Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Assistant

Requisition ID: req51941

Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Assistant

Sector: Monitoring & Evaluation

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Hagadera, Kenya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee
(IRC) is a leading humanitarian and development agency, supporting communities
in transition in 40 countries. Simultaneously a global technical leader and
proven implementer, IRC has shaped youth priorities and approaches at the
national level and implemented programs at the community level since its
founding in 1933. IRC has worked in Kenya since 1992, implementing highly
effective programs in youth livelihoods, economic development, women
empowerment, integrated healthcare, and Nutrition.

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the
M&E Officer, the M&E Assistant will be supporting in data collection,
summarizing, compiling and dissemination, storing and timely reporting of all
forms in Health, Nutrition, WPE and RH/HIV programs. Key responsibilities will
be implementing Health Management Information system at the program level to
support data capture and reporting. Ensure data quality is maintained, all the
data is always available. Conduct data entry of facility reports into IRHIS,
KHIS and LMIS, building the capacity among information systems users at the
facility level and administration level within the IRC programs. He/she shall
coordinate with program teams in sharing monitoring and evaluation information
and support in preparation and dissemination of program lessons and reports.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support in implementation of the
  MEAL systems in Hagadera.
• Coding and indexing of diagnosis
  of inpatient files/emergency files as per MOH requirement.
• Reviewing facility data/ reports
  and uploading it to DHIS and LMIS.
• Take lead in quarterly data review
  meetings at facility level, sector level and camp level.
• Support in conducting routine data
  quality audit and assessments.
• Compile weekly surveillance disease
  trends and weekly activities reports and share with the relevant health teams.
• Share ad-hoc reports as the need
  arises by the program teams.
• Verification of data updated on
  whiteboards across the facilities.
• Supporting program staff with
  provision of data collection tools development, deployment, and supervision of
  use.
• Supervision of filing and general
  data management at the facilities.
• Supervising Monitoring and
  Evaluation incentives staff.
• Conducting community feedback
  sessions.
• Any other duties as assigned by
  supervisor.

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Health Records &
  Information Management, Monitoring and Evaluation or any other related field.
• Diploma in Health Information
  management, Monitoring and Evaluation or equivalent with at least 3 years of
  field experience.
• Computer literacy with possible
  advanced Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint and Ms access.
• Knowledge in computer statistical
  packages (EPI INFO, SPSS, and Stata).

Required Experience & Competencies:

• Experience working in facility
  health records.
• Must be conversant with real-time
  reporting tools and systems, data analysis and visualization and Ministry of
  Health M&E tools and system.
• Strong data interpretation skills,
  report writing and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in capacity
  building and mentoring of staff.
• Knowledge, skills, and experience
  in participatory methods as well as quantitative and qualitative methods for
  data collection
• Experience in use of data to
  inform decision-making, planning, and performance monitoring.
• Strong communication, management,
  oral, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to interact strategically
  with numerous counterparts, including donors, Ministry of Health officials,
  local partners, and other NGOs.
• Ready to work in difficult environmental
  conditions.
• Must be flexible and culturally
  sensitive.
• Knowledge in client feedback
  mechanisms.

Standards of Professional
Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles
outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity,
Service, Accountability and Equity. In accordance with these values, the IRC
operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and
Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity
Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Gender Equality: IRC is
committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer
benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our
workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and
other encouraging benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC
considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,
color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided
reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview
process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges
of employment.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged
to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary
and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

Disclaimer:

Please take note that
International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection
with its recruitment processes.