Monitoring & Evaluation Lead / Director at Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK)

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the design and implementation of the project’s MERL plan for monitoring progress towards intended results as defined in the key performance indicators.
• Design and undertake the M&E baseline assessment and develop the follow-up capacity building and M &E system strengthening plan.
• Provide high level TA to strengthen county supervisory and mentorship capacity to FBHF on M&E procedures, data collection and management practices in alignment with the M&E plan.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of a comprehensive project data management system, including effective, efficient, and secure flow of data from collection through compilation, storage, analysis and reporting.
• Institutionalize FBHF and County data quality systems into M&E processes to assure validity, reliability, precision, integrity, timeliness of data through Routine Data Quality Assessments (RDQA) and follow-up corrective interventions to address observed gaps.
• Ensure timely and accurate MOH and donor reporting, data analysis and use for data driven program management and adaptation, and disseminate the findings to stakeholders to promote cross learning.
• Integrate participatory M&E methods for promoting local ownership and sustainability; and ensure inclusive and gender-sensitive M&E.
• Provide TA to the M&E project technical teams to empower them offer quality support FBHF and subcounty teams.
• Represent the project team at M&E technical/stakeholder forums with the county and national government, the donor agencies and other implementing partners

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics/Health Statistics, or related discipline.
• Must be conversant with the Ministry of Health M&E, NASCOP tools and Kenya HIV Quality Improvement Framework (KHQIF)
• 10 years’ program experience in developing and implementing quality improvement systems in large and complex USG projects of similar scope.
• Strong coordination, supervisory and management skills
• Excellent data base management (SQL, Access, Excel) and analytical skills (either of Stata or SPSS)
• Knowledge and expertise working with MOH and PEPFFAR reporting systems.
• Report writing and presentation skills
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills