Job
title: Director
of Monitoring & Evaluation
title: Director
of Monitoring & Evaluation
Reports
to: Chief
Knowledge Officer
to: Chief
Knowledge Officer
Location:
Rwinkwavu
Rwanda, with bi-weekly travel to other sites in Rwanda
Rwinkwavu
Rwanda, with bi-weekly travel to other sites in Rwanda
Organizational
Profile:
Profile:
Partners
In Health (PIH) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Boston, MA, whose
mission is to provide quality health care
In Health (PIH) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Boston, MA, whose
mission is to provide quality health care
for the poor and marginalized in
Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Dominican Republic, and
Navajo Nation. In addition, PIH has a growing network of affiliated
organizations and initiatives in several other countries, including Nepal,
Burundi, Mali, Liberia, and Togo. Through service delivery, training, advocacy
and research, PIH works around the globe to bring the benefits of modern
medical science to those most in need of it, to serve as an antidote to
despair, and inspire others to do the same.
In
2005, PIH and its Rwandan sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB), began
working in partnership with the Government of Rwanda to address the critical
HIV/AIDS epidemic afflicting the population and to comprehensively strengthen
the public health system in rural, underserved districts in Rwanda. Since then,
this collaboration has implemented a comprehensive district-level health
systems strengthening intervention built on strong monitoring and evaluation
systems. This intervention was designed to provide ongoing feedback to programs
to improve service delivery in rural parts of the country. A key component of the
intervention was a decentralized quality improvement intervention at health
centers which has been informed by these monitoring and evaluation systems.
Today, we serve three districts with a total catchment of roughly 800,000, and
are building on these lessons to expand services from HIV to oncology.
2005, PIH and its Rwandan sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB), began
working in partnership with the Government of Rwanda to address the critical
HIV/AIDS epidemic afflicting the population and to comprehensively strengthen
the public health system in rural, underserved districts in Rwanda. Since then,
this collaboration has implemented a comprehensive district-level health
systems strengthening intervention built on strong monitoring and evaluation
systems. This intervention was designed to provide ongoing feedback to programs
to improve service delivery in rural parts of the country. A key component of the
intervention was a decentralized quality improvement intervention at health
centers which has been informed by these monitoring and evaluation systems.
Today, we serve three districts with a total catchment of roughly 800,000, and
are building on these lessons to expand services from HIV to oncology.
This
is an exciting time for PIH. We are taking on immense challenges, and a
newfound visibility has brought the opportunity to influence great change on
the global stage. PIH seeks individuals committed to the mission and values of
the organization to join the team.
is an exciting time for PIH. We are taking on immense challenges, and a
newfound visibility has brought the opportunity to influence great change on
the global stage. PIH seeks individuals committed to the mission and values of
the organization to join the team.
Position
Overview:
Overview:
The
Director of M&E plays a key leadership role within IMB, supporting
organizational knowledge management, developing staff analytic and data
management capacity, managing relationships with government partners, and
ensuring timely and quality reporting to donors. The Director of M&E will
also be responsible for improving data use for IMB programmatic decision-making
and quality improvement, donor reporting, external communications.
Director of M&E plays a key leadership role within IMB, supporting
organizational knowledge management, developing staff analytic and data
management capacity, managing relationships with government partners, and
ensuring timely and quality reporting to donors. The Director of M&E will
also be responsible for improving data use for IMB programmatic decision-making
and quality improvement, donor reporting, external communications.
The
M&E team at IMB is decentralized to the three districts that we support.
Each district has a team of coordinators and data officers who are responsible
for collecting M&E data and ensuring that reports reach relevant IMB and
government leadership to ensure evidence-based decision-making. The Director of
M&E will supervise these teams and the cross-site M&E team, which
provides managerial oversight to the district teams.
M&E team at IMB is decentralized to the three districts that we support.
Each district has a team of coordinators and data officers who are responsible
for collecting M&E data and ensuring that reports reach relevant IMB and
government leadership to ensure evidence-based decision-making. The Director of
M&E will supervise these teams and the cross-site M&E team, which
provides managerial oversight to the district teams.
The
ideal candidate for this position will have a strong technical foundation in
monitoring and evaluation, experience with managing M&E systems, and team
supervision, as well as familiarity with medical informatics and health
research. Experience with project management will be helpful. S/he will be
flexible, have excellent leadership and mentoring skills, be able to adapt to a
fast-paced work environment, and prioritize and manage multiple tasks. S/he
should be comfortable living in a resource-poor setting and working with
culturally diverse colleagues. S/he should be committed to the movement for
social justice and global health.
ideal candidate for this position will have a strong technical foundation in
monitoring and evaluation, experience with managing M&E systems, and team
supervision, as well as familiarity with medical informatics and health
research. Experience with project management will be helpful. S/he will be
flexible, have excellent leadership and mentoring skills, be able to adapt to a
fast-paced work environment, and prioritize and manage multiple tasks. S/he
should be comfortable living in a resource-poor setting and working with
culturally diverse colleagues. S/he should be committed to the movement for
social justice and global health.
Principal
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- General
management of IMB M&E department
- Supervise
cross-site and district level ME coordinators - Manage
ME departmental budget - Provide
and oversight of all technical support tome department staff through
mentorship and training - As
necessary, actively engage in development of tools and conduct
analysis to inform organizational strategy
Active
engagement in developing and implement systems as needed for encouraging data
storage and utilization within IMB and among partners.
engagement in developing and implement systems as needed for encouraging data
storage and utilization within IMB and among partners.
- Develop
and implement a systems needed for ensuring high data quality across all
sources (M&E, research and EMR) - Oversee
data communication within IMB and with external partners including MOH, donors,
and other partnering institutions - Lead
IMB capacity building efforts to strengthen M&E and basic analytic
& data management skills among staff within the organization - Active
engagement IMB M&E resources mobilization to ensure that sufficient
human and financial capital is necessary to execute M&E strategy - Support
operational research and evaluation activities within the organization
through collaboration with IMB research department and management of IMB
analysts
Required
Qualifications and Experience:
Qualifications and Experience:
- Master’s
or other advanced degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, or
related field - Two
or more years of experience with program monitoring & evaluation
related to public health: Quality improvement, data quality monitoring
and infrastructure for data management - Experience
leading M&E reporting for grants as part of a research study or global
health program - Two
or more years Eeperience in managing team and budget - Demonstrated
skills in quantitative methods - Knowledge
of a statistical package such as R, STATA, SPSS or SAS
- Ability
to mentor and manage individuals with diverse educational and cultural
backgrounds
- Highly
detail oriented with experience designing M&E tracking tools and
instruments - Ability
to prioritize multiple tasks, work under pressure, and meet deadlines - Comfort
working in teams as well as acting independently - Excellent
written and verbal communication skills in the English language - One
or more years field experience in resource-constrained setting, particularly
sub-Saharan Africa - Willingness
to live in a remote area and travel to field offices regularly
Preferred
Qualifications and Experience:
Qualifications and Experience:
- Knowledge
of GIS concepts and familiarity with ArcMap - Knowledge
of economic evaluation or costing of health programs - Demonstrated
ability to conduct operational research, including protocol design and IRB
oversight, as well as to disseminate findings - Familiarity
with database design and maintenance, particularly using the Microsoft
Access - Experience
working in Rwanda a plus - French
and/or Kinyarwanda language skills
How
to apply:
to apply:
- If
you believe that you are the right candidate for the
above positions, please submit your application online using the PIH
website by following this link: http://www.pih.org/pages/employment - Select
the appropriate job title, click on “apply to this position” and follow
the instructions. For the section “work authorization,” please select
“unknown.” Should you require any assistance, please email Human Resources
at imbrecruitment@pih.org
