NGO Job Vacancies in Kenya - Social Impact

Chief of

Party, Kenya Strategic Information M&E Program, Kenya
 

Social

Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management

consulting firm. 

SI’s

mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs

in improving people’s lives. 

We

provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and

training services to strengthen international development programs,

organizations, and policies. 

We

provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic

planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and

gender and social analysis.  

SI

services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance,

health and education, the environment, and economic growth. 

SI’s

clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge

Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral

development banks, foundations, and non-profits. 
 

Proposal

Objective: The

Kenya Strategic Information M&E Program aims to provide USAID/Kenya with

strategic information activities that will provide the government with a more

accurate representation of health care delivery effectiveness in Kenya. 
 

Position

Description: Social

Impact seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for the anticipated USAID-funded Kenya

Strategic Information M&E Program. 

The

Chief of Party will be a core team member and on a full-time basis during the

duration of the program. 

The

COP will be responsible for overseeing all program activities. 

This

position will be full-time and based in Kenya.

• Manage
  
  the field office, including supervision of expatriates and local staff.


• Work
  
  with the Contractor home office and local office staff to identify and
  
  nominate, for USAID approval, technical specialists/consultants for
  
  short-term technical assistance to meet the objectives of the project.


• Coordinate,
  
  as requested by USAID/Kenya, with partner organizations, in conducting
  
  evaluation and performance management support tasks in accordance with
  
  work plan.


• Advise
  
  and train other partners, USAID teams, other stakeholders on policies and
  
  services offered by the project.


• Assure
  
  compliance with contract provisions, including reports.


• Supervise
  
  the development, implementation and reporting of monitoring, evaluation
  
  and performance management support activities tasks in accordance with the
  
  work plan.


• Transfer
  
  knowledge to local staff.

• Master’s
  
  degree in Public Health, epidemiology, biomedical science, or related
  
  field required; PhD or DrPH preferred.


• Minimum
  
  of 12 years of progressively responsible experience on project management
  
  on health related M&E focused programs.


• At
  
  least eight years of supervisory experience.


• Technical
  
  knowledge and experience in the design, implementation, and management of
  
  monitoring, evaluation, and performance management, including indicator
  
  development, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments,
  
  performance reporting, evaluation design, evaluation planning, and
  
  management and dissemination of evaluations.


• Previous
  
  experience serving as Chief of Party or Team Leader on USAID-funded or
  
  PEPFAR funded health evaluations highly preferred.


• Previous
  
  work experience with PEPFAR 3.0 and SIMS highly desirable.


• Demonstrated
  
  ability to manage multiple components simultaneously, multifunctional
  
  teams, international personnel, host country government relations, and
  
  client satisfaction.


• Previous
  
  experience working closely with local government partners across all
  
  levels to accomplish project objectives.


• Demonstrated
  
  ability to effectively coordinate with other USG or donor-funded projects.


• Knowledge
  
  of USAID project cycle, managing USAID contracts, agency policies,
  
  regulations, and monitoring and evaluation and reporting requirements.


• Extensive
  
  experience in report writing and providing quality report and evaluation
  
  presentations.


• Advanced
  
  communication, writing and interpersonal skills.



• Previous
  
  experience working in Kenya or East Africa strongly preferred.


• English
  
  fluency required.

Come join our energetic and innovative team!  

We

offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company,

work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the

well-being of our world. 

Senior

M&E Specialist, Kenya Strategic Information M&E Program, Kenya
 

Social

Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management

consulting firm. 

SI’s

mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs

in improving people’s lives. 

We

provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and

training services to strengthen international development programs,

organizations, and policies. 

We

provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic

planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and

gender and social analysis. 

SI

services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance,

health and education, the environment, and economic growth. 

SI’s

clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge

Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral

development banks, foundations, and non-profits. 
 

Proposal

Objective: The

Kenya Strategic Information M&E Program aims to provide USAID/Kenya with

strategic information activities that will provide the government with a more

accurate representation of health care delivery effectiveness in Kenya. 

Position Description: Social

Impact seeks a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist for the

anticipated USAID-funded Kenya Strategic Information M&E Program.

The

Senior M&E Specialist will be responsible for overseeing all project

M&E activities and effectively tracking and measuring the impact of the

project. 

The

Senior M&E Specialist will report to the Chief of Party (COP) and work

closely with the home office team as well as field office team. This position

will be full-time and based in Kenya.
 

**Please

note: This is a local position. Only candidates with Kenyan citizenship will be

considered.**
 

• Support
  
  the design of M&E processes, using a variety of qualitative and
  
  quantitative methods, increasingly focused on results of activities.


• Provide
  
  technical expertise and context on health measurement in Kenya to the
  
  activity.


• Design
  
  efficient and high quality data collection tools.


• Lead
  
  data collection and analysis efforts.


• Participate
  
  in the design, quality, development and completion of all assessments,
  
  analytical reports, and evaluations.


• Help
  
  develop program recommendations based on data.

• Master’s
  
  degree in statistics, public health, statistics, international
  
  development, or related field required.


• Minimum
  
  of eight years of experience preferably in the areas of monitoring, data
  
  collection methods, and evaluation of health projects using a variety of
  
  methodologies, monitoring and management information systems in developing
  
  countries.


• At
  
  least five years of experience with both quantitative and qualitative
  
  statistical processing and analysis packages.


• Experience
  
  designing, monitoring, and evaluating programs in the health sector
  
  required.


• Experience
  
  monitoring, evaluating and supporting PEPFAR and other USAID funded
  
  projects highly preferred.


• English
  
  fluency required.

Come join our energetic and innovative team!  

We

offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company,

work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the

well-being of our world. 

Deputy

Chief of Party / Senior Strategic Information Advisor,

Kenya Strategic Information M&E Program, Kenya

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development

management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of

international development programs in improving people’s lives. 

We

provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and

training services to strengthen international development programs,

organizations, and policies. 

We

provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic

planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and

gender and social analysis. 

SI

services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance,

health and education, the environment, and economic growth. 

SI’s

clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge

Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral

development banks, foundations, and non-profits. 
 

Proposal

Objective: Provide USAID/Kenya with strategic information activities that

will provide the government with a more accurate representation of health care

delivery effectiveness in Kenya. 

Position Description: Social

Impact seeks a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Senior Strategic Information

Advisor (SI) for the anticipated USAID-funded Kenya Strategic Information

M&E Program. 

The

DCOP/SI Advisor will be responsible for supporting the Chief of Party (COP)

with all program activities and will also serve as the SI Advisor for

monitoring and evaluation and other SI-related tasks pertaining to health

areas. 

This

position will be full-time and based in Kenya.

• Provide
  
  support, leadership and technical expertise to overall management of the
  
  program to ensure it meets all performance and reporting requirements.


• Provide
  
  direct technical support to strengthen the capacity of local USAID
  
  implementing partners and community stakeholders on monitoring and
  
  evaluation, including data use for informed decision-making.


• Provide
  
  technical support for assessing selected health activities by ensuring
  
  that performance monitoring systems are in place and compliant with USAID
  
  and PEPFAR policies and guidance, particularly following the award of
  
  projects.


• In
  
  coordination with COP, lead and manage all monitoring and evaluation
  
  technical work conducted throughout the life of the program.


• Advise
  
  USAID/Kenya on all matters related to the measurement and evaluation of
  
  USAID’s contributions toward achieving PEPFAR and national targets.


• Facilitate
  
  strong collaboration, learning and adapting practices, including techniques
  
  for gathering, organizing, disseminating and applying knowledge throughout
  
  the program cycle.


• Serve
  
  as acting COP as needed

• Master’s
  
  degree in public health, epidemiology, biomedical science, public
  
  administration, international health, or other relevant field of study
  
  required.


• Minimum
  
  of ten years of experience in public or private sector management,
  
  administration, and planning; international development, preferably in
  
  developing countries; monitoring and evaluation; and project design.


• Familiar
  
  with PEPFAR and USAID policies and have a strong understanding of PEPFAR
  
  guidance and directives, development principles and host country needs and
  
  priorities related to strategic information.


• Previous
  
  experience serving as Deputy Chief of Party on USAID-funded or PEPFAR
  
  funded health programs preferred.


• Experience
  
  working in Kenya and/or East Africa required.


• Demonstrated
  
  experience managing similar multi-faceted projects in the past and the
  
  capacity to manage large complex programs, including subcontracts, in a
  
  multi-cultural environment and providing consulting services in helping
  
  clients analyze problems, devise solutions and adopt solutions.


• Strong
  
  public health and strategic thinking background showing resourcefulness,
  
  initiative, leadership qualities, skills to deal with difficult situations
  
  and sensitive areas; demonstrated ability to identify, assess, analyze,
  
  synthesize and provide recommendation on key technical issues.


• Fluency
  
  in written and verbal English required.

Come join our energetic and innovative team! 

We

offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company,

work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the

well-being of our world. 

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website:

www.socialimpact.com 

SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive

consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. 

Please,

no phone calls.