Togo: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor

PROJECT: USAID/West Africa Amplify Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity (AMPLIFY-FP)

REPORTS TO: Technical Director / Deputy Chief of Party

EngenderHealth’s vision is Women and Girls First. The vision is underpinned by the mission, namely catalyzing the value of women and girls by harnessing the power of sexual and reproductive rights and health. EngenderHealth is a leading global women’s health organization committed to ensuring that every pregnancy is planned, every child is wanted, and every mother has the best chance at survival

Job summary:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor (ME&L Advisor)/ serves as key personnel on the USAID/West Africa Amplify Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity (AMPLIFY-FP) that aims to increase the national percentage of public and private facilities implementing high impact practices (HIPs) in four selected West African countries. Amplify-FP is the flagship family planning and reproductive health project of the USAID/West Africa RHO. Amplify-FP will emphasize key HIPs to help achieve the goals of the Ouagadougou Partnership of achieving 2.2 million additional FP users by 2020. The project will operate over a five-year period, and the ME&L Advisor/Manager/Director?? will be based in Togo.

The ME&L Advisor will provide overall strategic leadership for the performance monitoring and evaluation, management information system (MIS), implementation research, knowledge management and information dissemination functions of the project.She/he works under the supervision of the Chief of Party (COP) and in close collaboration with EngenderHealth Headquarters.

Qualifications:

· Masters Degree or higher in public health required. PhD preferred.

· At least 10 years’ experience in successfully developing and implementing effective M&E systems required.

· Experience developing learning portfolios for complex projects across various countries preferred.

· Significant experience preferred in providing field-based technical assistance about M&E and learning in low resource countries, preferably in West Africa.

· Expertise in performance and impact measurement related to FP service delivery, contraceptive security preferred.

· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are required.

· A strong background in field research in health programming with experience in qualitative/quantitative methods and analysis is strongly preferred.

· Fluency in French (3S/3R minimum) and English (at 4S/4R) are required.

· Experience in evaluating and reporting on project results, preferably within a USAID framework and including community-level activities.

· Demonstrated technical expertise in monitoring, evaluation, and implementation research related to FP/RH service delivery projects, including study design and statistical analysis.

· Ability to convey results to non-technical stakeholders, generate interest in the use of ME&L results, and help staff apply them to make programmatic improvements.

· Solid analytical skills and ability to use MS Office, SPSS/SAS, qualitative analysis packages, and MS Excel.

· Demonstrated experience with electronic data collection and transmission, and use of mobile technology as a tool to work with health-service providers, clients, and others a plus.

· Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, partnering, and supervisory skills.

EngenderHealth provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, creed, ancestry, citizenship, religion, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, political belief, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristic or status under applicable federal, state and local laws. EngenderHealth complies with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in the United States in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.engenderhealth.org and click on the careers link. Then click on the “West Africa” link to locate the job title and submit your application online along with your CV, latest by 19^th Jan 2018.