USAID Project Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist Careers – Abt Associates

Organisation: Abt Associates
Funding Source: U.S Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Uganda
About Abt:
Abt
Associates is an international development organization composed of dedicated
professionals who provide technical assistance, research, analysis, and
practical training services in more than 128 countries. Abt seeks to implement
a five-year project funded by the U.S Agency for International Development
(USAID).
Job Summary: The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
Specialist will be responsible for supporting the design of the project’s
monitoring and evaluation agenda and the creation systems to measure and
document program process, output and impact data results by routinely and
systematically collecting, analyzing and presenting program data for project
staff, partners and donors.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Responsible for coordinating with staff to
    design and implement robust M&E systems, identify and monitor key
    program activities in order to document results, and ensure the
    integration of those results into Uganda’s health system’s
    decision-management processes.
  • Managing the collection, analysis, and
    reporting of baseline data and ongoing M&E data collection, analysis
    and reporting according to project M&E plan.
  • In charge of preparing and ensuring timely
    submission of project performance monitoring plans, including developing
    and defining program indicators and sources of data, as well as
    contributing to annual work plans, quarterly and annual reports and other
    project documents.
  • Regular tracking monitoring indicators of all
    health component activities and periodically provide data to the Senior
    Management Team of the project.
  • Documenting progress on outcome level
    indicators attributable to project interventions at appropriate
    geographical levels including community level indicators.
  • Writing reports, presenting suggestions and
    recommendations based on monitoring and evaluation findings.
  • In charge of participating in the planning
    for dissemination and lessons learned and present results of program
    achievements and outputs in written reports and at conferences and
    meetings.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the USAID Monitoring
    & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist job opportunity should hold a Master’s
    Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Sociology, Statistics, or other
    relevant field.
  • A minimum of six (6) years of relevant
    professional experience in designing and conducting special research
    studies and M&E activities for complex health systems strengthening
    and/or service delivery programs.
  • Previous exposure and experience with
    conducting research and evaluation in HSS, HIV/AIDS, malaria, family
    planning, maternal, newborn and child health, or nutrition is desirable.
  • Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative
    and qualitative research methods; firm command of M&E issues with
    respect to improvements in service delivery.
  • Previous experience supervising monitoring
    efforts.
  • Prior experience with monitoring progress in
    financing, accounting, planning, budgeting and auditing is an asset.
  • Demonstrable analytical skills to measure the
    health impact of the project’s activities.
  • Strong organizational skills for monitoring
    and reporting on program and study results.
  • Experience with capacity building.
  • Ability to anticipate and solve problems.
  • Computer literacy (MS Word, Statistical
    Software- Stata 12 preferred).
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the USAID Project
are encouraged to send their updated resumes / CVs and application letters that
provide details of the applicant’s specific qualifications via Email to Uganda_Jobs@abtassoc.com.
Please clearly include the position title in the subject of the E-mail.
Deadline: 25th May, 2016
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