The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, working as part of International Medical Corps Health Technical Unit (HTU), will provide technical assistance and build capacity for rigorous M&E within International Medical Corps programs worldwide. The M&E Specialist will identify proven M&E approaches and tools and work closely with International Medical Corps' staff at headquarters and the field to implement these techniques as well as assist in program development and design.
Responsibilities:
Design and roll-out initiatives to strengthen International Medical Corps technical approach to program design, monitoring and evaluation (including adoption of standardized indicators and benchmarks, performance M&E plans, activity and indicator tracking tools, and evaluation approaches)
Provide technical support for design, implementation and analysis of periodic quantitative and qualitative data collection activities, including baseline and end of project assessments
Contribute extensively to building International Medical Corps internal systems for information and knowledge management, including standardized country-level monthly reports, grant tracking
Build capacity of International Medical Corps staff at headquarters and the field level through targeted technical assistance and design and delivery of M&E trainings
Develop M&E processes and related tools that support quality assurance for key program areas (women and child health, water and sanitation, mental health, emergency response, health capacity building)
Provide technical input and review for monthly, quarterly, annual and other reports to meet donor and International Medical Corps requirements
Advise International Medical Corps international operations staff in the planning and monitoring of M&E related expenditures and make recommendations for required human and financial resources
Design, test, implement and review routine project monitoring and report forms and data flow mechanisms and oversee the management of data for regular reporting on program progress
Conduct operational research activities as appropriate to support effective and efficient program implementation
Establish and maintain feedback mechanisms for M&E results with all stakeholders to identify and share lessons learned and to encourage use of data for decision-making at all levels
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and levels of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive
Qualifications:
Masters level or higher degree in epidemiology, public health, social sciences, health information management, biostatistics or a related discipline
At least three years of applied experience with a humanitarian organization designing, implementing and overseeing monitoring and evaluation tasks, preferably in health and nutrition sectors
Demonstrated experience designing logical frameworks and/or results based frameworks and associated performance monitoring and eavluation plans; experience with M&E approaches for key donors such as USAID and PRM is highly desirable
Extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection/survey design, implementation and analysis
- Competent in qualitative approaches and participatory assessment
- Familiar with common survey approaches in the health and nutrition sectors (KPC surveys, LQAS, and SMART)
- Experience designing and implementing health management information systems at the facility and community levels
Familiarity with database design and other tools for information management
Competent in MS Excel, word processing, Power Point and experience using statistical packages such as SPSS, EPI-Info, STATA, etc
Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate technical material to both expert and lay audiences
Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments
Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
Able to travel internationally up to 30%, sometimes at short notice
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