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Job Ref: 13-7473
Job Location: Kampala, Uganda
Employer: Management Services for Health
Project/Program:Proposal
About MSH:
MSH works with health leaders throughout the world on global health’s biggest challenges, with a focus on HIV & AIDS, TB, malaria, chronic diseases, family planning, and maternal and child health. Together with our partners, we work toward a shared vision of universal health coverage—accessible, affordable, appropriate health services for all— through stronger health systems.
Our health systems innovations aim to create new ways of achieving widespread use of proven health interventions to benefit the millions of people who currently lack access to prevention and treatment options.
Job Overview:
MSH seeks a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor for an upcoming procurement to strengthen the Government of Uganda’s health system and to improve the availability and accessibility of essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS). The goals of this procurement are to 1) strengthen the policy and legal environment governing pharmaceuticals in Uganda and in particular the financing at all levels of EMHS; 2) strengthen finance, affordability and equity of EMHS in Uganda; 3) strengthen pharmaceutical financing through improved financial and commodity tracking and information management; 4) strengthen cost recovery and other co-financing mechanisms and 5) strengthen pharmaceutical financial management capacity at health facility level.
This position is subject to project award and funding.
The Senior M&E Advisor works with the CoP and the Technical Advisors to ensure the development and implementation of the performance management plan (PMP) as well as program indicators necessary to track program targets and objectives. H/She also supports the MoH and other relevant stakeholders to establish adequate national supply chain indicators and works with the Technical Advisors to ensure that developed information system tools adequately capture these indicators. H/She oversees the tracking, analysis, interpretation and utilization of all program data as well as the compilation of program quarterly and annual reports. The Advisor reviews and analyzes data and helps ensure their dissemination and utilization. In coordination with other staff, the Advisor contributes to the development of the research agenda and provides leadership in the analysis and use of research results and findings. The Senior M&E advisor must be well acquainted and have hands-on experience with USAID M&E procedures and practices and have knowledge and experience of logistics and supply chain management indicators. The M&E Advisor will assist in the design and implementation of impact assessments in regards to pharmaceuticals and supply chain management. The Advisor provides these efforts in a participatory and inclusive manner. In carrying out these responsibilities, s/he establishes, nurtures, and maintains strong working relationships with a wide range of players with varied perspectives.
Job Requirements:
- Master’s degree in public health, demography, statistics or related field.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in health sector / systems monitoring and evaluation
- Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications and statistical packages such as STATA.
- Documented experience in pharmaceuticals or public health, including intervention study design/analysis/write-up.
- Familiarity with supply chain concepts and pharmaceutical/logistics indicators
- Capacity building/training experience a plus.
- Hands-on experience with USAID M&E procedures and practices, and reporting requirements is highly desired.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team work environment to meet required deadlines.
- Demonstrated effective leadership and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated excellent English language skills (both written and oral) with the ability to make presentations and effectively write/edit reports.
- Ability and willingness to travel within Uganda at least 20% of the time.
- Working experience in Uganda
Job Duties:
- Provide technical leadership in the review and execution of the project performance management plan (PMP) including compilation and updating indicator sheets to enhance data collection, storage and use.
- Work with the various stakeholder M&E Specialists in setting up their M&E systems and implementing them (Stakeholders include MOH Pharmacy Division, JMS, MAUL, NMS, and NDA).
- Provide expertise to acquire, manage, and analyze data in support of ad hoc requests and studies as they arise and in support of standard reporting requirements.
- Responsible for planning and implementation of M&E related capacity building activities including review of training materials, coordinating M&E trainings and supervision of consultants.
- Lead the data quality assurance role for the project including implementation of data quality assessments to ensure accurate and consistent data collection among regional teams and implementing partners.
- Prepare M&E related reports and contribute to quarterly and annual reporting as relevant.
- Ensure timely and quality completion of all M&E deliverables in line with USAID requirements including update of the USAID reporting systems.
- Contribute to the development of the annual work plan, ensuring alignment with project strategy, agreement on annual targets and inclusion of M&E activities in the work plan.
- Ensure data cleaning of data collected from the Supervision, Performance Assessment and Recognition Strategy (SPARS), one of the key intervention areas, and of any other data collected in the project.
- Provide technical leadership in the design of intervention studies and subsequent statistical analysis, write-ups and reports on these studies including evaluations of program interventions and supervision of consultants working on these studies.
- Supervise staff working in M&E department.
- Participate in regular meetings of Project management team.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Deadline Date: 02/05/2014
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