Jobs – M&E Officer at mothers2mothers

Mothers2mothers (m2m) is an international non-governmental organization based in Cape Town, SA, dedicated to providing education and support to pregnant women and mothers living with HIV, and preventing mother-to-child transmission. m2m empowers HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers to become role models in their communities by promoting AIDS awareness, testing and services. m2m currently operates in 7 countries in Africa. For further information please visit, www.m2m.org.

• Work in liaison with the MEC and Program Coordinator to develop indicators, data collection plans, and methodologies as part of the proposal development process
• Technically support the implementation of m2m’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plan at site level
• Assist in data entry including performing periodic data quality checks
• Support the implementation of routine site monitoring and reporting processes, including supporting coordination of development of forms/tools for data collection and reporting
• Offer direct mentorship, technical assistance, and formal training to program staff, partners, and country staff on relevant M&E topics
• Technically support MEC with orientation, training and ongoing mentorship for Site Coordinators, Mentor Mothers and HMIS focal persons at district level
• Work closely with the MEC to track, analyze, and report on long-term data trends in all m2m programs
• Technically support the timely, complete and accurate collection of data from site level, and reporting of data to the Country Office
• Work with the MEC on the production of performance and impact results reports for donors and other stakeholders
• Offer training and on-going support to district HMIS focal persons/biostatisticians, and field staff on M & E activities and processes to ensure quality and timely documentation and reporting
• Support the MEC to coordinate compilation and dissemination of Annual and Quarterly reports for the programs
• Support the MEC to ensure that donor, partner, and Senior Management data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner
• Support documentation of lessons learned, reporting, and presentation within m2m Uganda office.
• Actively participate in the implementation and evaluation of pilot projects, operations research, and program evaluations as appropriate.
• Support the in-country M&E exercises for programs/ projects and impact assessments
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by the MEC or Program Coordinator

• The applicants should hold Bachelor’s Degrees in Epidemiology, demography, Biostatistics, Public Health or related discipline.
• At least three years’ experience in NGO program monitoring and evaluation in the health sector, experience with HIV/AIDS programmes preferred
• Functional working knowledge in the implementation and management of M&E systems, involving capacity building for field staff, as well as monitoring and promotion of data quality
• Good computer skills with work experience using MS Office applications, competence in programming and analysis of data using programs such as STATA, Epi-lnfo and others is an advantage
• Good written and verbal communications skills in English and in local languages are preferred
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, interpersonal, communication skills and collective problem-solving skills
• Possess the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast- paced environment, set priorities, work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent analytical and creative thinking with ability to work independently
• Proven ability to work as a team leader and as a team member with multidisciplinary teams

Deadline: 30^th June, 2014