County MEL Coordinator at World Vision Kenya

JOB PURPOSE

To Ensure Successful Monitoring and Evaluation function within the USAID Tumikia Mtoto project aimed at contributing to improved implementation and reporting in Nairobi and Kiambu. The officer is expected to support 70% DREAMS and 30% OVC

Project Reporting and documentation

• Utilize DREAMS & OVC tools and follow on set targets and timelines of reporting and documentation with LIPs
• Prepare and submit timely quality monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual and other relevant Data as per the requirements.
• Support development and sharing of success stories
• Participate in the regular data review meeting, data verification and assessment and assist in suggesting wider use of data and evaluations to track the progress and results of the project
• Mentor and capacity build county DREAMS LIPs and staffs to improve their skills on M&E data management, use and reporting with the view of increasing their independent capacity.
• Coordinate appropriate monitoring tools utilization within the project
• Supporting the coordination of data collection (tracking), including scheduling and undertaking field visits for verifications

Project Monitoring, Assessment and Evaluation

• Provide technical support in monitoring and evaluation during implementation of DREAMS and OVC at ward level
• Use qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess quality of service provision for the project beneficiaries.
• Manage beneficiary data base of through ensuring support to the Data Assistants.
• Disseminate project information related to M&E to staff, partners and community across the two (2) Counties.
• Ensure that the project M&E standard operating procedures are implemented at service delivery level

Data Quality Assurance and Capacity Building

• Develop Standard operating procedure for M&E within the project
• Participate in the planning, development, maintenance and training of data entry personnel DREAMS databases and Management Information Systems.
• Ensure monthly DQA to assess reliability of the data by verifying on source data documents and quality of the same.
• Collaborate with SCHMT and CHMT on supervision, monitoring and evaluation of DREAMS and OVC data
• Build the capacity of staff, community groups, CHVs, CHEWs/CHAs and partners to enhance participatory monitoring
• Support in organizing for monitoring visits to project sites by senior management as well as by MoH Teams.
• Ensure WVK visibility and participation in HIV M&E Technical working groups in the County
• Maintain links with other organizations for collaboration, networking, resource sharing, material development and learning activities

Others

• Any other duties as assigned by your Supervisor

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATION 

• Minimum of Three (3) years’ experience in M&E successfully overseeing monitoring and evaluation tasks for health and/or development projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Health Records, Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Public Health, Health Information Management or related field with IT skills
• Familiarity with data management, entry and preliminary data analysis
• Experience of using DREAMS and CPMIS database, MS Excel for managing information and computing.
• Excellent communication skills
• Networking and influencing skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience with Kenya Health Information System (DHIS/KHIS) is an added advantage
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure
• Sensitive to multicultural differences
• Energetic and positive attitude with strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Flexible, team player and result oriented
• Good statistical analysis and Data quality audit
• Understanding of PEPFAR is an added advantage