Monitoring and Evaluation Data Officer at Lwala Community Alliance (LCA)

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

• Creation of Organizational M and E Systems and Protocols
  • Work with the CHSD to develop overall organization M&E strategy and appropriate indicators to track across program areas
  • Ensure all outcomes and targets are measurable and make sure teams have necessary tools to track objectives, activities, and indicators.
  • This includes the creation of monitoring and evaluation tools for data capture and training staff on how to use the tools
  • Monitor data and evaluate trends.
  • Ensure all relevant grant specific data is captured
  • Assist as needed with development of M&E frameworks and workplans for grants and new funding opportunities
• Training Staff of M and E Systems and Protocols
  • Provide support to Team
  • Leads to ensure data is accurately captured and tracked on a monthly basis for existing and new programs.
  • Train staff in M&E protocols, tools, database, story gathering, and reporting.
• Maintenance of Systems for Reporting
  • Schedule and oversee regular monitoring activities of programs.
  • Ensure that database is updated and accurate.
  • Assist with routine data gathering as requested on statistics for department, grant, and funder reporting
  • Track and document success stories
• Reporting and Feedback
  • Work with departments to publicly display key department indicators to share progress and successes in a visible way for other staff and community members to see
  • Compile and submit monthly M & E budget and performance reports
• External Relationships
  • Represent M&E department in stakeholder meetings and community dialogue days
  • Participate in partner visits and workshops
  • Serve as on the ground point person for the external evaluation team

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in data collection and analysis, monitoring and evaluation or similar position, particularly in health informatics
• Experience working with community-based projects in Kenya

Technical Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in computer science, statistics, information technology or a related field.
• Familiarity working with relationship databases or other customer relationship management (CRM) software.
• Understanding of standard principles for data collection, data management and analysis.
• Strong familiarity with and use Microsoft Excel for technical purposes
• Experience with electronic medical record systems/ Familiarity with Open MRS (desirable)

Other Qualifications:

• Ability to learn new systems and software quickly Strong analytical skills, attention to details and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective team player
• Ability to understand community-based programs and how to link them to technology