Amref Health Africa is recruiting
for Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and
Learning to provide
leadership and oversight of the Amref corporate Monitoring, Evaluation and
Learning (MEL) framework for all programmes and offices in line with Amref’s
strategy and best practices.
Reporting to: Chief Programmes Officer
Reporting to: Chief Programmes Officer
Department: CPO office
Physical location: Amref Health Africa Headquarter, Lang’ata Road
Amref Health Africa is the largest
international health development organisation based in Africa. Working with and
through African communities, health systems and governments, Amref Health
Africa’s vision is to bring lasting health change in Africa and is committed to
improving the health of people in Africa by partnering with and empowering
communities, and strengthening health systems.
With Headquarters in Kenya, Amref
Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania,
Southern Africa and Western Africa providing services to over 30 countries.
Employing over 900 staff and with an annual operating budget of approximately
$100 million, Amref Health Africa is a knowledge resource for donors and
partners.
For more information on Amref Health
Africa, please visit www.amref.org.
The Monitoring, Evaluation and
Learning (MEL) Unit is part of the programme section and provides oversight,
systems, support and advice to the organization on all MEL matters in line with
the organisation’s vision, mission and strategic priorities and in a manner
consistent with its values.
Job Purpose: As a key member of the programme section, the Director of MEL
will provide leadership and oversight of the Amref corporate MEL framework for
all programmes and offices in line with Amref’s strategy and best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Technical leadership and management:
·
Provide oversight and coordination of
the MEL function across Amref Health Africa.
·
Nurture a culture of learning and
evidence-based project and programme design and management.
·
Facilitate and promote the
establishment of a vibrant Community of Practice in MEL.
·
Line-manage and coach the MEL team at
Amref HQ.
·
In collaboration with Heads of
Programmes and/or Country Director s, matrix manage and coach MEL Managers at
country level.
MEL strategy:
·
Lead the continuous updating and
further development of the MEL framework in relation to the Amref Health Africa
Corporate Strategy 2018-2022
MEL implementation:
·
Coordinate the roll-out and
implementation of the MEL framework across the organisation.
·
Coordinate the application of
corporate performance indicators.
·
Lead the continuous development of
the corporate indicator bank
·
Lead the continuous development of
the corporate MEL toolkit,
·
Provide oversight over the
development and maintenance of the corporate MEL portal on the intranet.
·
Provide and present timely, quality
reports to the CPO and ExCom on programme and project performance and on
programme results generated across the organisation.
·
In collaboration with Heads of
Programmes and Programme Managers/Directors at country level, test programme
models and use the evidence generated to develop capacity statements/track
records.
·
Coordinate quality assurance of MEL
data quality across the organisation and coordinate remedial support where
needed.
·
Manage (and where necessary
commission) corporate level MEL initiatives as and when required (e.g. thematic
evaluations, impact studies, strategic reviews, operations research, etc).
·
Support grant proposal development by
the Business Development and Fundraising teams to ensure that grant proposals
have strong MEL frameworks that are able to capture the results generated by
grant-funded programmes and projects.
Capacity development:
·
Coordinate the support to Country
& Field Offices, ICD, Regional Programmes and E/NA Offices to strengthen
their MEL function and ensure compliance with the requirements as articulated
in the MEL framework.
·
Provide overall coordination of the
MEL helpdesk.
Systems:
·
Coordinate and consolidate the
provision of input into the continuous development and roll-out of AIMS from a
programme and management perspective, to ensure AIMS continues to be aligned
with the MEL framework and meets the business requirements of different
business functions across the organisation.
External relations:
·
Ensure Amref’s is represented in
relevant external MEL networks.
·
Monitor current developments in the
sector to ensure that Amref’s MEL framework reflects good practice.
Budget responsibility:
·
Develop and manage the overall budget
of the corporate MEL team.
Skills and Competencies
Essential:
·
Strong analytical skills.
·
Excellent skills to turn complex data
and information into user-friendly reports and presentations for different
types of users.
·
Ability to listen, lead, influence
and build consensus.
·
Pragmatic in approach.
·
Strong writing skills.
·
Strong presentation skills to a range
of different audiences (including boards, senior management and MEL
practitioners).
·
Good skills in analysing complex
data-sets using a range of statistical software packages like SPSS and EPI
Info.
·
Excellent skills in all relevant
Microsoft Office packages.
·
Fluent in English (spoken and
written).
Desirable:
·
Experience in data visualisation.
·
Experience in the use of GIS in the
analysis of complex data.
·
Proficiency in French.
Academic Requirements:
·
Master’s degree in public health,
social science, geography, monitoring and evaluation or similar.
·
PhD an added advantage.
Work Experience:
·
A minimum of 10 years of experience
in MEL of international development, 5 of which in a senior role.
·
A minimum of 5 years of experience in
the development of corporate MEL framework and monitoring and assessing
programme performance at corporate level in large, multi-country organisations.
·
A minimum of 5 years of experience in
working with an INGO, preferably at regional or corporate level.
·
A minimum of 5 years of experience in
managing small-medium size teams.
·
Experience in operations research.
·
Experience in outsourcing evaluation
and research initiatives and managing consultants.
How to Apply
Interested applicants are encouraged
to submit their motivation letter and Curriculum vitae (not more than 4 pages)
in one pdf file to ExecutiveSearch@amref.org October 26, 2018.
Amref
Health Africa is recruiting for a Business Development Director to provide overall leadership and management of Amref
Health Africa Business Development efforts and contribute to the overall
strategic direction and growth planning for the organization.
Reporting to: Chief
Programmes Officer (CPO)
Department: Business
Development Unit, CPO office
Physical location: Amref
Health Africa Headquarter, Lang’ata Road
Amref
Health Africa is the largest international health development organization
based in Africa. Working with and through African communities, health systems
and governments, Amref Health Africa’s vision is to bring lasting health change
in Africa and is committed to improving the health of people in Africa by
partnering with and empowering communities, and strengthening health systems.
With
headquarters in Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda,
South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and Western Africa providing
services to over 30 countries. Employing over 1000 staff and with an annual
operating budget of approximately $120 million, Amref Health Africa is a
knowledge resource for donors and partners.
For
more information on Amref Health Africa, please visit www.amref.org.
The
Business Development Unit is part of the programme section and provides
oversight, coordination, systems, support and advice to the organisation
regarding business development and programme growth in line with the organisation’s
vision, mission and strategic priorities and in a manner consistent with its
values.
Job Purpose: As
a key member of the Senior Management Team, the Business Development Director
provides overall leadership and management of Amref Health Africa Business
Development efforts and contributes to the overall strategic direction and
growth planning for the organization.
S/he
provides leadership in the development, management, and quality assurance of
business development from capture through proposal submission, executing
successful fund development and financial growth strategies and securing annual
and multi-year funding from key donors such as USG, other bi-laterals,
multilaterals, foundations and other funding streams.
The
Director positions Amref Health Africa as a preferred partner in the
organization’s priority areas of impact. This includes, but is not limited to
building strategic collaborations with key partners and networks, as well as
leveraging existing and new donor funding opportunities that results in annual
growth for the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Technical
leadership and management:
·
Provide oversight and coordination of
the business development function across Amref Health Africa.
·
Facilitate and promote a vibrant core
Africa Business Development team, which include the BD managers in the country
offices in Africa.
·
Nurture a culture of learning and
sharing through establishing and facilitating a global Business Development
team
·
Lead negotiations with major partners
in relation to funding opportunities especially from USG
·
Ensure appropriate business
development systems and processes are instituted
·
Line-manage the Business Development
team at Amref HQ and coach Business development managers at country level
·
Provide support to Amref Health
Africa in Europe and North America in their BD efforts with donors within their
respective countries.
Business
Development Strategy:
·
Lead the implementation of the
business development strategy including target setting within the overall Amref
Health Africa Corporate Strategy 2018-2022
·
Lead the continuous growth of funding
solicitations by proposal submission worth about $ 150 million annually, with
at least 35%-win rate.
BD
implementation:
·
Lead networking and gathering of
intelligence with global partners
·
Negotiate partnership and work
directly with Amref Health Country Offices to build and strengthen these
relationships
·
Coordinate and manage major bidding
processes
·
Coordinate multi-country business
development opportunities across Amref offices in Africa, Europe and North
America
·
Support continuous opportunity
tracking
·
Support continuous development and
updating of tools for business development processes
·
Facilitate costing and recruitment
for major biddings
·
Facilitate trend- and other relevant
analysis related to business development
·
Provide and present timely quarterly
reports to the CPO and Executive Committee on business development performance
across the organization
External
relations:
·
Ensure Amref’s is represented in
external fora relevant to business development and growth of the organisation
·
Monitor current development and
trends in the sector to ensure that Amref’s business development reflects good
practice.
Capacity
development:
·
Coordinate the support to Country
& Field Offices, Institute of Capacity Building and Regional Programmes to
strengthen and grow their business development
·
Facilitate business development
training for relevant staff across the organisation
Systems:
·
Coordinate the continuous updating of
the business development information on the relevant Amref Health Africa
platforms.
Budget
responsibility:
·
Develop and manage the annual budget
of the Amref HQ business development unit
Skills and Competencies
Essential:
·
Excellent skills in networking and
intelligence gathering
·
Excellent negotiation skills and
creation of partnership
·
Strong skills in proposals
development and competitive bidding
·
Excellent writing and oral
communication skills
·
Strong skills in leading
multi-disciplinary teams and bringing virtual teams together
·
Skills in planning and forecasting
·
Ability to listen, lead, influence
and build consensus
·
Strong presentation and facilitation
skills to a range of different audiences
·
Fluent in English (spoken and
written).
Desirable:
·
Proficiency in French.
Academic Requirements:
·
Master’s degree in public health,
health policy or management or similar.
Work Experience:
·
A minimum of 10 years of experience
in international development with at least 7 years of working in business
development
·
A minimum of 5 years of experience
working in Africa
·
A minimum of 5 years working with an
International NGO
·
Significant experience working with
USG and experience with other major donors e.g., EU, and other bilateral and
multilateral donors
·
Well networked with major partners
and donors working in Africa
Interested
applicants are encouraged to submit their motivation letter and Curriculum
vitae (not more than 4 pages) in one pdf file to ExecutiveSearch@amref.org
October 26, 2018.
Amref
Health Africa is recruiting for a Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer (Grants Proposals) to support and advice to the organisation on all MEL
matters in line with the organisation’s vision, mission and strategic
priorities and in a manner consistent with its values.
Reference: Amref/MEL/2018-01
Reporting to: Director,
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Department: Global
MEL Department, Chief Programmes Officer’s office
Physical location: Amref
Health Africa, Headquarters
Amref
Health Africa is the largest international health development organisation
based in Africa. Working with and through African communities, health systems
and governments, Amref Health Africa’s vision is to bring lasting health change
in Africa and is committed to improving the health of people in Africa by
partnering with and empowering communities, and strengthening health systems.
With
headquarters in Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda,
South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and Western Africa providing
services to over 30 countries. Employing over 900 staff and with an annual
operating budget of approximately $100 million, Amref Health Africa is a
knowledge resource for donors and partners. For more information on Amref
Health Africa.
The
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Unit is part of the programme section
and provides oversight, systems, support and advice to the organisation on all
MEL matters in line with the organisation’s vision, mission and strategic
priorities and in a manner consistent with its values.
Job Purpose: As
a member of the Global MEL team, the MEL Officer, Grants Proposals will ensure
that monitoring, evaluation and learning is properly addressed during proposal
design in line with Amref’s strategy and best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Proposal
development:
·
Lead the development of the MEL
section of grant proposals
·
Provide guidance on development of
indicators for proposals.
·
Support the harmonization of
indicators used by Amref and donors.
·
Develop a MEL checklist for proposal
development and facilitate the systematic application during the development of
grant proposals.
·
Lead the development of Results
Frameworks and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting Plans for grant
proposals.
·
Review proposals to ensure that all
aspects of MEL issues are adequately addressed.
Technical
support:
·
Advise and support Country Offices in
the use of AIMS (Amref Information Management System) for grant monitoring and
reporting.
·
Together with the global MEL team
Provide assistance to MEL and programme staff in developing indicators, result
frameworks (including logical frameworks and Theory of Change), evaluation
designs and data analysis.
Organisational
capability:
·
Avail analytical data on Amref Health
Africa’s projects for capability statements.
·
Participate in finalizing
past-performance references.
Budget
responsibility:
·
Lead the development of the MEL
component in the budget of grant proposals.
·
Participate in the development of the
MEL and BD budget at HQ.
Capacity
development:
·
Build the capacity of BD staff on MEL
considerations for proposals.
·
Exchange with MEL staff the latest
developments in business development.
Skills and Competencies
Essential:
·
Excellent skills in the formulation
of indicators, targets, Results Frameworks and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research
and Reporting Plans.
·
Good insight in budget requirements
and costing for MEL.
·
Ability to train on-the-job fellow
colleagues on MEL for proposals.
·
Strong analytical skills.
·
Good team player with excellent
communication skills.
·
Pragmatic in approach.
·
Strong writing skills.
·
Experience in analysing data using a
range of statistical software packages like SPSS and EPI Info.
·
Excellent skills in all relevant
Microsoft Office packages.
·
Fluent in English (spoken and
written).
Desirable:
·
Proficiency in French.
Academic Requirements:
·
Bachelor’s degree in public health,
social sciences, geography, monitoring & evaluation or similar.
·
Master’s degree is an added
advantage.
Work Experience:
·
A minimum of 5 years of experience in
MEL in development settings.
·
A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated
experience in the development of results frameworks and Monitoring, Evaluation,
Research and Reporting Plans.
·
Strong experience in MEL requirements
of various donors.
·
Experience in operations research.
Desirable:
·
A minimum of 3 years of experience in
working with an INGO.
How to Apply
If
you are the right person for the job, please submit your motivation letter and
an up-to-date CV with a maximum of 4 pages – both in PDF format- to
recruitment@amref.org latest by Friday 19 October 2018.
Your
application should be addressed to the Director, Monitoring and Evaluation and
should have the mentioned reference number in the subject line.
We
intend to have interviews with shortlisted candidates during the week of 29
October 2018.
Duly
note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at
whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process.
