Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager (Ref: 970)

Salary: £37,012 to £40,429
Democratic Republic of Congo
Fixed-Term appointment to 31st March 2014

LSTM is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for research in tropical diseases.  Through the creation of effective links with governments, organisations and institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed / resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.

In order to sustain this commitment, LSTM requires an enthusiastic and motivated monitoring and evaluation specialist to improve provincial, health zone and community capacity to collect, manage and use malaria health information for monitoring and evaluation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a case surveillance system and implementing novel tools to improve data flow. This forms part of a recently awarded USAID funded project.

Educated to MSc level (or equivalent) you will have demonstrable experience in monitoring and evaluation, you will have experience of initiating, designing, co-ordinating and monitoring evaluation of projects/field trials in malaria control.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, be self directing and able to negotiate with confidence, tact and diplomacy with senior managers at national and district levels.  The ability to develop effective working relationships with a range of people is crucial to the role.  As you will be working to tight deadlines, excellent time management and organisational skills are essential as is an excellent working knowledge of MS Office applications.

This post will be based in DRC for the duration of the project so you will need to demonstrate a working knowledge of English and French.

If you are interested in applying, please return your up to date CV and covering letter (quoting reference 970) stating your interest and suitability for the role, together with completed copies of our Personal Details Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, via email to Lstmjobs@liverpool.ac.uk, or by post to HR, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA

Closing Date: 14th January 2013 (12 noon GMT)

Interview Date: 28th January 2013