Job Summary

The SI Lead will manage all monitoring, evaluation and learning and strategic information components of the program. S/he will be responsible for the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER) systems that document, report and enable timely use of results, as well as strengthen and use relevant national and county reporting systems. S/he will be expected to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation plan consistent with donor’s results framework, including appropriate indicators, baseline assessment plan/ data, targets and plan to evaluate performance and produce timely, accurate and complete reporting.  S/he will be responsible for the design and implementation of the learning agenda, as well as implementing key findings in the program in collaboration with the technical director.  S/he will coordinate the collection of data and conduct field visits for data validation, quality, and completeness of data sets. He will be responsible for building the capacity of the supported facilities, county health team and project staff in collecting, utilizing, and disseminate data as well as ensuring harmonization of all data.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee, implement and monitor all monitoring and evaluation activities for the program.
• Develop a robust strategic information approach that can track the immediate and intermediate effects of program activities, including changes in knowledge, attitudes, responsiveness, data use and technical assistance demand.
• Design and implement an M&E system capable of timely tracking performance and using the data to adjust implementation for optimal performance
• Conduct training and workshops related to M&E for program, county, sub-county and facility teams
• Ensure timely reporting of supported activities to county, MoH and donor through DHIS2 and DATIM
• Scale up use of HMIS systems for HIV including eHTS, KenyaEMR
• Work with PI/PD/Senior Technical Advisor to establish networks for collaboration between CDC, other stakeholders and donors, academia, research institutes, and other CDC funded programs in country
• Work with PI/PD and technical team in developing program goals and objectives as well as MER tools and strategies and synthesize data to inform the decisions on project performance
• Provide regular reports on the status of implementation against the project goals and objectives to PI, PD, Senior Technical Advisor and CDC and other program managers as required.
• Collaborate with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and outcomes for documentation and sharing lessons learned and best practices
• Collaborate with MOH M&E department, Health informatics and Data warehouse to create platform for dialogue, data sharing, and addressing key M&E issues within MOH
• Strong understanding of Kenya health information systems, and issues related to data (e.g. data security; tracking through the cascade etc.) on key and priority populations

Qualifications:

• Masters of Science in Epidemiology and/or Statistics with 10 years of experience in international health programs, at least 5 of which are with PEPFAR-funded programs and 3 of which are CDC-funded.
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, evaluation and implementation research, health information systems, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis, and presentation.
• Must have prior experience in capacity building, such as developing content, planning, and facilitating trainings and providing technical assistance.
• Preferred familiarity with adult learning principles/techniques and demonstrated ability to design and facilitate learning opportunities for adults.
• Proficient in use of data management and analysis tools and advanced skills in MS Excel or statistical packages such SAS, SPSS.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Strategic Information Lead, the SI Specialist will provide technical assistance and capacity building to M&E and data management staff at Point of Service in support of SI activities. S/he will provide support to the M&E and data management components at the Point of Service level.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide specialized training to facility and other partner staff in Health Information Systems including IQCare and other databases
• Provide mentorship to site data clerks on HIV related M&E systems
• Provide support and data analysis training to health facility staff with focus on use of IQCare
• Conduct routine data management including data collection, collation, analysis and reporting
• Ensure that all national HIV related tools are available in supported facilities and health care workers are mentored to use them appropriately
• Data analysis, generating of reports and presentation to the program on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis to inform the program/donor/MOH
• Develop and revise M&E processes and related tools that support quality assurance for key program areas
• Provide capacity building and other form of support to site level staff on M&E activities such as data collection, analysis and interpretation
• Conduct data quality assessments with strategic action plans and share assessment findings for improvement
• Conduct targeted site visits to provide mentorship on all issues related to Strategic Information
• Conduct data quality control/assurance activities
• Manage project databases and generate reports for donor reporting and project management
• Develop SQL queries and related activities

Qualifications and professional skills

• A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Health Information Systems, Public Health, Health Informatics, Statistics, Mathematics or any other relevant degree. A Master’s degree will be a definite plus
• Training in M&E from a credible institution is desirable
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with HIV data systems
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced computer skills including advanced excel, MS access, PowerPoint etc.
• Training in a statistical data analysis software is desirable