The
Measurement, Learning & Evaluation (MLE) Project for the Urban Reproductive
Health Initiative is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to
evaluate urban family planning initiatives in four countries.
Position:
MLE - Project Manager
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee
all in-country research assignments and ensure compliance with local
ethics committee
- Participate in
development of survey tools, training manuals and pre-testing of the tools
- Conduct data
quality assessments to ensure the reliability of data collected and ensure
quality control measures are observed
- Responsible for
data management
- Monitor and
evaluate the impact within and across target countries
- Build country
and regional capacity by providing technical assistance to assist them
undertake rigorous monitoring & evaluation
- Facilitate
knowledge sharing, document and disseminate best practices.
- Expand the
knowledge base of and evidence on urban Reproductive Health programs
Qualification
and Experience
- Master’s degree
in relevant discipline (public health, social sciences or a related field)
- At least 7 years
relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated
experience in data analysis (quantitative & qualitative skills)
- Ability to
design survey research including the development of research tools and
instruments
- Proficiency in
statistical applications (Excel, Stata or SPSS) and other software
packages
- Experience in
management and implementation of large-scale demographic field surveys
(household and health facility) required
- Experience
organizing training, especially in the field of survey research, preferred
- Supervisory
experience of field enumerators, required
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills, required
- Ability to work
independently and manage projects with minimal supervision, required
- Experience
working with GOK, preferred
If
your background, experience and competencies match the specifications above,
apply by sending your updated CV, along with a covering letter indicating your
daytime telephone numbers, address and the names of three referees one of whom
must be your supervisor in your current or former employment to
kenyajobs@intrahealth.org.
Closing
date for applications is July 6, 2013
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted
The
MLE Project (www.urbanreproductivehealth.org), through
lntraHealth, has an immediate opening for an MLE- Project Manager in
Kenya.
The
MLE Project Manager will oversee the field-based work of the MLE Project,
liaise with the in-country stakeholders and represent MLE at the country
level.
S/he
will work closely with MLE senior management, the MLE Technical Officers and
field-based MLE partners and subcontractors in the implementation and oversight
of the rounds of surveys and data analysis.
The
Project Manager will be based in Nairobi and report to the Senior Technical
Officer responsible for Kenya at the Carolina Population Center, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.