Director of Strategic Information at The Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC)

The Director of SI will provide oversight for University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Kenya programs’ monitoring and evaluation, and strengthen strategic information framework, systems and use across programs. He or she will be a part of the institution’s senior management team and will report to the Country Director.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

· Develop a strategic information framework for the organization that guides all programs

· Support project specific SI leads in developing and implementing project specific performance monitoring plans

· Develop Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) framework that supports appropriate project specific baseline assessment, reporting, evaluate performance and assure reporting compliance to the plan

· Spearhead all programs’ formative, mid-term and end-term evaluations so to demonstrate accountability and impact at the end of the grant cycle

· Set-up and maintain a comprehensive and effective electronic M&E database for all program areas

· Coordinate monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual data capture, analysis and reporting for all the program indicators to UMB, MoH and donors as per requirements

· Support the program teams in generation of reports including abstracts, manuscripts for dissemination

· Manage and/or support the strategic information (SI) teams of the designated programs

· Conduct analyses from both routine and non-routine program data for Quality Improvement (QI)

· Review and improve the M&E systems and strategy in close collaboration with the program team based on lessons learnt

· Undertake any other duty as assigned

Preferred Skills

· Demonstrated hands-on practical experience setting up and managing MER systems for public health programs

· Rich understanding of PEPFAR ESoP, EPMP requisites and MER requirements including DATIM and SIMS

· Proven experience with the MoH NASCOP reporting mechanisms with both the paper-based and electronic HIS

· Demonstrated expertise in statistical analysis for both quantitative and qualitative epidemiological data

· Proven experience in the development of study methodologies and use of routinely captured data for exploratory and descriptive inquiry

· Experience developing research protocols for IRB approval

· Rich experience in operations research and in the actualization of Data Demand and Information Use (DDIU)

· Experience in project management including planning, reporting writing, budgeting and business development

· Exceptional skills in M&E capacity building

· Analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to work independently and under pressure while ensuring reporting compliance to PEPFAR/CDC and the MoH

· Demonstrated ability to work with the devolved and national MoH and other PEPFAR implementing partners

· Outstanding report writing and communication skills, including oral presentation skills

· Highly-motivated and results-oriented, with remarkable interpersonal skills

· Takes initiative, has good judgment and demonstrated team leadership

· Excellent computer skills with the internet, Ms-Office, statistical data analysis packages i.e. Stata and Nvivo, Data Base Management Systems (DBMS) i.e. Epi-info and Ms-Access and spreadsheet packages i.e. Ms-Excel

Minimum Qualifications

· Holder of a Ph.D/Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Population Studies or any other relevant field

· Minimum of ten years relevant professional experience in monitoring, evaluation and epidemiological research

· Trained (with certification as proof) in M&E, Fundamentals of Implementation Science and Communication of Population and Health Research to Policy Makers