Job offer: Senior M&E Officer x2

FHI 360 Lesotho

Senior M&E Officer (2 Positions)

FHI 360 is a non-profit human development organization dedicated to advancing equity, health and wellbeing through data-driven, locally led solutions — so that humanity thrives.  Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories. FHI 360 Lesotho is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Senior M&E Officer. The position will be based in Maseru, Lesotho.

SECURE Project Description

The USAID Sustaining Epidemic Control through Unified Prevention (SECURE) program is a five-year activity that seeks to build on this positive momentum by providing USAID a flexible, locally led response differentiated by target population and built on our record of success in Lesotho, existing presence across the target geography, and FHI 360’s deep bench of technical expertise. Our approach seeks to strengthen the system that provides integrated primary health care (PHC), health promotion, health systems strengthening and preventive services and transitions leadership to key government-led services and local implementers. Our partners offer complementary expertise and trusted relationships with the Government of Lesotho (GOL), stakeholders, and communities. Our team will serve as mentors, trainers, advisors, and facilitators to bolster local partner and government capacity, skills, and tools to lead the HIV prevention response toward reaching, maintaining, and sustaining HIV epidemic control.

Job Summary

The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for strategic information functions related to the program, including all monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of performance and results.
The Senior M&E Officer will lead efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation and performance reporting within the ten districts of SECURE, including building capacity of district teams to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV services and activities, as well as ensuring data quality. Senior M&E Officer will ensure program data are tracked, verified, and supporting documentation is maintained and reported to the SECURE project leadership, FHI 360 ESARO, USAID/PEPFAR and DATIM. The Senior M&E Officer will liaise with the MEL Director and with USAID/PEPFAR and government of Lesotho counterparts responsible for SI and support coordination with national health management information systems. This position will report to the SECURE MEL Director.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in design, development, planning, implementation, and capacity development for SECURE district teams in data collection, analysis, visualization, dissemination, and use of data from different sources.
• Work closely with the SECURE service delivery area Advisors, MEL Director and the country project leadership to provide oversight for development of performance monitoring plans and development of systems for data collection, collation, analysis and use.
• Oversees compilation of M&E data for inclusion in monthly High Frequency Reporting (HFR), quarterly reports and other ad hoc reporting requests and ensure reporting is aligned with donor and SECURE project requirements.
• Support SECURE partners with the implementation and roll out of the DHIS2 tracker systems.
• Support the analysis and use of data from routine information systems to influence the design and scope of the project.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other organizations.
•  Prepares reports, dashboards, presentations, and performance reviews and responds to data requests timeously.
• Supports ongoing work with Go Online strategies using QuickRes based platform.
• Works closely with the team to ensure project implementation remains technically sound and adheres to company strategy and standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
• Develops or writes technical briefs, reports, or other necessary materials to facilitate research, best practices, policies, and procedures.
• Assists with the implementation of research studies by providing technical support and overall management to ensure coordination and field-level implementation.
• Works closely with the team to ensure SECURE project implementation remains technically sound and adheres to the national strategy and standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
• Ensures project activities are on track with work plans, with technical expertise informing project implementation.
• Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use
• Conduct RDQAs in SECURE implementing sites.
• Any other duties assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, social work, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics or a related field is required.
• At least 6 (six) years of experience in providing M&E support to HIV programs is required. Work with Priority Populations and Key Populations (sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender persons, people who inject drugs) will be an added advantage.
• Familiarity with Lesotho HIV/AIDS/public health sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) is required.
• Previous experience working with USAID or PEPFAR-supported programs including familiarity with USAID M&E reporting requirements required.
• Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems and portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand formats including data visualizations.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Lesotho health information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting and use of data.
• Previous experience in M&E capacity development for local partners.
• Ability to work collaboratively, productively and sensitively within a multidisciplinary, multicultural environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English.
• Well-developed computer skills
   

Travel Requirements

• 50%

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

The position will ideally be based in Maseru, Lesotho and work out of the FHI 360 office. This is a local position.

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