International Medical Corps Emergency Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job Vacancy in Washington

International Medical
Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving
lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and
development programs.

Established in 1984
by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private,
voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve
the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that
build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training
and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at
highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency
situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care
systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance. International Medical Corps
is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and
relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development
programs.

JOB SUMMARY
The ERT Monitoring
and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for quickly and efficiently setting
up monitoring systems to collect basic information about activities in the most
initial phase of emergency response. As the response continues, the M&E
Officer will be responsible for designing and implementing sustainable
monitoring and evaluation systems in coordination with relevant government and
UN agencies as well as analyzing, interpreting and communicating information in
a way that promotes informed decision-making for on-going and future
programmatic activity.
Responsibilities:
  • Identify priority data needed for
    immediate operational and planning means and rapidly develop methods of
    collecting this data
  • Coordinate and lead rapid needs
    assessments as necessary, including coordination with other agencies and
    prompt analysis and dispersal of findings
  • Develop M&E processes and
    related tools that support quality assurance for key program areas (women
    and child health, water and sanitation, mental health, emergency response,
    health capacity building);
  • Design, test, implement and review
    routine project monitoring and report forms, databases and data flow
    mechanisms and oversee the management of data for regular reporting on
    program progress;
  • Establish and maintain feedback
    mechanisms for M&E results with all stakeholders to identify and share
    lessons learned and to encourage use of data for decision-making at all
    levels and effectively communicate this information;
  • Conduct operational research
    activities as appropriate to support effective and efficient program
    implementation;
  • Advise in the planning and
    monitoring of M&E related expenditures and make recommendations for
    required human and financial resources;
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
    The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the
    nature and levels of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
How to apply: 
Please visit our
careers page to apply: www.imcworldwide.org
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Date: Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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