The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an
African-led and Africa-based international research institute committed to
conducting high quality and policy-relevant multidisciplinary research. Our
researchers address important development issues and challenges facing
sub-Saharan Africa in areas such as education, population, health, aging, urbanization
and wellbeing. Our goal is to generate evidence for meaningful action, engage
with policy makers in the region to disseminate our research findings,
influence policy decisions and improve the quality of life in Africa.
APHRC’s Data, Measurement and Evaluation (DME) unit has received
funding from the Children’s Investment Fund (CIFF) to carry out an independent
external evaluation of the project “The Digital Dividend: A Smart Contract for
Equitable Health Care Outcomes’’ implemented by PharmAccess International
(PAI). The project which is being implemented in Kenya (Kisumu and Kakamega
counties) and Tanzania (Manyara region) uses a digital platform to enable
pregnant and lactating women to access healthcare services through a
ring-fenced wallet on their phones at a network of contracted clinics. The
intervention is intended to directly benefit about 30,000 women in Kenya and
Tanzania who will benefit from the improvements in provider services. The
external evaluation is expected to
take place from July 2020 to July 2022.
take place from July 2020 to July 2022.
The DME unit therefore seeks to recruit a Monitoring, Evaluation
and Research Officer to support the evaluation activities of the Digital
Dividends Project.
Duties/Responsibilities:
The MER Officer will organize the routine assessment and
evaluation field level activities for the Project in Kisumu and Kakamega
counties in Kenya, and the Manyara Region in Tanzania. S/he will track and
assist in data collection activities at health facilities to inform routine
data quality assessments (DQA), base-line, mid-line, and end-line surveys. The
MER Officer will be supervised by and work closely with the M&E Specialist
at APHRC. S/he will have the following major responsibilities:
- Project coordination and
management
- Coordinate with PAI program
teams to ensure that routine quality assessment and evaluation data
collection aligns with program implementation processes and timelines.
- Facilitate and recommend (as
needed) updates to electronic data collection tools and oversee quality
control on data entry via tablets for both routine quality assessments
and evaluation.
- Ensure evaluation resources
are applied efficiently and effectively to achieve objectives within
established timeframes according to routine quality assessments and
evaluation plans.
- Make sure that deliverables
are completed according to plan and are of high quality, in accordance
with the overall evaluation and DQA plans.
- Foster and maintain good
working relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as
PAI, CIFF, and project beneficiary communities/health facilities.
- Monitor and manage enumerators
during DQA and evaluation data collection in project regions of Kenya and
Tanzania: check progress and assist in resolving challenges or issues, in
collaboration with the M&E Specialist and the Data Visualization
Officer.
- Data Quality Assessments and
Evaluation
- Accurately collect, enter,
compile and clean DQA and evaluation data to report progress towards
project objectives with minimal errors.
- Support the M&E Specialist
and Evaluation Lead in preliminary quantitative and qualitative analysis
of M&E data as needed.
- Provide feedback as required
on field level observations and monitoring results to the Project
Evaluation team.
- Under the guidance of the
M&E Specialist, support in reviewing and finalizing the DQA and
Evaluation plans, and contribute to drafting of work plans, data
collection tools, and field monitoring tools for each assessment
activity.
- Work with Project Evaluation
Team to provide timely updates and reports on DQA and evaluation
activities as needed.
Qualifications and experience:
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in
conducting research/data collection, preferably with expertise in health
facility surveys, health services register data abstraction, DQAs, and
quantitative data management skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in
Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation,
Epidemiology, Project Management, and Evaluation, or other relevant
fields.
- 2 to 5 years of relevant
working experience in managing field-level data collection of quantitative
and qualitative data for M&E, DQAs, health facility assessment, and/or
research.
- Demonstrated experience in
conducting quality checks during quantitative and qualitative data
collection, and data entry using electronic tools.
- Demonstrated experience and
knowledge in quantitative and qualitative data cleaning and analysis and
in drafting reports of M&E, DQA or research results.
Preferred demonstrable skills:
- Certification or specific
training in Statistics, Information Management and/or Data Management
- Ability to work independently,
virtually, and communicate efficiently using virtual platforms.
The present working environment requires for most of the work to
be conducted virtually, there will be need to travel to the project counties to
conduct DQAs and evaluation data abstraction at health facilities.
- Strong ability to organize
work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure,
coordinate multiple tasks, and maintain attention to detail.
- Good interpersonal and
problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility, ability to coordinate
and build consensus.
- Proficiency in English and
Swahili is required.
How To Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our
recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/ by July
09, 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Cover letters should be addressed to:
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center, Inc
APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru
P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org
APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of children
African Population and Health Research Center, Inc
APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru
P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org
APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of children
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