Job Description

Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Location: Kismayo, Jubaland state of Somalia

Reports to the: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist            

Expected Start Date: 1st April 2024

Who we are:

With 50 years of experience, working in over 50 countries, Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the consumer at the center, and wherever possible – bringing care to the front door. We are working to fix market failures, shape future health markets and shift policy and funding to better support consumer empowered healthcare.

Join us!

PSI seeks an experienced, dynamic, and innovation-driven Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to support the implementation of Female Health Worker (FHW) Program in Jubaland. This is a program that aims to strengthen the delivery of high impact community-based primary health care services and build capacity of implementing government. Any contract extension for this position is subject to project award and funding.

Your Contributions

• Support the Senior M&E Specialist with, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Female Health worker program.
• Closely Monitor the performance of Program services indicators and provide routine update the program team.
• Monitor progress in the implementation and results of the projects against the strategic objectives and indicators as well as promote and support the quality assurance of all project interventions.
• Lead routine data quality audits and data review meetings in collaboration with FMS and HTP team.
• Provide technical support to FHW/FHS at the field level on digital submission of program service delivery data.
• Ensure the quality of the program trainings is monitored and compliance with the program quality standards are meet.
• Take lead in data management, analysis and reporting at FMS level and draft periodic M&E reports.
• Take lead in M&E capacity enhancement of government officials and other program team.
• Ensure program use of E-learning tools and systems is achieved by closely monitoring FHW performance of e-learning activities.
• Take lead in program assessment, surveys and evaluations conducted at FMS level.
• Contribute to quarterly program performance bulletin and document success stories from the field.
• Perform any other related duties that is assigned by the supervisor.

Experiences and Qualifications

Minimum qualification and professional experiences required:

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Public Health, Economics, Business Management or Social Science
• 3-5 years’ relevant work experience in M&E preferably for health programs
• Demonstrated experience developing individual and organizational capacity for data management, analysis, and use.
• Experience in implementation of M&E system for health, preferable in public health sector.
• Possess excellent technical skill in health research.
• Experience in managing data at the source including HMIS data collection, data entry and processing.
• Excellent data analytical skills and interpretation sound quantitative and qualitative skills (managing, analysis & interpretation of data), with a focus on building the capacity of others in these skills.
• Experience using data for decision making coaching / mentoring others to use data for decision making, and generating analytics for data-based decision making.
• Experience adapting tools, guidelines, and systems to improve data analysis and management.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills and ability to establish good working relationships, highly skilled in using statistical programs, with experience in training and facilitation of M&E activities.
• Fully proficient in the following software applications: Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint
• Excellent written and oral skills in English and Somali languages
• Willingness to travel regularly across Somalia.

Skills Required

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