Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Associate
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Job Number:
1300001186)
Description
Health, Education and Social Programs
Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Associate
Nairobi, Kenya
About ICF International
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from research and analysis through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 3,500 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF's Web site is http://www.icfi.com/.
Job Description:
The International Health and Development Division of ICF Macro (formerly Macro International Inc.) seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Associate to join our team. The Senior Associate will work on the portfolio of public health related M&E activities under USAID’s technical assistance (TA) project for global health programs. The portfolio focuses primarily on the monitoring and evaluation of programs directed at improving quality, availability and use of essential health services. He/She will assist in providing technical inputs to strengthening community health and referral information systems in addition to supporting health programs in Kenya to better identify their information needs and developing and testing tools to support information use. Key function of this position will be capacity building among information systems users at the national, county, district and community levels of government and health facility personnel.
The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the implementation of activities
- Work extensively with government counterparts to build capacity and support health information strengthening activities
- Support the assessment, testing, and documentation of specific interventions to improve the capture and use of health referral data
- Assist project staff in planning for, implementing and documenting field activities
- Monitor project activities
- Provide information on the status and progress of program activities and disseminate information and public reporting results, per client instructions, to interested parties
- Contribute technical expertise to other projects as needed
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Post-graduate degree in epidemiology, demography, statistics, infectious disease control
- 5 years of experience in health monitoring and evaluation
- Experience in working with district health management teams and GOK officials at the regional and district levels
- Production of customized dashboards for data presentation and strategic information
- Data analysis, report writing, dissemination, use and knowledge management
- Training of others in various areas of M&E including data collection, quality, and analysis
Preferred Skills:
- Prior experience in health programs and M&E systems in Kenya
- Experience working with GOK
- Demonstrated technical writing a plus
Professional Skills:
- Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and decision making abilities
- Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
ICF offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and fosters a highly skilled, energized and empowered working environment
ICF International is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/D/V
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