KENYA - M&E Specialist

KENYA - FANIKISHA

M&E SPECIALIST

Background:

Social Impact (SI) is an Arlington based international development management consulting firm. We provide a full range of innovative management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of democracy and governance, health and education, agriculture, the environment, and economic growth.

Objective:

SI is seeking experienced monitoring and evaluation personnel to support an anticipated USAID AIDS, Population, and Health activity in Nairobi, Kenya. The project aims to work with the Government of Kenya and local implementing partners to expand the availability of quality, sustainable, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis prevention, treatment, care and support, along with integrated reproductive health and family planning services. In addition to increasing access to the use of services, the project also promotes healthy behaviors among the most at-risk Kenyans.

Job Description for the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist:

• Refine and implement the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP), including data collection;
• Indicator selection related to health activities;
• Survey design related to health activities;
• Data collection for performance indicators;
• Coach project team members on PMP use and associated data collection and reporting;
• Train implementing partners on their role in M&E, e.g. tracking and reporting of relevant indicators;
• Exercise quality control on surveys, other data collection efforts; and
• Supervise/prepare evaluation report updates.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years experience in monitoring and evaluation of donor-funded health improvement projects;
• Experience developing or applying indicators of complex political, economic, and/or social change
• Experience in data collection;
• M.A. or M.S. degree in related field such as statistics, quantitative methods, political science;
• Strong team working and client relationship skills;
• Demonstrated ability to write clear and concise technical documents;
• Demonstrated familiarity with research methods, statistics, and statistical software (SPSS or similar).
• Previous USAID experience highly desirable.

Location and Duration:

This assignment will be full time for three years (with possibility for extension) based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Please refer to “Kenya- M&E Specialist” in the subject line. Only finalists will be contacted. No telephone inquiries, please.

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