Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (1 position)
Supervises: District Data Officers
Reporting to: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager.
Location: Any of the cluster offices

Job Purpose: The M&E officer will work closely with the M&E team to implement and supervise the M&E activities at cluster level. He/she will also be responsible for analysing of different data in relation to the project activities.

Specific duties and Responsibilities:
• Work with the Manager MEL to implement robust M&E systems, identify and monitor key program activities to document results and attribution.
• Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of cluster data to inform programing at cluster level.
• Conduct data verification and quality control & improvement activities at health facilities to ensure quality DHIS2, HIBRID, PIRS, ODK (includes HIBRID-DHIS2 synchronization), and other data is collected.
• Conduct routine cluster led data quality assessments.
• Working with the cluster M&E teams (District data officers, data clerks) to determine technical and logistical needs for strengthening the cluster’s M&E system.
• Track monitoring indicators of all health component activities and periodically provide data to the cluster project team (includes ensuring data use at health facilities and project office).
• Establish and maintain a system to track availability of HMIS tools, patient files, and logistics for proper storage of patient records and share with the Manager MEL.
• Build capacity of cluster project teams to understand project AMELP indicators, including PEPFAR indicators as well disseminate and explain project targets within the cluster teams.
• Provide M&E technical guidance to cluster teams on M&E aspects relating to project program areas.
• Work with M&E staff of partners to strengthen community M&E systems in the cluster through ensuring availability of data collection tools, equipping district community teams with data collection skills and reporting in time to submit in DHIS2.
• Support the District HMIS teams to ensure that relevant HMIS reports, HRIS reports (aggregated data) are entered into the DHIS2 &HRIS (pre-designed electronic system by MoH).
• Ensure HIBRID (PEPFAR indicator data) data is entered timely in HIBRID and PIRS system, as well as additional project data entered in project data management platforms (ODK, SURGE data)
• Ensure supported health facilities have appropriate records storage mechanisms (Cabinets, files etc.), and functional Uganda EMR.
• Provide periodic and adhoc data as requested by Senior M&E personnel (Includes data calls)
• Mentor and coach District HMIS teams (both facility-based & District based) on appropriate use of HMIS data collection tools for data recording.
• Support the District Biostatistician & Health information assistants to design patient and data flow charts for the health centers as a standard guide to service providers and data users.
• Ensure SOPs, and related M&E data aggregation Job aides are disseminated and used in the cluster.
• Work with the District HMIS team to provide at least one monthly feedback to the HCs on the reporting status in the supported districts (including Cluster district teams).
• Ensure that copies of Districts HMIS reports (data) and relevant donor driven quantitative data relevant to MJAP (at cluster) interventions are accessible to project teams and other stakeholders at MJAP.
• Participate in the planning for dissemination and lessons learned and present results of program achievements and outputs in written reports and at conferences and meetings.
• Ensure coordination between District Biostatistician and Cluster teams to ensure smooth implementation of HMIS functions in the cluster.
• Develop periodic HMIS technical support work plans and activity reports for the allocated districts and submit to the insert new supervisor and RPM.
• Provide analysis for the different technical areas assigned to and share with the supervisor and technical advisor.

Team Management responsibilities:
• Supervise and appraise assigned staff to deliver required results.
• Build capacity and support data officers and data clerks to ensure they are equipped to support the health facilities of allocation.
• Support District Data officers to raise requests, review and forward to the target officer. • Coordinate with key District and cluster stakeholders including districts, M&E team and other key M&E stakeholders in the cluster.
• Contribute to the development of cluster annual work plans, reports, and other deliverables to Jinja Office.

Minimum Qualifications, job requirements and Competencies
• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, and Computer Science.
• Post-graduate diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation is desirable.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in leading M&E processes, including routine health and survey data management and survey activities for complex health systems strengthening and/or service delivery programs.
• At least 2 years’ experience with providing HMIS support in a Health Systems Strengthening approach, in HIV/AIDS, maternal, newborn and child health is desirable.
• Knowledge of GIS tools for Health service mapping
• Knowledge of use of Ms Excel, SPSS, STATA, GIS, ODK
• Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods (including visual analysis using maps)
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills and oral and written communication skills in English.
• Previous experience working on US government programs will be considered an asset
• Experience with USAID, PEPFAR and or other donor projects.
• Experience collaborating and developing partnerships with Ministries of Health/National Programs, District Local Governments, donors, NGOs, and/or other stakeholders on HIV/TB initiatives in alignment with national strategic plans.
• Experience in managing quality improvement interventions and technical/institutional capacity building programs.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the email below and submit their cover letters, a detailed curriculum vita and copies of relevant academic documents to: ; recruitment@mjap.mak.ac.ug  addressed to; The Human Resource Manager, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), not later than 17th March 2023 at 5:00pm.

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