Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, Windhoek, Namibia

Requisition Number: 15-0004

Post Date: 1/21/2015

Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

City: Windhoek

Position Type: Proposal (Contingent Upon Award)

Description: INTRAHEALTH INTERNATIONAL

IntraHealth International empowers health workers to realize positive health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities around the world. We ensure health workers are present where they are needed most; ready with skills and systems to deliver high-quality care; connected to information networks that support high performance; and safe to deliver services in environments that promote dignity and equality. A nonprofit organization, we partner with governments, the private sector, and civil society to foster sustainable local solutions to health workforce and health care challenges. Over the past 34 years, we have assisted 100 countries to strengthen their health workforces and the systems that support them—at all levels and across the continuum of care.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager will be responsible for designing and managing all monitoring, evaluation and research efforts for IntraHealth's projects in Namibia. He/she is responsible for the development and monitoring of M&E plans and ensuring the project performance management plan is implemented. He/she will be responsible for the development of data collection and reporting tools and support data collection efforts, analysis and reporting. He/she will support the project in conducting quarterly data quality assessments (DQAs), conducting periodic assessments, compiling the quarterly project reports and USAID's expenditure analysis reports. He/she will provide M&E technical assistance including but not limited to training, supportive supervision and mentoring to the IntraHealth International sub-grantee partners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Ensure effective implementation of the project performance management plan and monitoring system, including collection efforts of all relevant data, management of the information, and its use in preparation of periodic reports.
2. Assist in the design of all evaluation and research efforts linked to project targets and deliverables.
3. Maintain an efficient and easy-to-use information management system for data generated by the project, including the baseline facility and community mapping exercises, annual assessments and the final evaluation. Provide leadership in the development of project operational research assignments including the use of statistical packages such as SPSS, and Epi Info. Travel regularly to project sites to provide direct technical support to monitoring and evaluation efforts (at least 40% travel time).

Manage, train and mentor M&E field officers that will be based at FBO sites to address quality and data, support implementation of HIV clinical cascades and the continuum of care.

• Develop and provide M&E capacity building and training for IntraHealth staff, MoHSS, and implementing partners.
• Coordinate the compilation of organization's annual expenditure analysis report
• Supervise the process to write all project reports to donor and Government of Republic of Namibia.
• Conduct Data Quality Assessment and data validation visits to project sites.
• Collaborate with HQ-based MER Technical Advisor on any assessments or research, as well as data quality assessments. Respond to HQ requests for country or project data.

Requirements

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Master's in Public Health or a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Population Studies or a related field.
• Minimum of three years' experience in monitoring and evaluation with an international organization, research institution or government, preferably in HIV/AIDS
• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities, develop M&E plans, articulate research questions and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Strong expertise and/or education in research design and methodology and proficient in the use of SPSS and EpiInfo software packages.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Good report writing skills.
• Familiar with MoHSS HIV M&E databases, particularly ePMS
• Demonstrated competence with PEPFAR, CDC, and/or USAID monitoring and evaluation systems and reporting requirements desirable
• Strong verbal and written English language skills.
• Good computer skills in Word, Excel, Power Point.

Competencies

Innovation

Develops new, better or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives within the role that result in improvement of IntraHealth's performance and meeting objectives, results and global commitments.

Accountability

Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, research and personal actions and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high quality results for IntraHealth's success. Exercises ethical practices, respectful words and behaviors, and equitable treatment of others in all activities.

Service Excellence

Knowledge of and ability to put into action customer service concepts, processes and techniques to access internal and/or external client needs and expectations and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through providing excellent service directly or indirectly.

Managing Performance

Ability to plan and design practices, processes and procedures that allow for effective management of people, resources and processes to optimize overall performance. Managing for performance includes the ability to delegate and encourage growth and leadership across the team(s) as part of maximizing performance and productivity.

Strategic Thinking

Applies organizational knowledge to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for IntraHealth while recognizing, anticipating and resolving organizational challenges. Ability to develop organization- and industry-specific expertise and apply sound decision making processes to reach productive resolutions that translates strategy into actionable plans.

Effective Communication (Oral and Written)

Understands effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Risk Management

Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling the organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.