Director, Strategic Information and Evaluation ,
Lilongwe, Reporting to: Technical Director
Reporting to the Technical Director, the Director, strategic Information and
Evaluation is charged with providing leadership and direction to and management
of the EGPAF Malawi country program’s strategic information and evaluation unit
to help the country program better understand the overall state of the HIV/AIDS
epidemic in the country
, progress made in achieving program goals, as well as
ways in which to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program’s
interventions. The SI&E Director oversees all data collection,
analysis and utilization activities within the program. Additionally,
he/she will lead all data quality and service delivery quality improvement
initiatives and manage enhanced monitoring, evaluation and research
activities
Leads the development and implementation an overall integrated M&E plan for
EGPAF Malawi program, Ensures that EGPAF’s minimum standards in SI&E are
met or exceeded each year, Coordinate all donor specific reporting requirements
for all projects, Oversee the quality improvement strategy and implementation
and work with other program team members to implement recommendations, develops
log frames for programs and/or projects as required, Builds linkages between
data reviews, use and performance improvement, Oversees collection, validation,
and storage of data on progress toward targets, in accordance with guidance
provided by the donors and the ministry of Health, Leads EGPAF’s program
evaluations in country and dissemination of the promising practices/lessons
learnt, Supports the conduction of research, including designing and
implementation of operations research studies, Works closely with other team
heads to develop and implement evaluation
priorities, Works with technical unit to identify and evaluate interventions to
address key programmatic challenges using strong scientific methodology to
inform the program, MOH and the broader HIV field, Develops system for
meaningful target setting and tracking of results across a group of key
indicators, Participate in country SI&E technical working groups and other
interagency groups, Contributes to the documentation of program successes
including the development of abstracts and manuscripts, Contributes to capacity
building of EGPAF staff and fellows, Partners, and MOH personnel in the SI&E
through trainings, mentoring, and sharing/review of relevant scientific
literature
Oversees a team of 6 or more individuals, including an M&E Manager, a QI
Officer, a Program Evaluation’s Officer and M&E Officers, Provides overall
strategic leadership and vision for M&E team and sets annual team
priorities, Oversee the development and implementation of unit’s workplan,
Develop professional networks within and beyond Malawi in the SI&E field,
Works collaboratively across teams in the organization to promote data usage
and overall evidence based program management, Is a key member of the program’s
Senior Management team
Advanced Degree (Masters Degree or above) in Epidemiology, Biostatistics,
Public Health, Program Evaluation or health related discipline, Proven
experience in health evaluation and/or research in developing countries,
including protocol writing, survey design, data collection, and data analysis,
Scientific publication elaboration is an added advantage
Experience and Skills – Minimum 10 yrs experience working in the design and
implementation of strategic information and evaluation activities in HIV or a
related area, Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills and
strong team/capacity building experience, Proven self starter and ability to
work with limited supervision, Possesses determination to accomplish tasks on
time with high degree of equality
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is an equal opportunity
employer. All qualified individuals are welcome to apply. Interested
qualified candidates should send their expressions of interest enclosing copies
of their certificates and a detailed current CV including names and contacts of
at least 3 traceable refs and indicating their availability to take up the
position To Country Director , Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation, 1st Floor, NEDBANK House, City Centre, P O Box 2543, Lilongwe or
email to mwrecruitment@pedaids.org
Closing date 22nd April
Location: Lilongwe
