Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor at Population Services International 85 views0 applications

Who we are

We’re Population Services International (PSI). We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing.

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds  – from the medical industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.

Join us!

We are looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor for an anticipated USAID-funded project meant to increase availability and access to equitable quality family planning services. This activity will be USAID/Uganda’s flagship mechanism for providing assistance to Uganda to reach its national family planning goals of reducing unmet need for and increasing use of modern contraception. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor will develop monitoring, evaluation and operational research plans to inform program management and strategic direction.

Sound like you? Read on.

Your contribution

You will:

1. Initiate and develop project conceptual frameworks and contribute to the design of strategies for fundable project proposals.
2. Manage all Monitoring & Evaluation donor requirements, foster effective partnerships and maintain correspondences for M&E for all partners and donors
3. Provide leadership and strategic direction to the M&E portfolio at all levels of the platform through developing and strengthening M&E procedures in the platform.
4. Initiate the development of mechanisms to monitor program processes and quality of programs through onsite supervision of project sites.
5. Initiate and conduct results to decision making sessions, document results and facilitate the development of action plans
6. Initiate performance management mechanisms and track performance of the SIL department according to PSI administration policy
7. Coach and mentor staff on research competences according to the PSI research toolkit
8. Initiate, verify and authorize annual research plans and budgets according to project requirements
9. Initiate, verify and authorize research designs according to program information needs and PSI minimum standards
10. Strengthen external organizational profile through writing publication articles, manuscripts, abstracts for internal and external audiences.
11. Initiate critical reflection and learning mechanisms to ensure programs identify and use lessons and best practices

What are we looking for?

The minimum requirements for this position are as follows:

• A Bachelors degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, or another related field;*
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in M&E in donor funded projects;*
• Must have excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills; and
• Demonstrated research experience and skills, complemented by experience in collaborating with various types of partners.*
• Competence in project management and managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced and high-intensity environment.
• Demonstrated ability in data analysis, statistics
• Proficient-to-advanced skills with MS Office suite, Excel, and other data management and analysis software packages such as SPSS, STATA, EPI-INFO

Note: A Masters Degree is not required, but preferred.

What would get us excited?

• A Strategist and an innovator. You are creative, innovative and a strategic thinker.
• Capacity Builder: You have experience in developing others-coaches others and develops their skills and knowledge
• A connector: You have experience in building strong relationships and networks to foster learning practices across organizations and stakeholders for innovations, performance assessment, and translating evidence to action.
• Customer service orientation: You demonstrate the ability to identify customer needs and present benefits to meet customer needs and overcome objections.
• Communicate and Share Information: You should demostarte the ability to share information needed to make decisions or avoid problems; keep stakeholders informed; Communicates clearly, concisely and to the point; Keeps people informed on a timely basis of change, key events and decisions that may affect them.

STATUS

• Exempt
• Level

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.