Population Council is implementing research in
Kenya to strengthen the evidence of HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health
service integration and the benefits and costs of voucher-based reproductive
health service delivery.
To implement these projects we wish to urgently recruit a highly competent, proactive and self-driven person to fill the following position:
M and E program officer and manager of data management unit
Key Responsibilities
The position will provide technical support for managing data (including in-depth analysis) for two large reproductive health projects in Kenya and Swaziland: The INTEGRA project is measuring the benefits and costs of integrated SRH and HIV services in two provinces in Kenya and in Swaziland.
The RH Vouchers Project is evaluating the impact of integrated HIV and RH
services in Kenya and four other countries.To implement these projects we wish to urgently recruit a highly competent, proactive and self-driven person to fill the following position:
M and E program officer and manager of data management unit
Key Responsibilities
The position will provide technical support for managing data (including in-depth analysis) for two large reproductive health projects in Kenya and Swaziland: The INTEGRA project is measuring the benefits and costs of integrated SRH and HIV services in two provinces in Kenya and in Swaziland.
In addition to supporting the evaluation of the two major projects, a good understanding of M & E frameworks and management experience with spatial and survey data is essential.
The position will also lead the Data Management Unit by coordinating all aspects of data management for on-going and new operations research projects, including designing data entry screens, training research assistants on utilization of new data collection technologies, training and supervising data entry personnel and activities, and overseeing data cleaning.
Collaborate with the reproductive health team to ensure the appropriate data collection and analysis for reporting against the two Project Frameworks and on information dissmenination and utilization of results. prepare activity workplans.
Qualifications:
- Masters
degree in demography, social science, public health, information
technology, quantitative sociology or related discipline.
- Relevant
experience in reproductive health, family planning, HIV and AIDS, poverty,
gender, and youth.
- Minimum
of two years’ relevant professional experience in managing large data
bases and a demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment.
- Excellent
English written and oral communication skills including the ability to
translate technical information for nontechnical audience.
Human Resources /Logistics Manager
P.O. Box 17643-00500 Nairobi.
Or email: jobs-nairobi@popcouncil.org
Applications must be received not later than October 28th, 2011.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Population Council is an equal opportunity employer.
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