Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor at IMA World Health

IMA World Health is seeking applications for Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor for the anticipated DFID Delivering Sustainable And Equitable Increases In Family Planning In Kenya opportunity. The programme will strengthen family planning in Kenya. It will focus on equity and sustainability and the overarching goal to support the Government of Kenya to establish the foundations for equitable and sustainable provision of family planning services or to lead efforts to meet FP needs in Kenya and honor its commitments. The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will lead the design and implementation of program M&E to ensure that key activities are being implemented effectively to achieve the intended results and help measure the program’s outcomes (including qualitative and quantitative assessments). The M&E Advisor will report directly to the program Team Leader.

Duties:

• Lead the project’s overall M&E efforts, including the design and oversight of a strong M&E plan that helps capture contract deliverables
• Identify and train staff on appropriate FP and other relevant indicators in line with international and national M&E standards
• Oversee the program’s robust learning component, including providing technical assistance for the project baseline, mid-line, and end-line and developing a research dissemination plan
• Ensure on-time, accurate, and quality reporting according to contract
• Build capacity of local stakeholders and project staff in relevant M&E topics, including data dissemination and use for program improvement; build the capacity of the project sites and support them to effectively introduce and maintain the project M&E systems and processes
• Participate in relevant M&E technical working groups and coordinating bodies; work with relevant ministries on project-linked M&E, as appropriate

The position requires a competent and experienced person with the following attributes:

• Master’s degree in Public Health and/or relevant subject area
• 10 years of relevant monitor and evaluation experience
• Familiarity with DFID indicators or Family Planning M&E systems a plus
• Experience designing program M&E plans and logical frameworks and monitoring their implementation
• Has overseen or led multi-method project baseline and end-line evaluations that include focus group discussions and key informant interviews
• Prior experience working on DFID-funded projects preferred
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, including graphic presentation
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and facilitation skills; experience leading M&E trainings for project staff and external stakeholders and providing capacity strengthening support on M&E for various topics
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Kenyan nationals are highly encouraged to apply.