Amref Health Africa in Kenya Jobs

Amref Health Africa is the largest international health development organisation based in Africa. Working with and through African communities, health systems and governments, Amref Health Africa’[’s vision is for lasting health change in Africa and is committed to improving the health of people in Africa by partnering with and empowering

communities, and strengthening health systems. With headquarters in Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and West Africa providing services to over 30
countries. Employing over 900 staff and with an annual operating budget of approximately $100 million, Amref Health Africa is a knowledge resource for donors and partners.

Amref Health Africa in Kenya Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Jobs

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor for CEFM and FGM/C and in collaboration with other team members, the M&E Specialist will provide technical leadership to capture program intervention activities and
results, ensure high-quality, timely, valid and verifiable data collection and analysis, and develop and implement a learning

Responsibilities

Documentation and Research

Co-manage with the project research partner the implementation of a baseline community appraisal, and assist with subsequent data analysis.

Produce project-related technical deliverables, including research briefs, power point presentations, white papers, and M&E guidelines, training modules, indicators and frameworks;

Collaborate with the Senior Technical Advisor for Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and project manager to develop technical documentation based on project achievements such as briefs, abstracts, concept notes…

Capacity building

Provide mentoring/training/refresher trainings to project staff (especially those responsible for completing monitoring forms) on the M&E tools and systems, including the MIS

Provide oversight to project staff’s data collection and data entry activities, ensuring data quality through regular data quality checks;

Coordinate regularly with project staff to identify and troubleshoot any issues with the M&E system;

Lead and participate in quality assurance and improvement exercises, including standards settings, regular measurement of performance according to those standards, and collaborative reviews to assess quality

Work with relevant stakeholders to enhance data use in advocacy and in decision-making related to optimal strategies and interventions

Monitoring and evaluation

Work closely with project staff and partners in the design of the project’s M&E tools and systems (including the MIS) and MEL Plan;

Ensuring that the MIS provides relevant information without overburdening implementation staff and work closely with staff to identify areas where specific components of the MIS are not delivering
required information or are proving overly burdensome to implement so the MIS is adapted to program and evaluation needs.

Analyse the project’s monitoring data for inclusion in quarterly reports to USAID; draft sharp and comprehensive syntheses based on data analysis, to be included in quarterly report-writing for USAID;

Collaborate with project staff to regularly review the monitoring data and recommend shifts in project implementation, if needed;

Write high quality reports, papers, training materials, and more informal products such as blogs and success stories, based on project data;

Maintain and update the projects’ MEL Plan, indicators, and M&E tools and systems, as needed;

Qualifications

Minimum four years of post-Master’s experience with research, analysis, gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation, training, and linking research to programmatic activities are essential.

Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Demography, International Development, Anthropology)

Extensive experience with designing and implementing M&E frameworks, tools, and systems, preferably for USAID Activities;

Experience strengthening the implementing organizations to in the development and use of Monitoring Information System (MIS)/M&E tools, including facilitating trainings and providing after-adoption followup coaching for field staff;

Experience managing a project Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan and Performance Monitoring P plan for USAID-funded projects;

Experience identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving issues with M&E tools and systems;

Experience analyzing M&E data and translating findings for inclusion in USAID quarterly reports;

Demonstrated ability to use project-level M&E

data to refine and revise project activities throughout the project life cycle;

Quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis skills, and relevant software (NVivov, STATA, SPSS);

Extensive experience with Excel;

Experience in the design and conduct of formative, operations and evaluation research;

Demonstrated successful project management skills, along with maturity, diplomacy, and independence to work effectively with in-country partners, donors and project staff

How to apply

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter before March 08th, 2018 to recruitment@amref.org with the subject
line: REF: Amref/RMNCAH/2018/02-04. Applicants who speak/understand the following local languages are strongly encouraged to apply: Rendille, Samburu, Borana and Gabra.

For more information and job application details, see; Amref Health Africa in Kenya Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Jobs

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Amref Health Africa in Kenya Senior Technical Advisor, Positive Youth Development Jobs

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Chief of Party and in collaboration with other team members, the STA, Positive Youth Development will lead and provide technical leadership and guidance to the project design and implementation for
community and positive youth development interventions in line with project objectives and global best practices in youth development, while adhering to the donor (USAID) and Amref Health Africa regulations and requirements.

Responsibilities

Project Strategy and Technical Guidance

Lead the design, planning, implementation and management of both Counties’ project activities.

Provide technical guidance to the development of youth-related activities in Counties respective annual work plan and budget.

Participate in the development of the project Information, Education and Communication materials relevant to youth

Assist project staff in establishing and maintaining relationships with youth-serving government agencies and youth organizations, especially national youth-led organizations.

Represent the project at the County level and attend all relevant County meetings.

Documentation and Research

Identify strategic opportunities for learning, lead operations research, and assist with data collection, analysis and dissemination of findings.

Develop positive youth development training of trainer’s tools and guidelines

Design the capacity building activities for youth champions and youth led civil society organizations at the County level

Monitoring and evaluation

Assist with developing appropriate monitoring tools and implementing systems at the county level to utilize these tools.

Strengthen the capacity of project staff to evaluate program performance and report and share results.

Track achievements of project objectives and indicators and write progress reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis in compliance with donor requirements.

Ensure that relevant program monitoring and evaluation systems, technical reviews, and the
documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned, capture timely, high quality information and utilize data to inform decisions and foster learning and innovation

Monitor project implementation and inform Chief of Party and Program manager on ongoing basis;

Qualifications

Masters’ Degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, community health or its equivalent. PhD Degree strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience in positive youth development project design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Demonstrated experience developing positive youth development guidelines, tools (including training materials), and learning agendas

Demonstrated experience in research, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and data visualization, specifically documentation of lessons learned.

How to apply

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter before March 08th, 2018 to recruitment@amref.org with the subject
line: REF: Amref/RMNCAH/2018/02-04. Applicants who speak/understand the following local languages are strongly encouraged to apply: Rendille, Samburu, Borana and Gabra.

For more information and job application details, see; Amref Health Africa in Kenya Senior Technical Advisor, Positive Youth Development Jobs

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