M&E Capacity Building Advisor Job Vacancy

Job Title: M&E Capacity Building Advisor

Deadline Date: 01/26/2011

Description:
Please note that this is a limited time position with an immediate start date and end date on/around November 30, 2011.

This position will be based full time at WellShare International's headquarters office in Minneapolis, MN.

The New Partners Initiative Technical Assistance project (NuPITA) is a four-year USAID-funded program intending to work in eight countries to provide technical assistance to fifteen organizations working in HIV & AIDS that have received funding from USAID under the New Partners Initiative (NPI), a core program of the President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). NPI was created to build the capacity of organizations to work at the community level and support the long-term response to HIV & AIDS. NPI increases the number and diversity of organizations working on the USG's efforts to address HIV & AIDS around the world.

As part of JSI/NuPITA's capacity building program, JSI is seeking a M&E Capacity Building Advisor that will help develop WellShare International's organizational Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems, lead WellShare's internal M&E working group to improve WellShare's monitoring and evaluation processes and data utilization capacity, and provide training and skills-building to WellShare staff on M&E.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Building an organizational culture for M&E:

* Work with WellShare's internal M&E team to develop more comprehensive terms of reference, and specifically, assist in identifying an M&E focal person for each country program as a key contact for M&E communication.
* Develop an overall M&E strategy along with implementation priorities and action steps.
* Review and finalize the list of organizational standard indicators with the M&E team.
* Develop an organizational level M&E database.
* Lead the development of an organizational toolkit of M&E guidelines that will outline key M&E activities relevant for WellShare programs. The toolkit should include sample tools (performance management plans, logical frameworks, data collection forms, sample data analysis, etc.) that can serve as a guide for programs and build off existing WellShare best practices and tools.
* Develop systems and written guidelines for ensuring that information from the standard indicators and other M&E processes feeds into the program development process and that proper M&E processes (activities, staff, etc.) are included in proposal budgets.
* Develop or adapt a basic M&E training curriculum for program staff. Explore the most effective ways to deliver trainings (on an as needed basis or set specific trainings) and determine whether distance learning programs can be an effective way to conduct M&E trainings.
* Work with the M & E team to develop an organizational capability statement for M&E.
* Provide input into the M&E aspects of WellShare's organizational and country level strategic plans. Work with each Country Director to set country level M&E strategies and action plans prioritizing their M&E technical support and training needs in line with available resources.
* Develop strategies and set up procedures (i.e. email listserv, intranet) and systems for M&E institutional knowledge management and information sharing across the organization.


Building staff capacity for M&E:

* Visit and assess country programs' current M&E processes (data collection, quality assurance, analysis, reporting, use, and dissemination) and provide inputs to improve processes. (NuPITA provided an assessment for Uganda, but it would be important for the NPI advisor to familiarize him/herself with Uganda. A similar process should be conducted for Tanzania.)
* Train staff at HQ and country programs to use the organizational M&E database.
* Pilot the standard indicator reporting, feedback and data use components at field, HQ M&E team and board levels.
* Conduct M&E trainings and provide ongoing technical support to WellShare staff as necessary based on findings from assessments.

QUALIFICATIONS

* A strategic and systematic thinker who is capable of leading various internal stakeholder groups forward to develop the organization s M&E strategy; identifying and prioritizing immediate versus long-term activities; and engaging staff throughout the organization in an effective way to implement the strategy.
* Knowledge of M&E best practices and significant practical experience in implementing M&E in domestic and international health programs.
* Experience developing organization-wide M&E systems and tools for small and large organizations.
* Experience providing technical support to field staff including designing and conducting training and capacity building activities. Experience developing web-based training materials would be very beneficial.
* Experience with designing and developing M&E databases (Excel, Access, others) and training staff in how to use databases.
* Experience in designing, conducting and analyzing research studies (both quantitative and qualitative). Experience in STATA and NVivo is essential.
* Experience in budgeting for M&E within proposals.



This position will be based full time at WellShare International's headquarters office in Minneapolis, MN.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online by 01/26/2011.


No phone calls please.
Principals only please.

JSI is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer committed to workplace diversity. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

To apply
http://www.jsi.com/JSIInternet/Jobs/apply_online/index.cfm?jobid=41385