mHealth Kenya
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
mHealth Kenya is a limited liability
company that brings together a team of experts with a diversity of knowledge
and experience, and a deep understanding of ICT for Health.
mHealth Kenya’s purpose is to bridge
communication gaps among remote healthcare facilities, community workers, and
central government headquarters to improve care and treatment.
Over the last several years, mHealth
Kenya has risen to be at the forefront of facilitating improved public health
through use of mobile technologies.
mHealth Kenya in collaboration with
the Kenyan Ministry of Health and CDC Kenya have identified a number of
priority areas to help bridge the gap within the Kenyan Ministry of Health
systems.
The “Phones for Health” program,
which focuses on the utilization of mobile solutions within the public health
sector to improve access and enhance efficiencies within selected HIV/AIDS
health care services has been implemented from 2009 to 2015.
Since 2015, mHealth Kenya has been
rolling out the projects in various counties with the support of the Ministry
of Health and CDC.
There is an urgent need to conduct
evaluations for the projects to assess how these mHealth solutions have
impacted the respective program areas in an effort to inform future program
decision making related to resource allocation and strategic planning.
There is also a need to develop
protocols for new projects as well as abstracts, manuscripts and scientific
articles to be published in international journals.
This has therefore presented an
opportunity for an experienced person for the following roles:
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
This position will involve leading
the design and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation strategies for
all the projects under the program.
The position will require expertise
in developing M&E plans, development of evaluation protocols, conducting
routine monitoring of project activities, implementing evaluation protocols,
coordinating the development of evaluation reports.
The position will work closely with
the programs and technology teams to develop monthly reports with detailed data
collection from the various projects.
The position will be responsible for
all publications by mHealth Kenya including abstracts, manuscripts and articles
for scientific conferences.
The position will also acts as a
liaison officer between community partnerships, public and private agencies,
and mHealth Kenya
Reporting and working relationships
The M&E Officer will report to
the Programs Officer.
The M&E Officer will be part of
the programs team and will work closely with the Statistician, Project Manager
and Project Officer to ensure the responsibilities assigned are effectively
met.
The M&E officer will also liaise
with the technology team to provide input in the development of systems,
development of data collection tools and development of KPI dashboards for the
projects.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead technical guidance and design
and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for all mHealth Kenya
projects under the PEPFAR program.
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Develop performance monitoring plan
covering activities to compile, analyze and present data for reporting of
project progress and impact. Establish baseline for performance indicators in
the M&E plan using existing data sources and conduct special studies as
needed.
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Lead the development of the M&E
Plan by developing and managing an M&E system to serve as a repository of
all project related M&E data.
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Support operationalization of the M&E
Plan in the implementation areas on M&E activities by liaising with the
programs team to develop training materials, training relevant Ministry of
Health staff and developing a data management system to serve as a repository
of all M&E data.
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Serve as the primary point of contact
for all M&E activities for mHealth Kenya.
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Maintain and update the M&E
system, on an ongoing basis. Generate needed reports to meet donor and other
stakeholder requirements.
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Lead implementation of surveys,
establish supportive supervision processes, oversee data collection, cleaning
and entry procedures as per standard M&E practice at mHealth Kenya and
consolidate lessons learned and make suitable recommendations for future
program implementation.
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Oversee data collection and monitoring
activities at the target regions of the project.
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Ensure program reports are submitted
and disseminated in a timely manner, in line with established protocols.
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Develop and maintain relationships
with key stakeholders such as implementing partners, academic institutions, and
donors in the area of monitoring and evaluation.
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Provide overall technical guidance
and coordination with CDC Project Officer on the implementation of the project
monitoring and evaluation system.
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Ensure development and dissemination
materials for sharing project related lessons learned and results, in a timely
manner and in line with established protocols.
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Manage the design and deployment of
potential evaluation activities in coordination with the CDC Project Officer
and multi-disciplinary teams.
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Lead design of flexible systems to
collect, store and analyze health data from multiple sources.
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Participate in the yearly development
of a project work plan, including budgeting.
Required education and experience
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A Master’s degree or PHD in public
health, demography, epidemiology, statistics, social sciences, or related field
is required.
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Training in advanced graduate level
statistics, and training and relevant practical experience in quantitative and
qualitative research methods.
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A minimum of seven years of relevant
experience is required, with at least five years of experience in: program
design, monitoring, and evaluation of complex health and development programs,
participatory assessment and monitoring, and data processing and analysis.
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Experience in developing Monitoring
and Evaluation plans including performance measures/targets, evaluation
questions, methodology for data collection and analysis is required
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A strong research methods background
and study design is required since the position requires developing evaluation
protocols and monitoring plans.
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Ability to supervise evaluation
research, indepth knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research
methods and experience developing study designs is required
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Experience with oversight of data
collection and management for evaluations required.
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Experience with CDC reporting
requirements is a plus
Note: Samples
of protocols, publications, scientific evaluation studies/reports that the
candidate has authored/co-authored will need to be presented at the time of the
interview
Required skills
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Proven M&E expertise, including
M&E plan development and operationalization, data collection, data
management, data quality control, supportive supervision, and data analysis.
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Ability to oversee data collection at
various levels to ensure accuracy and clarity of data interpretations.
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Expertise in setting up and
supervising routine project monitoring processes, including data quality
assurance activities.
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Expertise in developing performance
measures, evaluation questions and framework and methodology for
operationalizing the questions into measures using primary and secondary data
sources
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Proven ability to collect and analyze
key output and outcome data using Excel (experience with other software such as
SPSS, STATA and SAS a plus).
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Ability to convey information
effectively through engaging data visualizations.
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Ability to synthesize information and
feedback from diverse stakeholders for document refinements and updates
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Ability to work collaboratively
across disciplines and support diverse team members in completing tasks.
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Strong communication skills, both
written and spoken English
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Strong communication and
problem-solving skills, capacity to analyze data, monitor progress, and
recommend necessary recourse for maximizing program progress and impact.
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Strong quantitative and analytical
skills and ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively
to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
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Well-organized and detail oriented
with good follow-through.
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Self-starter with ability to handle
multiple assignments, establish organizational systems and structures, and
support teams to stay on task.
·
Strong interpersonal skills and
ability to work effectively as a team in a fast-paced, multi-cultural, international
environment.
All
application letters and detailed CVs, copies of certificates, telephone
contacts together with names of three referees should be sent to Email: info@mhealthkenya.org on or before 20 January 2017
mHealth
Kenya Ltd.
Rosami Court, 3rd Floor, No.6
Muringa Road, Kilimani
Nairobi, Kenya
Rosami Court, 3rd Floor, No.6
Muringa Road, Kilimani
Nairobi, Kenya
