Pioneer Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer Job- Malaria Consortium Vacancies

Closing Date: Saturday, 25 September 2010

Job Title: Pioneer Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Company: Malaria Consortium

Closing date: 25 Sep 2010

Location: Uganda - Hoima

Ref No. MC/UG/06-09-10

Malaria Consortium is the world's leading not for profit dedicated to malaria control. Our main country offices and programmes implement comprehensive malaria control activities in six countries: Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mozambique, Southern Sudan, and Zambia. We have smaller operations in several other African countries, and also in Thailand and Cambodia. Our head office is in London, UK.

We are seeking an ambitious and dynamic individual for the position of monitoring and evaluation officer for the pioneer integrated malaria control project in four districts in the Western region of Uganda, namely Buliisa, Hoima, Kiboga and Kibaale. The project, funded by Comic Relief and which started in May 2009, spans a four year period and is aiming to demonstrate a reduction in malaria morbidity and mortality. It has a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation component to support the assessment of impact and to document learning from integrated malaria control programmes at district level. This will, in turn, inform the wider scale up of interventions and advocacy at all levels. The position is based in Hoima with 60% travel to the field.

The successful candidate would

Assist with implementing a comprehensive project monitoring and evaluation system to include entomological surveillance, household level impact surveys, health facility assessments, knowledge attitude and practice studies, routine HMIS data collection, case studies, stakeholder and partner consultations, as well as the conduct of a range of operational research studies

Participate in the design of data collection protocols and tools; train and supervise staff for survey implementation; oversee data management and participate in analysis and reporting.

Act as the project's focal point for all data; including compiling project activity reports and data on a monthly basis and submitting to the Project Coordinator Ensure effective and collaborative relationships with all project partners and that complimentary approaches are established with other projects with similar geographical locations or technical approaches

Participate in relevant meetings, presenting project results and experiences as required

Provide effective support to all Comic Relief visits relating to both project planning, delivery and review, and for the purposes of Comic Relief fundraising and marketing

Technical support to other Malaria Consortium Uganda projects as required

Person Specification

A Degree/ postgraduate qualification in M&E, public health, or related discipline

Minimum of 3 years experience working in public health in developing countries within government, an international organization or research institution

Experience in communicable disease control/malaria control

Significant experience in survey and study implementation

Significant experience and training in M&E design, tools and methodologies

Experience with qualitative data collection and analysis desirable

Excellent writing and presentation skills

Computer skills

Comfortable using EpiData, STATA and other statistical analysis packages

Willingness to travel to project sites in the Western region

How to apply

Please send a cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification along with your CV including three referees, to Human Resources at p.kisembo@malariaconsortium.org

Please quote Job Reference MC 06-09-10 in your application

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