International NGO Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Career in Nairobi, Kenya

Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
 

Location: Nairobi
 

Industry: NGO
 

Our client, an international NGO in quality reproductive health care and family planning wishes to recruit a Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop workable data sets that will enable regular collection, storage and interpretation of data needed by the teams from the field and other parts of the operations including the call center


• Support the introduction testing and training of program staff on the use and maintenance and development of these datasets including a strong participatory element with gender balance


• Develop and encourage innovation in data collection including feedback mechanisms amongst program operations team to address internal and external stakeholder information needs


• Provide both technical and operational support to research projects conducted by the organization and also in partnership with other organizations.


• Provide support in the research design and reviews within the organization.


• Provide support to the project implementation studies including baseline surveys, Midterm Evaluations and Terminal evaluations.


• Capacity building for project staff in the development and implementation of M&E plans including project log frames and performance monitoring plans.


• Provide technical input in the collection and analysis of project data and in the compilation and submission of donor reports.


• Provide technical support in performance reviews and in provision of feedback to project teams as well as in supporting the project teams to develop rapid response mechanisms, setting new targets to achieve project results/ objectives.


• Provide technical and operations support to research projects conducted by the organization and also in partnership with other organizations


• Provide support in the research design and reviews within the organization


• Respond to data collection needs when funding opportunities arise


• Proactively recommend areas of research that would further effective resource mobilization

Skills & Abilities:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, statistics, Demography, information science, health systems or any other related discipline


• Post graduate qualification in social sciences, health systems management, monitoring and evaluation or any other relevant qualification is highly desirable


• Clear and excellent understanding of the different donor policy requirements having worked in several donor funded programs.


• Professional experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (Program planning and implementation and management; Program Monitoring and Evaluation; Institutional capacity building; Social, qualitative and quantitative research methods; M&E planning; carrying out surveys and impact evaluations);


• Strong competency in the design and implementation of health research and livelihood empowerment programs.


• Strong competency in conceptualizing and designing M&E policies and strategic frameworks for HIV and AIDS, and Reproductive Health.


• Wide experience in Community Health (HIV/AIDS – Reproductive Health, Family Planning, prevention, care & support programs) and Development issues particularly in the areas of participatory training methods and capacity building.


• Strong skills in Project Cycle Management and planning; developing Monitoring and Evaluation systems (Highly skilled in the formulation, design, development, coordination and implementation of participatory Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks and research)


• Excellent knowledge in advanced statistics and research methodologies. This includes skills in sampling techniques and methodologies, interpretation of statistical figures, professional use of computer software for statistical analysis and other relevant applications (such as SPSS, Epi-Info, Epi-Data and spreadsheets among others).


• Communication and Information dissemination (Writing, editing and appropriate dissemination of reports, newsletter and brochures, documentation of case studies, success stories and best practices; Identification of key partners, policy makers, individuals and audiences; Workshop organization, facilitation and presentation skills; Proposal writing)


• Strong skills in training the program staff in results-oriented monitoring and evaluation.

To apply, send your CV and cover letter only to recruit@flexi-personnel.com before 17th November, 2015.

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