Senior Technical Advisor/Consultant, Monitoring & Evaluation at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Job ID: 13-9912
Reports To: Director, M&E

Overview

• The senior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor, will work with the Director Monitoring & Evaluation [M&E] towards ensuring the CaTSS M&E system is strengthened and efficiently delivers on donor mandate for the CaTSS project, while being a model of M&E best practices.
• This will involve effective support to supported states, facilities and Community Based Organizations [CBOs]. As well as contribution to national M&E-related agenda/discuss.

Specific Responsibilities

• Prepare donor data reports in concert with the project M&E team.
• Lead the provision of technical assistance to supported state offices on DATIM, DHIS, NOMIS & EMR.
• Provide technical assistance to supported state offices on data quality management and elements of M&E system strengthening.
• Support the strengthening of the project data use culture and data use products.
• Support the development and implementation of innovative and cost-efficient strategies for strengthening the project, state and national M&E system.
• Support the development and implementation of targeted Capacity Building Events [CBEs] for project staff.
• Capture lessons learned in project implementation & support scale up of best practices.
• Support project’s implementation research activities.
• Support data collection tools [DCT] needs quantification for the project.
• Support the development and implementation of effective monitoring tools and approaches to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Epidemiology or related field with focus on monitoring and evaluation and/or Biostatistics.
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in M&E within the development sector with at least 2 years’ experience in a supervisory role.
• Strong data science competence
• Strong experience with DHIS
• Strong experience with DATIM & USG reporting systems.
• Strong handle on the PEPFAR reporting guidelines for HIV/AIDS services.
• Very good analytical, presentation, communication and reporting skills.
• Significant experience in developing M&E guidance documents and Capacity Building Events [CBEs].
• Strong leadership capability and excellent interpersonal skills.