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Global Health Corps ,Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Jobs in Malawi

Andrew Othuke Akpeli10 years ago6 years ago012 mins

Dignitas
International (M07-USA)

Job description

Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer at Dignitas International (M07-USA)

About the Global Health
Corps Fellowship:
Global Health Corps is a one-year paid fellowship that pairs young
pro
fessionals with organizations (fellowship placement organizations) that
require new thinking and innovative solutions. We believe that great ideas
don’t change the world, great PEOPLE do! The fellowship begins in July 2015 and
extends through August 2016. Fellows engage in professional development training,
mentorship and thoughtful community-building, and continue to draw upon their
fellowship experience and the GHC alumni network as they build careers of
lasting impact.

Applicants can apply for
up to 3 different fellowship positions, such as the one described below. To see the full list of fellowship
positions, go to: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/through-placements/.

Fellows are placed in
organizations in pairs – one international fellow and one local fellow from the
placement country – creating a fellowship team that is a central part of the
fellowship experience.

About the Fellowship Placement
Organization:
Dignitas International (DI) is a medical humanitarian organization that
develops solutions for global health. We envision a world in which healthcare
is available to all, regardless of wealth, gender or geography. By working in
partnership with patients, health workers, researchers and policymakers, we aim
to follow this vision by tackling the barriers to health care in
resource-limited communities. In 2004, in response to the severe health crisis
in Malawi linked to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, DI opened Tisungane HIV/AIDS Clinic
at Zomba Central Hospital in partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health
(MoH), dramatically increasing access to HIV treatment and care in Zomba
District. Today, close to 20,000 patients have been placed on life-saving ART
at Tisungane and staff receive referrals from across the South East Health Zone
(3.1 million people). To address limited access to HIV-related services in
rural communities, DI has worked to strengthen the decentralized health system.
Through decentralizing care, DI has expanded training and mentoring frontline
health workers, streamlining patient referrals and providing rigorous
laboratory and pharmacy oversight to improve the quality and reach of
HIV-related services to almost 150 health centers across the South East. In
partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health and other collaborators, DI
engages in operations research, which aims to shed light on factors that can
hamper effective health programming, giving rise to new and more effective approaches
to health care delivery.

Fellowship Position
Overview: The
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will work as part of the M&E Unit. In
collaboration with the Medical Program Department and Data Management and
Research Departments, the M&E Officer will contribute to effective
monitoring and reporting. The GHC fellow will contribute to strengthening data
management, improving the quality and timeliness of reporting, increasing the
utilization of routine monitoring data by Medical and Research teams, and assisting
in building capacity of frontline health staff to utilize their data.
Additionally, the fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate with the
Research and Medical Departments on additional side projects. Assignment of
these projects will be determined by the technical expertise and research
interests of the fellow as well as the programmatic needs of Dignitas.

Responsibilities:

Improve data management through efficient organization,
retrieval and delivery of data

In collaboration with the DI Data
Teams, extract/source data for the Medical and Research Departments
Ensure accurate tracking and
archiving of data from health facilities
Validate, analyze data and assist in
evaluation of programs and related activities
Suggest interventions and solutions
to any programmatic and operational issues under the monitored programs
Control data quality by ensuring
that data is clean and checked for accuracy
Transfer data across platforms,
checking for consistency and data conversion errors
Contribute to finding solutions for
problems related to data management
Participate in database modification
and development
Actively participate in data
management meetings and trainings
Implement DI’s protocols on data
privacy, data security, and backups in the context of data management and
M&E

Strengthen internal and external reporting by
contributing to the production of timely, high quality program reports

Contribute to the development of
M&E plans, including reporting schedules and logical frameworks based
on internal DI and donor standards
Work with the Data Management Teams
to improve the reporting system
Support routine internal reporting
processes related to data collection (systems and reporting forms)
Synthesize and format data as
required for reporting purposes
Contribute to compiling M&E
reports as required by the MoH and donors, including USAID
Assist in reviewing and developing
templates

Increase the utilization of M&E data by the medical
team and other users through improved sharing and presentation of trends
and results

Participate in the integration of
monitoring data into program planning cycles and promoting evidence-based
programming
Actively contribute to the
compilation, sharing and presentation of program findings, trends and
results with decision makers
Support the development of program
and research grant proposals, publications and conference presentations
(IAS, ICASA, etc.)
Participate in program-related
quality improvement projects requiring M&E
Actively participate in team
meetings

Build capacity of supervisory and frontline health
workers to collect and utilize data in DI’s operational areas through
periodic meetings and mentoring visits

Assist in conducting trainings with
MoH staff
Participate in District Quarterly
M&E performance reviews and feedback meetings
Work with frontline healthcare
workers on collecting routine HIV-related data
Participate in data feedback visits
to health facilities

Required Skills and
Experience:

University Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health
Informatics or in related/relevant field
Demonstrated ability to synthesize data and produce
reports
Demonstrated experience with data management software
e.g. Access
Proficiency in Excel (Intermediate – Advance)
Ability to manage tight timelines and potentially
stressful, shifting priorities and deadlines
Knowledge of health system, esp. HIV/AIDS M&E gained
through academic and/or professional experience
Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively
within a team environment
Ability to function well in a cross-cultural work
environment
Willingness to occasionally travel to remote health
facilities with poor road conditions
Excellent oral, written communication and interpersonal
skills

Preferred Skills and
Experience:

Ability to develop database (Access) applications or
spreadsheet (Excel) analysis.
Training, mentoring and presentation skills
Familiarity with HIV Program M&E frameworks and
indicators

Fellows receive the
following benefits:

Monthly living stipend
Housing
Utilities stipend
Health insurance
A professional development grant of $600
A completion award of $1500
An advising program that pairs each fellow with an
advisor in his/her area of work or interest
A two-week Training Institute at Yale University in the
United States to begin the fellowship
A five-day End-of-Year retreat in East Africa to finish
the fellowship
Three multi-day trainings during the year
Travel to and from placement site, all trainings, and
retreats
Professional development and personal support from a
dedicated in-country program manager
Personal development and accompaniment program led by
Still Harbor