The goal of St. John’s Community Centre (SJCC) is to empower communities by effectively
addressing root causes of poverty and injustices for the attainment of sustainable livelihoods. SJCC is working in partnership with Global Communities with the goal to create long-lasting, positive, and community-led change and build the capacity of communities and local organizations to direct the development of lives and livelihoods.
SJCC is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Specialist in anticipation of the
USAID-funded Kenya Health Partnerships for Quality Services (KHPQS) – OVC Program in Kenya.
The primary goal of the program will be to improve quality and increase the use of locally-led social services at the county level for OVC and adolescents.
Responsibilities
The MEL Specialist will be responsible for building and maintaining monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for the KHPQS in accordance with the program agreement and donor
requirements, including compliance and transparency. Lead the design and implementation of the MEL systems, including digital/electronic data capture, analysis and database maintenance that track delivery against targets, outcomes and impact. The MEL Specialist will collaborate and report routinely to the program COP, DCOP, and program partners to track progress and achievements of the program.
The position holder will provide capacity-building support and training on MEL for leadership and staff, and provide advice on routine and special reporting, other information dissemination, capacity building for partners for MEL. The MEL Specialist will also work collaboratively with the Global Communities Transition Advisor to build and maintain systems that are compliant with donor requirements and SJCC policies.
Qualifications and Experience
The MEL Specialist should have the following professional skills and qualifications:
• A Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, informatics, Public Health, Monitoring and
Evaluation, or related fields, with knowledge/skills of Geographical Information Systems and information technology.
• A minimum of ten years of experience in monitoring and evaluation activities in large scale, complex, international development programs.
• Experience and advanced knowledge of database development for data capture and reporting
and the application of statistical methods, including qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Demonstrated hands-on practical experience in setting up and managing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (MER) systems and the ability to coach and train others in their use for public and/or private sector organizations.
A minimum of 5 years of experience designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for USAID-funded projects related to health and/or systems strengthening.
• Experience in Kenya and PEPFAR reporting systems including DHIS 2, DATIM, TraiNET, OLMIS, CPIMS.
• Familiarity and experience with United States Government (USG) donor program requirements for MEL management including experience in conducting routine data quality assessments (RDQA).
• Well versed in developing learning agendas and experienced in utilizing of USAID Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approaches is strongly preferred.
• Additional skills for preferred candidates will include experience and participation in continuous program quality improvement, problem-solving, data use for decision making, and innovative results-driven management systems development to deliver program results and donor reporting.
• Excellent analytical skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet tools and browsers, Outlook/Exchange, Windows OS with high proficiency in SPSS, STATA, Excel,
and/or other statistical evaluation software.
• Experience in designing and building a digital interface for field-level data collection is a
plus.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in English with proficiency in Swahili preferred.
The MEL specialist should have the following personal skills and qualifications:
• Ethical conduct according to recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
• Professionalism and integrity in all work and communications.
• Teamwork and collaboration seeker, capacity-builder, and problem-solver.
• Self-starter and self-motivated, hardworking, creative, passionate for quality of work.
