Monitoring and Evaluation Manager - PATH

Job Description

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Job Description

PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.

The Digital Public Health project is a one year project between PATH and Digital Green. The project aims to expand the Digital Public Health model into Ethiopia by introducing community-led video production and dissemination as an additional discussion tool at existing health events initiated by the project to increase demand for health programs and MCHN services. The project will be implemented in Wuchalle and Dodota Woredas of Oromia Region. The Digital Public Health project seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. The Monitoring and Evaluation officer will report to the Country program Leader.

 
The Monitoring and Evaluation officer key responsibilities will include:

• Manage the development and implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation plan: and M&E framework, identify high quality performance indicators, develop appropriate data collection methods, determine appropriate data management and reporting methods
• Create data collection tools
• Use project performance monitoring database to capture results
• Collaborate with project staffs to develop M&E workworkplans, and technical support to the project implementation site.
• Supervise data collection activities
• Compile and analyze project monitoring data to support management of the initiative.
• Prepare data synthesis for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Assist project staff to analyze and disseminate information on intervention through written reports and presentations.
• Provide coordination and support to the external evaluation team for project end line evaluation activities.
• Identify best practices in the program activities and share with government, stakeholders and donors.
• Develop and provide technical guidance on conducting evaluations
• Conduct desk reviews and assessments to support research and M&E related work
• Conduct data quality assessments using generally accepted quality standards
• Oversee M&E activities for the project
• Write reports
• Other tasks, as necessary

Job Requirements

 
Required skills

• Experience in research and monitoring and evaluation of public health programs and research
• Understand and be proficient in a range of qualitative and quantitative performance analytic methods
• Strong critical analysis and report writing skills required.
• Ability and willingness to undertake substantial travel in country.

 Qualifications

• Master’s degree in demography, epidemiology, statistics, health, social sciences, or related field
• 5 years work experience in Monitoring & Evaluation
• Advanced level experience with statistical software (e.g. SPSS, Stata, EpiInfo)  and MS Office Suite
• Proven ability to collaborate and work effectively with senior staff, colleagues, donors, partner organizations, stakeholders, local institutions and others at all levels.

 
 
Please visit http://www.path.org/jobs to apply. Application deadline is December 10, 2013.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.