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JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Regional Program Coordinator (RPC), the officers are responsible for providing MEAL technical support and oversight to KRCS and its partners within the region. These responsibilities include coordinating and supervising KRCS MEAL resources and processes, ensuring implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools, analyzing and ensuring quality reporting, monitoring of outcomes and continuous performance improvement by undertaking and implementing all MEAL related activities as appropriate. The RMEOs are expected to develop and implement data quality assurance plan in the region. The RMEOs will also lead learning and reflection activities to improve program quality, monitor results and impact, share lessons learned, best practices and ensure that accountability and other cross-cutting issues are adequately incorporated into project and MEAL activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work closely with KRCS and partners’ MEAL team to develop capacity of KRCS and its partners on the program M&E frameworks, data management, and data analysis and results‐oriented programming, M&E methods and principles and reporting systems.
2. Promote and facilitate learning, reflections opportunities through documentation of lessons learned and developing approaches for analysis and utilization of data for decision-making among SRs.
3. Ensure quality of monitoring and data reported by field offices and SRs through capacity building, supportive supervision, routine checking and regular validation of data.
4. Undertake regular monitoring and technical support visits to projects to assess progress against approved plans, provide feedbacks and recommendations for timely improvement.
5. Ensure utilization of appropriate reporting templates that facilitate the acquisition and aggregation of data.
6. Assist in designing and regularly updates program MEAL guidelines and tools and ensures that project staff have access and utilization of project tools.
7. Develop and oversee the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and guidelines for data management and data quality assurance in line with national and international policies.
8. Data reporting and analysis to compile monthly, quarterly and annual data reports and develop ad-hoc reports project highlighting project/program outputs, case studies, stories highlighting areas for project improvement.
9. Ensure timely monitoring and reporting to stakeholders including to donors, local government units, partners, community beneficiaries, among others.
10. Manage project evaluation and learning i.e., surveys, baselines, evaluations, joint projects monitoring and reviews / lessons learning workshops/events.
11. Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues and external partners and supporters.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. At least University degree, preferably in Statistics, Information Management, Disaster Management Public Health or related fields.
2. At least 2 years’ work experience in using National Information System for HIV and AIDs program in Kenya, such as key and vulnerable population, Human rights intervention, HIV treatment, Care and support.
3. Over 3 years’ practical work experience from at least one of the following areas: Capacity building, Accountability, learning and Complaint’s handling; and Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting for HIV and KRCS programs.
4. Proven experience on establishing M&E system, logical and conceptual frameworks for HIV programs.
5. Knowledge and experience in using statistical packages for analyzing complex datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS, etc) and generation of information for decision making.
6. Ability to maintain high standards of personal integrity; establishing productive relationships; treating individuals with fairness and respect.
7. Demonstrated strong database management and problem-solving skills.
    

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Kenya Red Cross Society is a leading humanitarian organization sustainably promoting the wellbeing, health and resilience of communities in Kenya.  The Society is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the following positions:

Location: Garissa, but also supporting Wajir and Mandera counties

Reporting To: Regional Manager   

Overall Purpose

1. Responsible to the Regional Manager and working closely with the Nutrition Manager, for effective planning, budgeting, implementing and evaluating community-based nutrition programmes to address persistently high levels of acute and chronic malnutrition, support integration of nutrition actions in emergency preparedness and response, food and livelihood security as well as support generation of knowledge and documentation of best practices in the field of public health nutrition
2. The strategy is to develop and deliver an integrated nutrition resilience framework for intervention execution focusing on partnerships, advocacy, behaviour and attitude change manifested in the application of optimal nutrition practices across the life cycle prior to, during and after emergencies.

Main responsibilities and duties:

1. Program Management and Reporting: Develop region specific integration models that allow for systematic and coordinated incorporation of nutrition in project formulation, implementation, reporting/documenting, monitoring and evaluation across all KRCS disaster management and long term programmes.  
2. Human Resource Management: Supervise, monitor nutrition project staff performance, offer mentorship, support staff in preparation of their performance objectives and determine personnel needs for field-level nutrition activities
3. Grants Management: Ensure adherence to budgets by reviewing expenditures, spending patterns, preparing cash forecasts based on planned activities, and ensure tracking and reporting on nutrition supplies.
4. Partnerships and Networking:  Map out stakeholders in the public and private sectors in each of the regions towards supporting advocacy efforts aimed at scaling up nutrition in the regions, Support development of county emergency nutrition preparedness plans and action plans and attend partnership meetings and forums at regional level

Minimum Qualifications:

1. BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent qualifications
2. Knowledge of national and international minimum standards in health program service delivery (MOH, SPHERE, WHO standards)
3. Practical experience in planning, implementation and management of public health nutrition programmes
4. Proven practical experience in partnership engagement and management
5. Previous proposal development experience (including log frames), and M&E
6. Computer literacy with possible advanced word processing, spread sheet, and relevant health software skills ( ENA for SMART, SPSS ) Additional training in IMAM and IYCF is a requirement

Key Competencies:

1. At least 3-4 years’ experience working in complex, multifaceted, health and nutrition program with an added advantage for candidates with emergency response experience
2. Previous recruitment, performance monitoring and team training experience
3. Previous experience in documentation of lessons learnt, as well conducting health and nutrition surveys and ability to work under pressure.