3 Days Left) Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Job Description

Overview

Jhpiego is a nonprofit global health leader and Johns Hopkins University affiliate that is saving lives, improving health and transforming futures. We partner with governments, health experts, and local communities to build the skills and systems that guarantee a healthier future for women and families. Jhpiego translates the best science and practice into moments of care that can mean the difference between life and death for women and families. The moment a woman gives birth; the moment a midwife helps a newborn to breathe. Through our partnerships, we are revolutionizing health care for the worlds most disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

In India, Jhpiego works across various states in close collaboration with national and state governments, providing technical assistance in the areas of family planning, maternal and child health, strengthening human resources for health, and non-communicable diseases. These programs are funded by, Unitaid, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, UNICEF, World Health Organization, University of Manitoba, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Childrens Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), MSD for Mothers and others.

Unitaid is a global health initiative that works with partners to bring about innovations to prevent, diagnose, and treat major diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Founded in 2006, the organization funds the final stages of research and development of new drugs, diagnostics, and diseaseprevention tools, helps produce data supporting guidelines for their use, and works to allow more affordable generic medicines to enter the marketplace in low- and middle-income countries. Under Unitaid, Jhpiego is hiring for the position of Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&EO) based at Pune, Maharashtra. The position will report to the Senior Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research (MER). M&EO will be primarily responsible for coordinating health data management with government stakeholders, medical colleges, and program officers in the Jhpiego intervention states.

Responsibilities

- Develop overall M&E framework for the project
- Guide/ facilitate the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each component, to record and report physical progress against the indicator; also steer the process of designing the tools for such progress reports.
- Participate in the development and testing of innovative methods for M&E at all levels of Maternal Child Health (MNH) program-related activities.
- Develop and implement a procedure for effective data management, data sharing, and data analysis
- Support the programs for accurate and timely data collection, collation, and analysis about various Jhpiego projects
- Support field team for data quality checks, documentation, and analyzing reports for dissemination
- Manage all incoming data files per Jhpiego rules
- Assist the program manager by analyzing and deep diving into data for timely decision-making as well as evidence generation
- Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
- Support field teams in data quality checks, documentation, and analyzing reports for dissemination.
- Prepare reports on M&E findings as required, working closely with staff, implementing partners, and donors.
- Support in documentation of various project results, processes and development of success storie and fact sheets for strategic sharing and dissemination.
- Identify the need and draw up Terms of Reference (TORs) for specific project studies
- Support operational research activities - developing protocols, coordinating field data collection for testing hypotheses, and documenting results.
- Plan for regular opportunities to identify lessons learned and implications for the projects next steps. Participate in these events when possible.
- Provide support to design the module for conducting training of the program staff on data management and analysis using various data management systems.
- Organize and undertake training (if required) with stakeholders in M&E skills, including participatory aspects.
- Develop a basic understanding of Maternal Child health and Quality of Care related clinical and training concepts and terminology to more comfortably assist in program data management.
- Assist other staff with uploading data and reports internally with Jhpiego colleagues through the organizations web-based data management systems (Web SBM-R, TIMS).
- Maintain program and office files, electronically (SharePoint) and physical files in Pune office.
- Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Abilities/Skills

Required Qualifications

- Ability to analyze with adequate attention to detail.
- Ability to produce documents and reports of professional quality and coordinate activities independently.
- Fluency in spoken and written English, Hindi, and Marathi required.
- Experience in designing and conducting qualitative and quantitative research
- Computer skills demonstrating competency in MS Office Suite and at least one statistical package such as SPSS or STATA.
- Ability to multitask and work in a multi-cultural team.
- Ability to develop productive working relationships with other agencies, stakeholders, and other organizations.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge

- Masters in Epidemiology, Statistics, or Public Health.
- Five years of relevant professional experience working with international health programs/ organizations, especially in the field of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research-related activities.
- Experience in supporting operational research protocols and conducting surveys and data collection in the health sector is desirable.
- Understanding of Global Health and development approaches, with willingness to learn the technical side of program implementation.

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer and offers highly dynamic and enabling work

environment.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will receive a response

from Jhpiego HR.

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