Job Opportunities at International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) - 9 Positions

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Team Leader for IMARISHA end of project evaluation. USAID Kenya and East Africa Health Population and Nutrition (HPN) intends to conduct end of project evaluation for the APHIAplus Imarisha Activity. The Team Leader will manage the team to ensure that the necessary planning, development, management, and field activities function smoothly and efficiently. 

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities

• The Team Leader (TL) is responsible for the overall management of the evaluation team and the final products. In addition, the TL is responsible for coordinating evaluation activities and ensuring the production and completion of an evaluation report in conformance with this scope of work and timelines.
• He/she will ensure data integrity, high quality analysis, written reports and report integration. S/he is also responsible for quality assurance and timeliness of all deliverables.
•  Responsible for the writing of the final evaluation report and preparing and submitting all Task Order deliverables.The position requires travel to Nairobi and Northern Arid Land Region, Kenya

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• At least 10 years of experience in designing and implementing operations and research projects in East Africa.
• At least seven years in evaluating donor funded activities is required.
• Strong program management and team leadership experience, especially managing evaluation teams in developing countries.
• Strong background in field research in health programming; experience in qualitative and quantitative methods and analysis; experience designing samples, framework and conducting baseline studies, operational research or evaluation studies.
• Strong skills in designing mid-term and final evaluations of international health development projects including identifying appropriate evaluation questions, designing appropriate methods, data analysis, synthesis, interpretations, report writing and presentation
• Solid skills in data analysis, synthesis, reporting and presentation
• Demonstrate skills in research design, research methods, quantitative and qualitative data analysis and management.
• Excellent organizational, writing, communication and negotiation skills
• Experience managing analysis, synthesis, documentation and dissemination of lessons for a range of stakeholders
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing English

Minimum Requirements:

• Previous experience managing and providing ongoing training to data collection teams
• Demonstrated familiarity with USAID policies, procedures and USAID-funded programs.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills and both written and oral presentation skills;
• Demonstrated, strategic thinking/planning, management, and presentation skills;
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Education:

Master’s degree and above in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Science or related degree.

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking for Research Assistants for USAID/Kenya, HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment project. Kenyan citizen are strongly encouraged to apply.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Read research and extract relevant data
• Organize data tables, figures, and references
• Review collected data for accuracy and completeness
• Perform other duties as they come

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and responsibilities
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Working experience with USAID or international NGOs is required

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Previous experience conducting household survey in the country;
• Previous experience conducting focus group discussions;
• Previous experience using handheld (android-platform) devices.
• Must have at least five years’ progressive experience working in Kenya and/or other developing country contexts

Education:

• A minimum of a Master's degree in a relevant field;

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Administration/Logistics Officer for USAID/Kenya, HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment project.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely delivery of materials
• Coordinate, process them and supply the mission in timely fashion
• Responsible for maintaining, inventory management, and interaction/reporting with the team.
• Overall logistics coordination including travel, lodging, scheduling appointments.
• Verifying the accuracy of shipments and documentation.
• Ensure accuracy of all inventories.
• Assist the Team Leader with all inquiries related to logistics.
• Create a Quick Books.

Minimum Requirements:

• Previous administrative experience, preferably with a USAID-funded project.
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using the internet for research purposes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with international development preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have at least seven years’ progressive experience working in Kenya and/or other developing country;
• Must have demonstrated technical and logistics expertise in the field of public health;
• Previous administrative/logistics/operations experience managing a USG health program activities in Kenya, particularly acquisition, will be an asset;
• Excellent verbal and written skills as well good organizational and team skills;
• Experience working with the MoH and private health facilities desirable;
• Experience with Ms. Office packages, QuickBooks desirable;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Education:

• Must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Finance or related field;

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Data Manager for the USAID/Kenya HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment USAID/Kenya project. Kenyan citizen are strongly encouraged to apply

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop electronic database for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data.
• Assist the Team Leader with reports and data extraction when needed
• Train data collectors on mobile cell phone/ tablet –based data collection and management.

• Ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses;
• Troubleshoot data-related problems;

Minimum Requirements:

• Previous administrative experience, preferably with a USAID-funded project.
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using the internet for research purposes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with international development preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have at least seven years’ progressive experience working in Kenya and/or other developing country contexts;
• Must have excellent qualitative and quantitative analysis skills;
• Previous working experience of a USG health program activities in Kenya, particularly in HIV, FP/MNCH, WASH and OVC programs;
• Excellent verbal and written skills as well good organizational and team skills;
• Experience using MOH reporting tools;
• Experience with Ms. Office packages. Working knowledge of Ms Access is highly desired;
• Previous experience designing databases and using handheld (android-platform) devices;
• Experience in household survey;
• Demonstrated experience using statistical analysis software such as SPSS, STATA, R or SAS;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Education: 

 A degree in Economic, Statistical Sciences, Mathematics or related field; A Master’s degree will be an added advantage

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Senior M&E Expert for the USAID/Kenya HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment USAID/Kenya project. 

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop evaluation design, methodology, sampling strategy, and data collection instruments;
• Coordinate evaluation activities including training of data collectors, data collection, implementation, data management and quality assurance and other related tasks;
• Develop data analysis plan and conduct qualitative and /or quantitative data analysis, as required
• Actively participate with other team members during data triangulation, presentations and report writing.
• Prepare graphic presentations of quantitative data with state of the art data visualization techniques
• Contribute to report writing to ensure production and completion of an inception report and evaluation report in conformance with the scope of work, high-quality analysis, high writing quality and report integration;
• Develop final evaluation report with quality assurance and timeliness of all deliverables; 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• At least 7 – 10 years’ experience in participatory evaluation methodologies, quantitative and qualitative data analytical techniques that include triangulation of findings across different methods;

• Must have demonstrated technical and management expertise in the field of public health;
• Previous evaluation experience of a USG health program activities in Kenya, particularly in HIV, FP/MNCH and WASH programs;
• Excellent verbal and written skills as well good organizational and team skills;
• Experience working with the Ministry of Health and private health facilities desirable;
• Experience using MOH reporting tools;
• Experience with Ms. Office packages is a must;
• Experience in survey methodology such as LQAS;
• Demonstrated experience using statistical analysis software such as SPSS, STATA, R or SAS; as well as presentation of results;
• Experience in technical report writing;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• Previous administrative experience, preferably with a USAID-funded project.
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using the internet for research purposes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with international development preferred.

Education:

• Must have a Master’s degree in public health or related field

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Social Science for the USAID/Kenya HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment USAID/Kenya project. Kenyan citizen are strongly encouraged to apply.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• The candidate will provide technical advice on the community health services including WASH, HIV, Child Survival, OVC, youth, education, household economic strengthening and capacity building activities in Kenya;
• Participate in the design evaluation data collection instruments
• Supervise field evaluation teams;
• Participate in fieldwork activities including health facility assessment, household surveys and organizational capacity assessments;
• Participate in the writing of final report and ensure the report is of high quality and standard;

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have at least ten years’ progressive experience working in Kenya and/or other developing country;
• Must have demonstrated technical and management expertise in the field of public health;
• Must have excellent analytical skills (both qualitative and quantitative);
• Previous evaluation experience of a USG health program activities and other donors in Kenya, particularly in HIV; FP/MNCH; Adolescent, Youth Sexual Reproductive Health; Malaria; OVC; Education, WASH programs;
• Previous experience conducting key informant interview and focus group discussions;
• Excellent verbal and written skills as well good organizational and team skills;
• Experience working with the MoH and private health facilities desirable;
• Experience in conducting capacity assessments;
• Experience with Ms. Office packages, Ms Word, Ms Excel and Ms Power Point desirable;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• Previous administrative experience, preferably with a USAID-funded project.
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using the internet for research purposes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with international development preferred.

 Education:

• Must have an advanced degree in public health or related field;

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Public Health Evaluation Expert  for the USAID/Kenya HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment USAID/Kenya project. Kenyan citizen are strongly encouraged to apply.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice on public health evaluation strategies and subject matter expertise;
• Participate in all meeting including dissemination seminars with the donor, county health management teams and other stakeholders;
• Participate in fieldwork activities including health facility assessment, household surveys and organizational capacity assessments;
• Participate in data analysis as well as technical writing;
• Ensure the final report is of high quality and standard;

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have at least ten years’ progressive experience working in Kenya and/or other developing country;
• Must have demonstrated technical and management expertise in the field of public health;
• Must have excellent analytical skills (both qualitative and quantitative);
• Previous evaluation experience of a USG health program activities and other donors in Kenya, particularly in HIV; FP/MNCH; Adolescent, Youth Sexual Reproductive Health; Malaria; OVC and WASH programs. Extensive experience in HIV programming is a must;
• Excellent verbal and written skills as well good organizational and team skills;
• Experience working with the Ministry of Health and private health facilities desirable;
• Experience in conducting capacity assessments;
• Experience with Ms. Office packages is a must;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• Previous administrative experience, preferably with a USAID-funded project.
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using the internet for research purposes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with international development preferred.

Education:

• Must have an advanced degree in a public health related field

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Reproductive Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Expert (MNCH Expert) for the USAID/Kenya HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment USAID/Kenya project. The RMNCH expert will work collaboratively with other team members to ensure that project objectives are achieved. He/she will provide expertise in all maternal, neonatal child health activities. Kenyan citizen are strongly encouraged to apply.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice on Reproductive, Maternal Neonatal & Child Health;
• Participate in all meeting including dissemination seminars with the donor, county health management teams and other stakeholders;
• Participate in fieldwork activities including health facility assessment, household surveys and organizational capacity assessments;
• Participate in data analysis as well as technical writing;
• Ensure the final report is of high quality and standard;

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have at least ten years’ progressive experience working in Kenya and/or other developing country;
• Must have demonstrated technical and management expertise in the field of public health;
• Must have excellent analytical skills (both qualitative and quantitative);
• Previous evaluation experience of a USG health program activities and other donors in Kenya, particularly in HIV; FP/MNCH; Adolescent, Youth Sexual Reproductive Health; Malaria; OVC and WASH programs. Extensive experience in HIV programming is a must;
• Excellent verbal and written skills as well good organizational and team skills;
• Experience working with the Ministry of Health and private health facilities desirable;
• Experience in conducting capacity assessments;
• Experience with Ms. Office packages is a must;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• Previous administrative experience, preferably with a USAID-funded project.
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using the internet for research purposes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with international development preferred.

Education:

• Master degree in public health or related field

Position description:

IBTCI is currently seeking a Team Leader for USAID/Kenya, HIV/RH/MNCH baseline assessment project. The Team Leader will manage the team to ensure that the necessary planning, development, management, and field activities function smoothly and efficiently. 

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice on the all components of the evaluation – including evaluation design, data analysis and subject matter expertise;
• Provide managerial oversight of evaluation teams;
• Prepare and review the evaluation implementation plans and ensuring the completion of an evaluation report in conformance with this scope of work and timelines;
• Oversee all fieldwork activities including health facility assessment, household surveys and organizational capacity assessments;
• Lead the preparation and presentation of the key findings and recommendations to the USAID/KEA team and other stakeholders;
• Participate in all meeting including dissemination seminars with the donor, county health management teams and other stakeholders;
• Ensure the final report is of high quality and standard;

      Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have at least ten years’ progressive experience working in Kenya and/or other developing country;
• Must have demonstrated technical and management expertise in the field of public health;
• Must have excellent analytical skills (both qualitative and quantitative);
• Previous evaluation experience of a USG health program activities and other donors in Kenya, particularly in HIV; FP/MNCH; Adolescent, Youth Sexual Reproductive Health; Malaria; OVC and WASH programs;
• Excellent verbal and written skills as well good organizational and team skills;
• Experience working with the Ministry of Health and private health facilities desirable;
• Experience in conducting capacity assessments;
• Experience with Ms. Office packages is a must;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

   Minimum Requirements:

    Experience:

• Previous administrative experience, preferably with a USAID-funded project.
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using the internet for research purposes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with international development preferred.

Education: 

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Science or related field