MSH Monitoring and Evaluation Director Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Director
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya 

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. 

Working from more than 30 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia and Medford, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. 

We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
 

MSH seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Director for an anticipated 5-year, $35 million, USAID-funded project in Kenya that will deliver an integrated high-impact interventions in the areas of HIV&AIDS; Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; Maternal and Child Nutrition; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. 

The project will also focus on strengthening of health leadership and management capacities of the Nairobi County Local Government. 

The project will benefit under-served populations in Nairobi County, with a possible focus on urban informal settlements.
 

This position is contingent upon project award and funding.
 

Overall Responsibilities:
 

The Director of Monitoring & Evaluation is responsible for the overall management of monitoring and evaluation system for project. S/he leads and coordinates monitoring and evaluation, systems development and related activities. 

The director ensures the smooth operation and quality performance of technical efforts and field activities by coordinating programmatic reporting, quality of data management and information. S/he is responsible for leading the development and implementation of a plan to monitor progress and evaluate effectiveness. 

The Director of Monitoring & Evaluation ensures adherence to monitoring of project activities using developed tools and indicators.
 

Specific Responsibilities
 

1. Provide in-country technical leadership and support for monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management. These tasks include, among others:
 

a. Ensure the integration of M&E activities into all project components.
 

b. Collect, report and analyze information on project activities.
 

c. Ensure timely and complete reporting from in-country executing partners in accordance with approved reporting formats.
 

d. Monitor and evaluate progress towards annual work plans, expected outputs, including selecting and monitoring progress in meeting indicators.
 

e. Assist the Chief of Party in the preparation of work plans/selection of indicators and annual implementation plans with a view towards the project’s M&E requirements.
 

f. Coordinate the preparation of all quarterly progress reports, annual project report, inception report, ad-hoc technical reports, and success stories for USAID funding in line with the required formats.

g. Collect data for annual M&E plan and use those data to improve project performance.
 

h. Adapt and implement tools and techniques to improve the quality and use of data for decision making.
 

i. Compile information on lessons learned and expertise within and outside the project.
 

2. Provide capacity building activities on M+E to selected stakeholders and sub-contractors participating in project activities (government, CBOs, NGOs).
 

3. Develop a detailed annual work plan to build technical and managerial capacity of project.
 

a. Based on the capacity building work plan mentioned above conduct monthly seminars, hands-on training, mentoring and coaching for project staff.
 

4. Design and implement operations research
 

Qualifications:
 

1. Required - Masters’ degree in management, M&E, health sciences or public health or equivalent experience.
 

2. Required - At least 7 years of relevant work experience in monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS, RH/FP, and/or other relevant services, including maternal health, malaria and TB or related areas in developing countries. Some of this experience must include health programs in Kenya and the US Government as the project’s donor.
 

3. Required - Knowledge of and experience in training and capacity building on M+E.
 

4. Required - Experience establishing data quality assurance systems. Demonstrated experience with software applications related to project planning and monitoring.
 

5. Required – Successful experience leading M+E activities within a team comprising staff and consultant coming from diverse organizations.
 

6. Recommended - Prior experience conducting operations research.
 

Qualified candidates currently residing in Kenya are encouraged to apply.

Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.

How to Apply

CLICK HERE to apply online