Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Officer at Jhpiego

(Based in Nairobi)

Reporting to the Kenya Country Lead, the MER Officer will assist in the development, implementation and management of the monitoring, evaluation and research requirements of the Tupange Pamoja Initiative In Kenya. S/he will work closely with program, technical and MOH staff to maintain monitoring and evaluation frameworks that are accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support MER Initiatives for TCI including monitoring data quality, tracking the progress of activities, and contributing to staff capacity building initiatives.
• Provide technical support for review and Implementation of the TCI M&E framework.
• Provide technical support for implementation of data utilization Initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategies/mechanisms/processes to Improve TCI East African Hub ability to collect, interpret and aggregate data to demonstrate Impact and enhance program accountability.
• Support program staff on proper documentation, organization and capture of program progress.
• Provide M&E mentorship and coaching to county teams and TCI program staff during various stages of TCI Implementation.
• Routine analysis of RH/FP Indicators.
• Routine sharing of TCI East African Hub program results and learnings with hub and TCI implementing counties through innovative approaches.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Health Records, Public Health or Social Sciences with demonstrated expertise in research methods.
• Have a minimum 3 years relevant monitoring, evaluation and research working experience in demography or family health-related disciplines or implementation sciences.
• Experience in collecting and analyzing health program and research data.
• Demonstrated experience in working with international donors and foundations and success in grants management is a plus.
• Recent experience working with statistical/database software such as SQL, SPSS, STATA.
• Demonstrated experience working with MOH systems including the DHIS-2 and data collection systems for example mobile based platforms such as 00K.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.