Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor – (Civil
Registration and Vital Statistics)
Health,
Education and Social Programs
Nairobi,
Kenya
About
ICF International
ICF International
(NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver
professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate
change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social
programs; and homeland security and defense markets.
Since 1969, ICF has been
serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral
institutions. More than 3,500 employees serve these clients worldwide.
ICF’s
Web site is www.icfi.com.
Job
Description:
The International Health and
Development Division of ICF (formerly Macro International Inc.) seeks a
Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor to join our team. The position is based in
Nairobi, Kenya.
This position will support
strengthening of vital events registration in Kenya working through appropriate
GOK institutions and stakeholders to strengthen stakeholder coordination,
integration of approaches and coverage, quality and use of vital statistics
data.
Specific
responsibilities include:
·
Work with GOK and other stakeholders to determine priority areas
to be addressed in strengthening the national vital events registration system
·
Support GOK in implementing key activities to strengthen the
vital events registration system by supporting technical working groups,
advising counterparts and participating in the implementation of key activities
·
Coordinate the linking and integration of vital events data with
existing in-country information systems in order to improve the accessibility
and use of information
·
In collaboration with appropriate stakeholders, implement a
pilot project to test the feasibility of mobile solutions for improving the
availability of quality vital events data
·
Supervise team members, create workplans, document achievements
and submit quarterly reports
Basic
Qualifications:
·
Ph.D or Master’s Degree and 10-15 years of experience in
demography, public health, epidemiology, public policy, health information or
community health
·
Background in advising, implementing, managing, and assessing
information systems
·
Background in civil registration and vital events monitoring
·
Experience working with national level stakeholders in
strengthening systems including knowledge and experience with routine data
collection, quality control, utilization and capacity building
·
Experience working with community health workers and
community-level health services
·
Experience working with relevant ministries within the Kenyan
Government and local partners
Preferred
Skills:
·
Excellent interpersonal, communication and coordination skills.
·
Excellent English oral and written communication skills
·
Ability to work in a team environment with people of diverse
backgrounds.
For
more information about this position and to express interest, please visit us
at www.icfi.com/careers and
refer to position # MEval_120507
ICF offers an excellent
benefits package, an award winning talent development program, and fosters a
highly skilled workforce.
ICF International is an Equal
Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/
All applications must be
received on or before COB JUNE 8TH 2012