The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an
international non-profit, nongovernmental organization that carries out high
quality and policy-relevant research on population, health and education issues
facing sub-Saharan Africa.
The Centre seeks to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
About the Role:The Centre seeks to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
To be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the Center’s strategic plan; support project planning, monitoring and evaluation; provide support to the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) monitoring and evaluation activities; and coordinate the implementation of the Center’s online Project Management System.
Duties/ responsibilities:
1) Monitoring the implementation of the Center’s Strategic Plan (2012-2016)
- Coordinate
the review of the existing M&E framework to align to the strategic
plan.
- Conduct
surveys to collect data on key indicators to measure success and impact of
the Center’s programs.
- Coordinate
finalization of annual and five-year implementation plans to align to the
strategic plan.
- Participate
in the annual review of the strategic plan to assess progress in its
implementation.
2) Implementation of the Projects Management System (PMS)
- Coordinate
the review/revision of an in-house and purpose built Project Management
System (PMS) to ensure sufficiency in meeting the Centre’s needs
- Review
the PMS manual to align to any changes made in the system
- Facilitate
training of staff in using the PMS as need arises
- Undertake
periodic monitoring of the system’s implementation and share quarterly
reports from the system with senior management
- Develop
protocols for supporting APHRC’s partners to implement a similar system
3) Monitoring and Evaluation of CARTA activities
Support the M&E activities of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), a large doctoral level training programme coordinated by APHRC and involving nine African universities and four research centers in Africa.
The specific roles will include:
Support the M&E activities of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), a large doctoral level training programme coordinated by APHRC and involving nine African universities and four research centers in Africa.
The specific roles will include:
- Coordinating
conference calls with key program partners
- Writing
semi-annual progress reports to key partners and funders
- Coordinating
the drafting and submission of relevant documents for annual reviews to
key partners and funders
- Participating
in monitoring visits to assess progress in implementation of CARTA-funded
activities in partner universities
- Collate
semi-annual reports from CARTA committees and fellows
- Document
outputs and outcomes of CARTA activities as outlined in the CARTA
implementation framework
4) Project planning, monitoring and implementation
- Provide
guidance to programmatic teams in development of M&E tools within
their programs
- Participate
in the design, writing and review of project proposals
- Participate
in capacity assessment of new partners using the Centre’s assessment
guidelines
- Coordinate
the organization of project inception meetings to set milestones, targets
and action plans to guide project implementation
- Participate
in the assessment of the Center’s impact on policy influence through
annual review of contributions of the Center’s work
Qualifications and Experience:
- Masters
degree in Monitoring and Evaluation or other related field
- Minimum
3 years of demonstrated progressive experience in project monitoring and
evaluation, planning and management, with an international NGO. Experience
working with research-oriented institution is desirable.
- Knowledge
of current trends in Monitoring and Evaluation, including effective
methodologies.
- Good
understanding of design and implementation of evaluation strategies.
- Good
understanding of computerized systems and processes
- Demonstrated
experience in proposal development and report writing
- Strong
statistical analysis skills of both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Facilitation
and influencing skills
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills
Interested candidates are invited to send applications via email
no later than April 26, 2012, enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and
expected salary and providing contact details of three referees to
jobs@aphrc.org or to the address below.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO, Nairobi
www.aphrc.org
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO, Nairobi
www.aphrc.org
