Monitoring and Evaluations Specialist, Job in Kampala Uganda

Job title: Monitoring and Evaluations Specialist
Country: Uganda

Overview.
The Monitoring and Evaluations Specialist will provide financial and administrative leadership, oversight and guidance to IMA World Health's effort with regards to the USAID/Uganda's Private Not for Profit Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Services project in Uganda. USAID/Uganda's Health, HIV/AIDS and Education (HHE) Office seeks to initiate a five year program to contribute to a reduction in HIV infections, total fertility, maternal and child mortality, malnutrition, malaria and tuberculosis (TB).The core objective of the program is to enhance more effective use of health services within the target population.

Key Duties.
    Supports and supervises collection and analysis of data for project M&E in accordance with time frames set forth in the work plan
    Develops M&E instrumentation tools for the project as needed (including monitoring data collection forms for program and partner staff).
    Supports the documentation of best practices and facilitate the use of such data to drive program design and decision making
    Provides technical assistance to build or strengthening partner and stakeholder capacity for data management and M&E
    Produces information to share lessons learned and for advocacy purposes
    Supervises M&E, management information systems (MIS) and Knowledge Management/ Communications team members to ensure that all program results are included in program documents
 
Skills and Competencies
The position requires a competent and experienced person with the following attributes:
    Graduate or post-graduate degree in public health, statistics, or related field
    At least 8 years of demonstrated experience in M&E of large-scale development programs.
    Experience in data collection, statistical analysis, quantitative and qualitative research, and dissemination of results
    Experience in designing survey and research tools and developing performance monitoring plans.
    Prior experience organizing and delivering training workshops, with the purpose of developing local capacity
    Strong technical skills in data management, M&E, surveillance, mapping, and assessment.
    Previous experience in health, preferably HIV/AIDS
    Good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a team
    Ability to develop a good working relationship with local organizations, other program partners and counterparts in order to contribute at the highest level to project deliverables
    Previous experience working in the Uganda government pertaining to the health sector is preferable
    Knowledge of USAID system indicators, results, and reporting
    Fluency in English language

How  to apply
The recruiting organization (IMA World Health) has not specified a closing date for this vacancy. While we regularly check to ensure that this vacancy remains open, please visit the recruiting organization's website ( https://imaworldhealth.applicantpro.com/jobs/218168.html )for its current status.