Job description

Position Details Job title: M & E assistants X 2

Location: Harare, Zimbabwe

Primary Manager: Strategic Information and Evaluation Officer

Job Summary

• The M& E assistant is a critical member of the Strategic Information and Evaluation (SIE) team who will support the M & E officer in managing day to day M & E tasks arising within the unit and provide technical support to the programs team to ensure effective implementation of foundation projects through enhanced data management systems and processes. He/She will support planning and implementation focusing on overall M&E framework of foundation projects and ensure proper monitoring, reporting and effective management of the evaluation process. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Timely collect high quality HIV, TB and COVID 19 service uptake and availability data from all supported health facilities on a regular basis • Abstract patient level and aggregate data from health facility registers into project-specific data collection tools

• Perform data quality checks, verify and clean all data before storage

• Ensure complete, accurate and timely capturing of all program data into electronic databases

• Upload program data into respective databases.

• Track project progress through standardized data collection tools and methodologies

• Liaise with facility level healthcare workers and other Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) officers to resolve questions, inconsistencies, or missing data on entering patient level and aggregate program data into databases.

• Triangulate and validate data from supported sites to ensure data harmonization

• Review and make necessary corrections to the data captured in databases

• Generate datasets and analyze data for reporting and use in response to program requests

• Support M&E officer in the compilation of regular and periodic reports through provision of timely accurate and updated data

• Support technical officers to prepare activity reports and documentation of best practices, lessons learnt, assessment reports

• Maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and other associated guidelines

• Conduct periodic site support visits with M&E and technical officers and partner organizations to assess program data quality using standard data quality assessment tools

• Respond to inquiries regarding entered data as requested by relevant site, national level and EGPAF Headquarters staff

• Assist technical staff preparing logistics for trainings, review meetings, survey/assessments planning and implementation.

• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• First degree in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health or any related field

• Post-graduate Diploma in M&E will be an added advantage

• Minimum 1-year experience in a similar position within an NGO in humanitarian environment

• Valid and clean class 4 driver’s license is an advantage Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good attention to detail

• Ability to work in fast paced environment, remaining productive when under pressure

• Familiar with digital data collection and analysis packages (KOBO Toolbox, ODK Collect, MS Excel, SPSS, Commcare)

• Strong computer skills (primarily Word, Excel, and Power Point and outlook)

• Ability to interact and maintain good working relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds in the health centers.

• Flexible approach to work

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Valid and clean class 4 driver’s license is an advantage

• Ability, experience and willingness to drive manual Foundation motor vehicles

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