Mozambique: Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

The Position

AKF(Moz) is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinator, working as a member of its Health team and in collaboration with the organisation’s wider M&E Unit, to lead the development of M&E systems for this project, as well as coordinate the work plans of M&E field staff and take responsibility for the day-to-day management of project monitoring, evaluation and learning activities. In doing so, the M&E Coordinator will be expected to ensure the meeting of key deliverables in terms of the training of data collectors as well as the timely collection and reporting of data according to AKF(Moz)’s contractual obligations for the project. The M&E Coordinator will also have ultimate responsibility for developing learning materials for regular project performance reviews and to ensure that data are utilised to identify and resolve problems that may negatively affect project implementation and the achievement of project objectives.

The M&E Coordinator will be based in Pemba and will report directly to the SPARC Project Manager. He/she will have the active support of AKF(Moz)’s senior Health programme managers as well as AKF(Moz)’s National M&E Manager, in carrying out their day-to-day work.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities of the M&E Coordinator will include:

· Develop, in collaboration with relevant programme and other M&E staff, a comprehensive MEL system for the project. This system will respond to the project’s key performance indicators, data collection processes and analysis, and will include: the creation and rollout of simple and context-appropriate data collection tools, the design of a project database, as well as the establishment of data management and collection plans, and reporting procedures that deliver high quality data in a timely manner;

· Work with project M&E Assistants to develop weekly and monthly work plans to train data collectors, monitor the proper use of data collection tools – including data collection via smart phones – in the field, and resolve ongoing problems/bottlenecks in the collection and reporting of field data. The M&E Coordinator will monitor adherence to these work plans and guarantee that M&E Assistants are actively engaged across the project’s expansive geography;

· Work pro-actively with M&E Assistants and other project staff, to solve problems that arise in the collection and reporting of field data as well as carrying out on-going sensitisation work with community activists and other data collectors on the importance of data collection for the realisation of project objectives;

· Plan and hold regular (monthly) coordination meetings with project staff to gain feedback on M&E-related challenges as well as to collect observations from M&E staff on issues of broader project performance;

· Plan and hold data interpretation and/or reflection sessions with project staff to review results of data collection processes to integrate learnings into work plan phases

· Supervise the maintenance the project database and ensure the regular updating of project monitoring data so that it is available for project narrative reports, internal project coordination meetings, as well as meetings with the donor and relevant partners;

· Take the lead, alongside the Project Manager, in drafting in project narrative reports, ensuring that these include quality data as well as a critical reflection on project performance;

· To work, in coordination with the project team, the M&E Assistants, as well as AKF’s National M&E Manager, to ensure the timely implementation of mixed methods project studies, evaluations and other outcome-focused data collection activities. This includes taking the lead in the development of study plans, data management and analysis plans, and data collection tools, as well as organising relevant trainings of data collectors, piloting tools in the field and supervising the collection, cleaning, analysis and reporting of data collected in the field;

· To serve as a senior member of the project team and working with the wider AKF(Moz) Health and M&E units on a range of complementary tasks when requested;

Required Qualifications and Experience:

The successful candidate is expected to have:

• An undergraduate degree in public health or a related field (graduate degree preferable);

• At least five years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of development projects, particularly in relation to community health. Past experience in projects relating to sexual and reproductive health would be ideal;

• Experience of training and mentoring colleagues in M&E systems.

• Demonstrated experience managing teams of data collectors as well as experience in liaising with community activists in the collection and reporting of community-level data;

• Ability to design and maintain a simple project database – in MS Excel or using more sophisticated software packages;

• Experience in the design of data collection tools, ideally for community health projects;

• Familiarity in quantitative and/or qualitative research, including study design and implementation (including data collection), data management, and analysis;

• Solid understanding of (and an interest in) international development issues, particularly in the areas of public/community health;

• Willingness to participate in field activities and to travel to remote areas within Cabo Delgado;

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team;

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Portuguese (and ideally English). Knowledge of Macua, Makonde, and/or Kimwani would also be an asset.

• Strong analytical skills.

Please forward your CV and cover letter in English to timoteo.chihungule@akdn.org or itelvino.dorosario@akdn.org. Mozambican nationals and particularly women are encouraged to apply. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.