Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

$600 - $2.5K / month

Zimbabwe, Harare

1 day ago

Job Description

Zimbabwe Technical Assistance, Training and Education Center for Health (Zim-TTECH) is seeking highly qualified and experienced applicants to be considered for the position of Monitoring and Evaluation Manager to serve under the HIV Care and Treatment Program. The position will be based in Harare. Zim-TTECH’s activities occur primarily in the technical areas of health system strengthening; health workforce development; operations research and evaluation; prevention, care, and treatment of infectious diseases. Zim-TTECH is funded by PEPFAR through the Center for Disease Control to implement HIV & TB treatment and care services in five Zimbabwean provinces in support of the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) under the Zim-PAAC (Zimbabwe Partnership to Accelerate AIDS Control) program. Zim-TTECH is also implementing the DREAMS program in four districts in Matebeleland North province. In addition, Zim-TTECH supports Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) services in Zimbabwe. The contract of employment is renewable yearly subject to availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the candidate.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will be reporting to the Senior Program Manager – Strategic Information and Evaluation and will be responsible for the overall design and execution of the Monitoring and Evaluation infrastructure at Zim-TTECH, including identifying and meeting Monitoring and Evaluation performance standards as well as data security, integrity, and privacy requirements. The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will be the lead in executing elements of the data governance strategy, both directly and through the management of the Monitoring and Evaluation team and will work in collaboration with other Zim-TTECH program teams.

Duties & Responsibilities

Providing technical leadership and project management in implementing Zim-TTECH SOW, work plan and Monitoring and Evaluation framework on the Zim-TTECH project
Fostering a “big-picture” mindset and holistic understanding of the program within the entire project team by collaborating closely with consortium partners to assist in implementing the HIV care and treatment program according to project timelines, plans and objectives
Providing oversight on the design, development, and maintenance of a consortium-wide electronic information system and on statistical analysis and/or interpretation of results, data and information for programme and policy development
Participating in the design and management of study and M&E / ICT tools as the need arises and in Technical Work Groups for the HIV care and treatment program, as well as national, provincial and district review meetings as required
Responding to information demand placed on consortium by CDC, MoHCC and Zim-TTECH headquarters by effectively delegating and coordinating the collection, analysis, and presentation of the available information in a structured manner which ensures the maintenance of quality standards
Disseminating results of program interventions and analysis of process/activity and clinical outcome data in a timely manner
Working with coordinators to ensure the application of appropriate research methodology and ensuring that all operational research activities are well-coordinated and running smoothly according to approved protocols
Managing work-plan implementation, specifying work-breakdown structure, responsible person/s for each activity, timelines, and associated SOPs
Conducting routine and regular strategic / program planning meetings with Zim-TTECH staff using evidence gleaned from data analysis and interpretation
Managing the program request tracker and continuously flagging urgent matters and critical success factors that will be off-track
Communicating realistic timelines for achievement of set goals to relevant stakeholders in the consortium and ensuring that all work is handed over to the Seattle team on critical projects as required
Modelling expected behaviour and coaching team members to cultivate and institutionalize a problem-solving and critical thinking culture within team members and empowering them to be able to work independently and have a sense of shared ownership, pride, and responsibility for their work

Qualifications & Experience

Advanced degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, or related field
Minimum of 5 years working experience in M&E training and health-related projects with increasing responsibility in senior leadership and management positions with proficiency in at least one statistical software package e.g STATA, SAS, or SPSS
Experience with PEPFAR MER and MoHCC reporting systems, including proficiency in DATIM and DHIS2
Advanced Microsoft office skills especially in MS Excel, including pivot tables, formatting, statistical functions, and formulas
Strong quantitative data analysis skills, including study designing, data cleaning, verification and trend-analysis coupled with demonstrable project management skills but not limited to budget preparation, monitoring and in managing electronic health information systems
Strong report writing and presentation skills, including study protocol administration and interfacing with relevant stakeholders
Excellent analytical, detail orientation, problem-solving and interpersonal communication skills with fluency in English and knowledge of one or more of the local languages (Shona and/or Ndebele) will be an added advantage and also have demonstrable ability to work independently and collaboratively