evaluation taking the approach of grant provision, organizational
    systems strengthening
  • Provide technical assistance through participation in M&E TWGs and development of a
    county M&E frameworks
  • Continuously strengthen capacity of project and health care workers at county, subcounty and community levels on use of KHIS and other community systems (eCHIS) to
    ensure timely, complete and accurate reporting of data
    Data capture and
    reporting
  • Support in data capturing, collation, compiling and reporting using Monitoring tools to
    track project specific indicators and targets
  • Track monthly and quarterly performance of the project and completing monthly
    indicator performance dashboard and ensuring the sub county performances is promptly
    shared with team for improvement
  • Identify underperforming partners and work closely with the MEL Specialist to ensure
    they are supported.
  • Track implementation of work plan activities (targets Versus actual) in the Sub County
    and provide regular feedback to program teams and CHMTs/SCHMTs
  • Support in qualitative and quantitative data collection processes for project led special
    initiatives, surveys and studies
  • Take the lead in ensuring quality data mechanisms are in place during data capture and
    projects implementation.
  • Support in developing databases, data management SOP’s and guidelines.
  • Provide technical quality assurance for short term M&E consultancies.
  • Support the implementation team to document and disseminate best practices, lesson
    learnt and human stories.
  • Develop and co-lead a culture of learning across the project, engaging youth, staff,
    partners, and stakeholders in learning and adaptation at the Sub County level
  • Work closely with partners in developing abstracts and carrying out research

Qualifications

  • Minimum of Four (4) years of work experience in a busy environment.
  • At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Project Management, or a related discipline.
  • Must be conversant with real-time reporting tools and systems, data analysis and visualization and Ministry
    of Health M&E tools and system.
  • Experience working with sub-grantees for the performance-based model.
  • Experience in developing real-time reporting tools and coordinating data collection/cleaning, processing
    and analysis.
  • Experience and working knowledge with data analysis, analytics and visualization applications.
  • Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts, including donors, Ministry of
    Health officials, legislators, local partners and other NGOs.
  • Coordination and supervisory skills.
  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work with a great deal of independence.

The closing date is Friday, September 8, 2023

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