Organisation: University of Maryland Kenya Programs
MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST (MES)
A Consortia led by the University of Maryland seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (MES) for the for the Afya Pwani and Afya Jijini programs. UMB has worked in Kenya over 10 years and is a leader in building sustainable and high quality health services within the government of Kenya structures and facilities. UMB is known for facilitating the achievement of high-quality patient outcomes that require engagement of clients in a continuum of care. UMB has also built/supported technical capacity and health systems to sustain them.
The goal of the Afya programs is to improve and increase access and utilization of quality health services in focus counties through strengthened service delivery and institutional capacity of health systems. The MES will report to the COP and will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of the program monitoring and evaluation framework and information system to track delivery against targets, outcomes and impacts.
The selected candidate will:
- Lead analysis of data collected for assessment of progress and areas of improvement;
- Guide reporting processes amongst technical staff and consolidates program reports, promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learnt;
- Support all the technical staff in M&E functions and will manage any M&E related staff in the program.
Requirements
- Post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline, such as mathematics, business, statistics, or international relations;
- 7+ years of experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluating activities for complex programs in developing countries;
- Firm command of the M&E issues with respect to improvements in quality integrated service and support programs;
- Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing M&E systems that track performance as per the objectives of this project (e.g. service integration, performance against each funding stream);
- Demonstrated analytical skills to measure the outcomes of the project’s activities and support project supervision; strong writing and organizational skills for monitoring and reporting on program and program outcomes and impacts;
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are requested to submit their cover-letter, CV/ Resume and three professional references to Hr@mgickenya.org indicating the preferred region- Nairobi or Coast region on the cover letter. UMB offers a full benefits package and competitive salary. Applications received before December 19, 2014 will be more seriously considered.
