Country: Kenya, Nairobi
Summary
The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will serve in the Public Health Research Group at Danya International Kenya Limited. This individual will provide senior monitoring and evaluation (M&E) technical assistance to the Government of Kenya, US Government Agencies and local implementing partners. This position will provide leadership in reviewing national M&E framework documents, M&E tools and providing recommendations for national improvement in collection of M&E data. This position will specifically focus on monitoring and evaluation of capacity building activities for local civil society organizations focusing on health.
Project management activities: The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will oversee the day-to-day operations of various assigned projects, including writing, research and product development, coordination of a diverse team, and other activities focusing specifically on evaluation.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
1. Process information and data: Analyze and generate statistics
2. Writing: Write complex documents with multiple components consistently, including M&E frameworks and tools, research designs and protocols, proposals and journal submissions, support the writing of more junior staff.
3. Develop content expertise: Demonstrate content expertise in one or more areas; present at academic conferences or participate in professional organization.
4. Problem solving: Mentor other staff on problem solving, solve complex problems requiring multiple inputs using good judgment.
5. Project task management: Manage multiple components of multiple projects, large and small, on-time and with the highest commitment to quality.
6. Project staff management: Lead staff on multiple projects and within multiple teams; mentor staff to develop professionally, complete projects
7. Writing: Write complex documents, such as M&E frameworks and tools, work plans, literature reviews and reports.
8. Networking: Form relationships with individuals at agencies and institutions within the field strategic information, as well as continue to strengthen existing relationships.
9. Public Relations: Seek out memberships and activities in professional organizations.
10. Customer Relations: Bring and maintain internal and external customer relations to a high quality level by increasing collaboration, communication, and team building.
11. Other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience/Requirements
Master's degree and 8+ years related experience or compatible combination of education and experience. Ph.D. preferred.
Senior level experience in program evaluation and development and design of M&E indicators, frameworks and tools for capacity building activities.
Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analytical skills.
Experience working with NASCOP, NACC and HIS is preferable.
Experience with SPSS; good working knowledge of SAS and Nud*ist also plus.
UNIQUE JOB REQUIREMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS
1. Fluent in Swahili is plus
2. Frequent domestic travel, around 20 percent of time.
Competencies
• Demonstrated appropriate interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, which have resulted in effective team membership.
• Ability to handle multiple projects involving numerous partners simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to work with internal and/or external clients and provide required services.
• Excellent skills in the effective use of information technology, including (word-processing, spreadsheet, database, power point etc.). Use only applicable IT applications.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present materials in meetings, at conferences and to write project documents and proposals with minimal revisions from the supervisor.
• Knowledge of research concepts and principles, and the ability to apply them during the implementation of project tasks; ability to design large evaluation and health communication studies and product development plans. Data management and analysis skills, experience with SPSS and good working knowledge of SAS and Nud*ist a plus.
• Ability to problem-solve, including being able to prevent or identify problems and make recommendations for resolving.
• Ability to manage and prioritize the tasks associated with a project or projects.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and to supervise the work on individuals contributing to a project.
• Management of the administrative and contractual aspects of various assigned projects.
• Integrity/Ethics: Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.
• Quality: Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Creativity/Innovation: Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, takes risks, supports change, encourages innovation, solves problems creatively.
Danya is an equal opportunity employer!
Submit your resume for consideration, please send a cover letter and resume to: globalrecruitment@danya.com
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