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P0sition: Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

Job Description for Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

Amref Health Africa in Kenya is implementing the USAID Imarisha Jamii program that seeks to provide HIV care and treatment; Services to orphans and vulnerable children and adolescents; and services in the area of Family Planning/Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (FP/RMNCAH) and nutrition. The purpose of the program is to increase the use of quality county-led health and social services in Turkana County, Kenya

Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant Purpose:

The Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant will ensure availability of quality data that is timely, complete, accurate and reliable for informed decision making at health facility, sub-county and county levels. Strengthening the M&E system for Key and Vulnerable populations, PrEP, GBV, AYP and VMMC at the DIC, facility sub county, county and national levels to adhere to MOH and PEPFAR reporting standards.

Primary roles & Responsibilities: These are the key components of your job with specific roles for each clearly described

Health Information &M&E System Strengthening

• Raise field activity advances (FAA) for M&E related support to relevant ministries in the county based on approved work plan and budgets.
• Support in implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) in USAID Imarisha Jamii supported health facilities, including system assessment and maintenance
• Participate in training and/or mentorship of health workers and data quality improvement teams at both health facility and community
• Provide technical assistance to LIPs, Health Facilities and project staff on filing of records and reports including regular back-up of records.
• Provide guidance to the program team in their roles in M&E, including training on tools, data collection techniques and understanding of indicators
• Disseminate and strengthen use of correct version of SOPs and data capture tools at the sites and raise requisitions for reorder
• Continuous mentorship to service providers and technical team on the utilization of KenyaEMR and monitoring of utilization of KVP, PrEP and GBV modules in KenyaEMR and give feedback and guidance to service providers and the technical team.
• Identify needs (infrastructure and capacity) and share with HIS team; to improve EMR utilization.

Data Quality Assurance

• Coordinate and participate in USAID Imarisha Jamii supported routine data quality audits (RDQA) in the county
• Monitor implementation of RDQA action plans
• Verify data entered in DHIS2 and reporting tools before entry in DATIM, PPMS and project database. Provide feedback to SCHRIO/CHRIO on any data quality gaps for correction and update of the DHIS2
• Coordinate and participate in data reconstruction.
• Ensure MOH staff use correct documentation in accordance to Amref Health Africa policy guidelines during implementation and attendance of USAID Imarisha Jamii supported activities (i.e. list of participants, reimbursements and claims)
• Perform data cleaning and verify the authenticity and accuracy of the data before reporting to the donor.

Data demand and Information use

• In collaboration with facility health management teams (FHMTs), SCHRIOs and CHRIOs, coordinate and participate in data/performance review meetings, and data demand and information use forums.
• Track implementation of work plan activities (targets Versus actual) in the Sub County and provide regular feedback to program teams and CHMTs/SCHMTs
• Monitor utilization of eHealth and mHealth applications in EMR (PSurvey, Ushauri, Nishauri etc).

Collaborative Learning and Adaptation

• Participate in USAID Imarisha Jamii supported assessments, surveys and evaluations
• Support in qualitative and quantitative data collection processes for project led special initiatives, surveys and studies Performance Monitoring
• Populate the project dashboards on monthly basis and disseminate monthly progress reports to technical staff during month performance review forums

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in health Records Management, Biostatistics, Information Systems Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences or related field
• At least five years’ work experience in Health and Management Information Systems (HMIS), monitoring and evaluation of USAID funded programs.
• Experience working with KVP, PrEP, GBV & VMMC.
• Experience and knowledge working with various HIS platforms to include, KHIS, DATIM, Kenya EMR, CPMIS, UShauri, PPMS and ODK applications.
• Statistical software e.g. SPSS, Excel, EPI Info, Stata and Ms Access Required
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and familiarity with USAID and PEPFAR indicators and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing M&E systems that track performance.
• Extensive Knowledge of PEPFAR/USAID reporting requirements such as DATIM reporting.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work in a complex project implementation environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• Experienced and proficient in writing reports for monitoring and reporting on project outcomes and impacts, including performance monitoring plans for external audiences, and manuscripts for publication
• Demonstrated excellent management skills and ability to lead and motivate multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Ability to take initiative, solve complex problems, exercise independent judgment.

How to apply

Interested? Please visit our website https://amref.org/vacancies/ to make your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience.

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