PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
HIV Service Delivery Support Activity (HSDSA) Cluster 1 is a USAID funded project covering Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori, Kisii and Nyamira counties. The purpose of this project is to provide key clinical support to the Government of Kenya national HIV response with the overall goal of increasing access and coverage for HIV prevention, care and treatment services towards achieving the “90-90-90” targets.
We seek to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to support in provision of technical leadership to the M&E team of the HSDSA project. S/he will support to implement the M&E plan for the project, support build capacity of County based stakeholders on health management information systems. Work with County based project implementation teams to carry out routine monitoring in a timely manner, ensuring accurate and complete data collection, analysis and reporting of project activities and outputs and use of data for decision-making. Support to implement special studies and assessments as may emerge from time to time.
This position will be based Migori and will report to the M&E Advisor.
Specific duties and responsibilities:
- Mentor and capacity build County MOH staff to improve their skills HMIS.
- Implement the gap analysis, forecasting and distribution of CBHIS/HMIS reporting tools.
- Implement the project Performance Management Plan (PMP) and ensure that all indicators are routinely updated
- Participate in the planning, development, maintenance and training of M&E team and sub grantees on the project databases (and Management Information Systems-CIMS, tableau etc).
- Conduct routine monitoring including tracking activity implementation using the activity Dashboard
- Conduct routine data quality audits (DQA) at all project supported facilities in the county
- Participate in quality assurance activities such as SIMS and quality of care assessments.
- Track and ensure that project’s performance indicators data, including the training data are captured into the project’s database.
- Contribute to the development of protocols, instruments (e.g. questionnaires, checklists, discussion guides and interview forms) for data collection, storage and analysis as may be needed.
- Lead county teams to gather data/information; analysis, report writing, feedback and technical editing of quarterly, semi-annual and annual results.
- Conduct data analysis and design and oversee special studies that support project management and document project performance.
- Participate in M&E Technical Working Group for both the project and County level.
- Ensure that the project M&E standard operating procedures are implemented.
- Coordinate quarterly, SAPR and APR reporting processes to USG through DATIM.
Required Experience
- At least a basic degree in Biostatistics, Health records Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences or comparable degree.
- Five years’ work experience in Health and Management Information Systems (HMIS), monitoring and evaluation of public health programs.
- Proven experience working with statistical packages including SPSS and/or Epiinfo
- Experience working with a variety of information systems and data files.
- Knowledge of PEPFAR/USAID reporting requirements preferred.
- Good understanding of the functioning of the national health management and information system (DHIS and CBHIS), including reporting tools and procedures
- Ability to initiate, establish and maintain liaison activities with county based stakeholders
- Good negotiation and leadership skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of directing and managing change, inspiring teamwork, and motivating staff and partners to achieve results.
- Critical analysis and strong report writing skills required.
- Good data management and analysis skills
- A good understanding of PEPFAR Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting indicators and reporting system (DATIM)
- Good presentation skills.
Must have legal authorization to work in Kenya.
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
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- Job City Migori