Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Team Lead

General Description of Role: The Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Team Lead will oversee the implementation of the M&E component of CDC funded HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs in Nairobi and Rift Valley.

Working closely with the Program Technical Team Lead, and other senior staff members, the Monitoring and Evaluation Team Lead will be responsible for providing technical leadership for all M&E activities in HWWK.

S/he will work towards translating M&E and other strategic information into improved PEPFAR programming and delivery of HIV prevention activities; contribute to a single national M&E system in Kenya; strengthen systems and capacity among HWWK sub-grantees receiving PEPFAR funding to collect, manage, and use quality M&E data to inform program and policy in the national response to HIV Prevention.

Key Responsibilities

• Operationalize the M&E framework designed for the HIV prevention programs including and not limited to: designing program M&E tools for data collection, verification, and management and reporting as well as data audits.
• Supervise M & E Officers based in Nairobi and Rift Valley Programs
• Support sub-grantees in setting up functional data management systems and processes, support the assessment processes of Sub recipients and implement actions emanating from assessments.
• Assist program staff to develop systematic and realistic monitoring plans that capture quantitative and qualitative data to report on all indicators in Sub Recipients program;
• Work closely with GOK counterparts to revise/ develop new M&E tools and review existing ones.
• Facilitate on the job M & E training for capacity development, especially in the area of using data for decision making.
• Develop and maintain a system for archiving M & E guidelines, tools, data files, analysis files, reports and presentations for major activity undertaken.
• Assist in gathering, summarizing and disseminating relevant technical updates on program planning monitoring, evaluation and operations research within the project.
• Coordinate mid-term reviews and evaluation of program activities and ensure proper documentation of innovative approaches and best practices for dissemination and sharing experiences to promote repeat applications or scaling-up in different community settings.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams to develop, implement and evaluate strategic management plans to improve HWWK programming effectiveness.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors’ degree in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation or a numerate subject is required; those with Masters Degrees have an added advantage.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working as an M&E officer in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program, preferably in developing countries is required.
• Knowledge of MOH systems and experience working in donor funded programs
• Experience working in a PEPFAR funded project will be an added advantage.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will function as part of HOPE worldwide Kenya’s M & E Department and work with staff to develop and implement the M&E components of the PEPFAR funded HIV prevention and other programs.

Working closely with the M & E Technical Team Lead the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for providing leadership for M & E activities in HWWK and among sub-grantees.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelors’ degree in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, demographic studies, or a numerate subject is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in an M&E Department in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program
• Knowledge of MOH and KePMS systems and experience working in donor funded programs
• Experience working in a PEPFAR funded project will be an added advantage.

For more details on both the above positions, visit www.hopewwkenya.org

Send your CV and cover letter with 2 year salary history, and three professional referees to hr@hopewwkenya.org.

The closing date for applications is 15th February 2012.

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Only short listed candidates will be contacted.