Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
Re - Advertisement
The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation seeks to recruit
the following position funded by the USAID / Kenya through Capacity Kenya
Project.
The Division is the primary agency responsible for policy
making, technical oversight and leadership on all reproductive health programs
in Kenya.
Program Manager – Monitoring and Evaluation and Quality Assurance (M&E and QA)
Ref: ME/DRH/07/2012
Under the overall guidance of the Head of Division of Reproductive Health in the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, the M&E and QA Manager will be the line manager for M&E, Research and quality assurance within DRH.
S/he will provide technical leadership and oversight to ensure
effective planning, coordination, development, quality assurance, monitoring
and evaluation of all RH programs/activities within the Division.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide
strategic technical guidance to ensure effective implementation and
periodic review of DRH’s M&E framework
- Implement
appropriate M&E tools and processes for all DRH programs
- Provide
technical guidance on M&E during development and/or review of
pre-service and in-service RH training curricula, policies, guidelines,
Annual Operation Plans (AOP) and business plans.
- Develop and
execute a framework for the coordination of RH research and utilization of
research findings to inform policy and programme implementation
- Provide overall
management and leadership of the M&E and QA Program including
mentoring staff and experts attached to the Division
- Institute a
framework for the coordination of regular supportive supervision for the
various DRH programs to strengthen the existing health systems and
structures for RH service delivery
- Develop a
mechanism to systematically document and disseminate RH best practices and
lessons learnt from programs
- Implement
effective linkages with HMIS Department for efficient and effective
utilization of data for continuous quality improvement in the provision of
RH services in Kenya.
- Provide
leadership in developing capacity of RH workers to improve M&E across
the RH sub-sector and communication among actors
- Develop a
mechanism for coordinating resource in-flows into DRH and track their
respective program result areas to improve RH in Kenya
- Offer technical
and secretariat support to the RH Interagency Coordinating Committee (RH
ICC) to ensure routine meetings, follow up and implementation of
recommendations
- Ensure effective
coordination and feedback mechanism of and among stakeholder forums e.g.
technical working groups for various programs in the Division (e.g. FP,
MNH, ASRH, RT Cancers, among others)
- Ensure timely
production of quarterly monitoring and quality assurance reports based on
agreed performance indicators and develop an effective feedback mechanism
to implementers of RH programs
- Lead initiatives
in the Division to apply ICTs in RH program planning, implementation
monitoring and evaluation
- Provide feedback
to the Head of DRH on the status of implementation of high impact
interventions for programs within DRH including MNH and FP support
services
Experience and Qualification
- A master’s
degree in a public health or research related field, e.g. MPH with
concentration on epidemiology, bio-statistics, demography, population
studies or other relevant degree,
- At least seven
(7) years of relevant professional experience in project management,
project monitoring and evaluation and relevant related fields
- Experience and
content knowledge in the area of reproductive health
- Excellent
knowledge of participatory methods in M&E in the context of social
change programming
- Proven ability
to conduct and evaluate research findings
- Proven ability
to design and implement research and evaluation to inform interventions
and programs
- Demonstrated
skills in writing for scientific/peer-reviewed publications and
conferences
- Proficiency in
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and statistical software (SPSS, EPI
Info, Stata, SAS etc.); familiarity with database programs such as MS
Access or HMIS and other software packages will be an added advantage
- Familiarity and
experience in working with USAID, and/or other international organizations
will be an added advantage
- Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills
- Proven ability
to train, coach and mentor technical teams
- Proven
ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
If your background, experience, and competencies match the above
specifications, please send your application quoting vacancy number, detailed
CV indicating daytime telephone numbers and e-mail address, attach copies of
academic and professional certificates, diplomas or transcripts and three
letters of reference with contact telephone numbers and e-mail addresses to the
address below not later than July 20, 2012.
Human Resource Manager
IntraHealth International Inc
USAID-Capacity Kenya Project
Unga House, Muthithi Road, 7th Floor
P.O. Box 66726 – 00800
IntraHealth International Inc
USAID-Capacity Kenya Project
Unga House, Muthithi Road, 7th Floor
P.O. Box 66726 – 00800
Nairobi
Email: jobskenya@intrahealth.org
Only short listed Candidates will be contacted.
