Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation Support Officer (Human Subjects Research)

Job Description

PCI is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing diseases, improving community health, and promoting sustainable development worldwide. With support from Eleanor Crook Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, PCI Tanzania will be implementing an operations research study in Mara Region of Tanzania called EFFECTS: “Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania”, in collaboration with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Purdue University, and the African Academy of Public Health .

To understand the benefits of integrating nutrition and early child development interventions and the benefits of engaging fathers in these interventions, the project will consist of 4 intervention arms (in addition to a control arm). Across the study arms, women’s and men’s peer groups will be facilitated by Community Health Workers (CHWs) in 80 communities throughout Musoma Rural and Butiama Districts.

The position is based in Musoma and reports to the Program Manager

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To develop and implement the monitoring and evaluation plan, including development of systems and tools for data collection, data analysis, verification and reporting, in collaboration with program staff and relevant stakeholders.
• To build capacity of program staff and stakeholders to implement MLE activities;
• Ensure that projects have appropriate data collection and management strategies and tools in place in accordance with ethics and policies on human subjects’ research.
   

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• University degree (Bachelor's degree or MPH) in social science, M&E, public health, or related field, with substantive expertise in monitoring and evaluation methodologies
• Strong understanding and up-to-date technical knowledge of best practices in monitoring and evaluation
   

EXPERIENCE

• Four years professional experience in monitoring and evaluation for international NGOs/aid organizations;
• Two years’ experience collecting, managing, organizing and/or analyzing data for quantitative and qualitative research studies involving human-subjects;
• Excellent skills and experience using technology for data collection, such as mobile phone based data collection for monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in supporting, mentoring and training other staff in data collection or reporting;
• Experience with capacity building of project staff, partners, government officials, community leaders, and community-based organizations;
• Interest and capacity to pilot and refine new data collection approaches (new tools, technologies and/or processes) aimed to continuously improve timeliness and usefulness of process evaluation data
   

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

MONITORING AND EVALUATION DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

• Collaborate with project team to develop an effective M&E plan for the project in accordance with the project design, with approved indicators and targets, including results framework, IPTT, PMP, data collection tools, project database, project dashboard, M&E training plan, and feedback and reporting mechanisms in accordance with PCI and donor standards.
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• Coordinate the collection, management, analysis and presentation of M&E data, including monitoring and process evaluation data, for various audiences.
• Refine data collection and measurement tools to ensure user-friendly, efficient and appropriate monitoring data collection processes, including the use of mobile data collection and other new technologies when feasible.
• Facilitate periodic data verification through routine data quality verifications and site visits.
• Collaborate with MLE Manager in supporting the implementation of M&E related activities in other PCI projects, as needed.
   

DATA MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Ensure that projects have appropriate data management strategies and tools in place to be able to respond to reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with PCI Tanzania’s MLE Manager, and MLE and Database Support Officers, to maintain electronic information management systems with relevant project information in accordance with IRB protocols, national/international policies for the protection of human subjects, and information privacy laws.
• Develop and implement internal control systems that ensure the quality of all partner and PCI data, including facilitating routine data quality assessments, ensuring the protection of human subjects and data privacy.
   

REPORTING AND COMMUNICATION

• Provide technical assistance and mentoring to project staff and partners to collect, consolidate, and organize project data to ensure timely, accurate and comprehensive reporting.
• Participate in project team and relevant stakeholder meetings to improve coordination and communication regarding all aspects of project MLE requirements.
• Support project team and stakeholders to identify, document and share best and promising practices, and develop and implement a dissemination strategy.
   

INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY

• Contribute new ideas in solving various program/organization related issues.
• Contribute new ideas and innovations to strengthen staff and stakeholder capacities in M&E.
• Contribute new ideas and innovations to improve timely, quality data collection as part of the project’s process evaluation.
• Play role in implementing new ideas as agreed.
   

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Skills
• Thinks and Acts Strategically
• Presentation and Data Visualization Skills
• Communication and Planning Skills
• Uses Good Judgment
• Demonstrates Adaptability
• Coaches/ Mentors
   

DEADLINE:

• The first review of candidates will take place after April 27th, 2018
• PCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• Only successful candidates will be contacted