Associate Strategic Information & Evaluation Officer - Red Carpet Project at Elizabeth Glaser

Reporting To: Project Manager

The goal of the Red Carpet Program (RCP) is to increase engagement and retention for Adolescents and Young People (AYP) 10-24 years old within HIV prevention, care and treatment services in Kenya. RCP targets newly diagnosed AYP for early linkage, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) initiation and retention in care and treatment and all the other AYP along the HIV treatment cascade with AYP responsive services. RCP is implemented at facility and community levels through peer designed services aimed at reducing the barriers to the access to and utilization of HIV services by AYP. RCP is anchored on fast-track access to services at health facilities through the VIP express card, which guarantees VIP access to all services entry points of HIV care and treatment to the AYP living with HIV (AYPLHIV). The VIP services ensure that the AYP receive HIV service in an environment that is valued, dignified, respected, non-judgmental, beneficial and timely. In order to achieve the deliverables, the Red carpet program works closely with Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission to ensure the adolescents have the required social-structural support to enable them achieve viral suppression. 

Job Summary

Based in Homabay, the ASIEO will work to ensure monitoring and evaluation aspects of the EGPAF Red Carpet Project’s agenda of improving quality of integrated HIV services for adolescents and youth through continuous quality improvement, data quality assessments, technical assistance, the expansion of the M&E strategy and plan for the Project are adequately elaborated, documented and reported.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regular, complete, accurate, timely and quality monitoring of reports from health facilities on all required indicators.
• Data abstraction and collection for the project required indicators.
• Provide timely feedback to the Project and Health Facilities on data for decision making.
• Conduct targeted mentorship and supportive supervision on documentation and reporting at supported facilities.
• Support development and utilization of M&E tools that enhance management and storage of information to ensure integrity, quality and availability.
• Perform monthly data collection, analysis and dissemination on the project progress and performance.
• Maintain a project database and update it on regular basis, as well as upload data into EKMS as needed.
• Guide the project and facility staff on data management and avail data tools in supported sites.
• Review of study data to ensure quality and conformance to the study protocol.
• Oversee and participate in joint DQA at supported facilities.
• Participation in routine data review meetings for supported facilities.

Requirements

• Diploma/Bachelors in Health Information Management Systems, Information Technology or Health Records and Information from a recognized University
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working on monitoring and evaluation and data management for a HIV program and Clinical Research
• Familiar with NASCOP tools and PEPFAR reporting systems
• Proficiency in computer packages for generating and analysing reports.
• Research skills an added advantage

Closing Dates: 7 September 2018