Head of Strategic Information at The Career Network

This is an established NGO in the HIV/AIDS space looking for a Head of SI based in Centurion

Monitoring and Evaluation, Research

• Oversees/leads all internal and external program evaluations to develop and promote a learning agenda that builds the knowledge necessary to inform program planning, funding decisions, and strategic directions for the organization.
• Oversees all major donor evaluations, ensuring evaluations are balanced across core evaluation principles, including accuracy, propriety, feasibility, and utility.
• Ensures that evaluation variables are strategically identified and donor reporting requirements are met.
• Oversees the design, data collection methods and process, data analysis, and representation of findings using the highest scientific rigour and contextual relevance as possible.
• Provides technical oversight to the SIE and program teams to ensure effective implementation of internal monitoring and evaluation practices.
• Leads in program evaluations and assessments, preparing timely and accurate inputs.
• Develop and implement research agenda

Monitoring Systems and Organizational Capacity Building

• Leads the capacity assessment of business needs and opportunities in SIE.
• Builds capacity of program staff to effectively implement M&E framework, conceptualize, collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate data for real-time programmatic decision-making.
• Develops & refines M&E/research strategy/frameworks including logical frameworks, results frameworks, data flow charts to guide the development & implementation of robust and effective M&E systems and processes, research, data management information systems.
• Coordinates with program teams to ensure best practices in monitoring, evaluation, research, and advocacy are integrated in their work to achieve health impact.
• Fosters a culture of knowledge building and sharing on SIE team, other staff and strategic partners.
• Ensures that regular field visits are conducted to ensure compliance and timely execution of the planned monitoring & evaluation by various program units.
• Links routine program data with geospatial data to inform program analysis and decision-making.

Implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation strategy and planning

• Ensures quality implementation of the organizational M&E strategy, monitors and reports on performance indicators and variances.
• Develops and recommends an evaluation strategy and related plans that ensures critical and timely knowledge acquisition and dissemination which adds strategic value to programs.
• Recommends a comprehensive program of research that would advance the ability of the organisation to contribute to the field of knowledge in our sector of operation.
• Works closely with the Head of IT to inform the design and functionalities of electronic systems.
• Oversee the development and implementation of the Annual Research Plan.
• Ensure compliance with research ethics from study design through dissemination.
• Provide oversight on the dissemination of research results, ensuring that research findings are incorporated into program planning, program improvement & proposal development for any future projects.

Quality Assurance

• Works together with the Heads of Operations and Programs to lead the implementation of Internal Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan.
• Provides guidance in the design and implementation of data quality assurance procedures and trainings to ensure accurate and consistent data collection among field teams and partners.
• Examines field generated data on an ongoing basis and make decisions on how to match demand with services.

Resource mobilisation and strategy

• Participates in the preparation and development of funding proposals.
• Participates in the development of funding strategic planning.
• Allocates work to staff and monitors progress to achieve maximum productivity and the achievement of targets.
• Contributes to the platform strategic plan and to Leadership Team decision-making.

Staff management, budgets and budgetary control

• Directs the management of SIE department staff and budget, including setting annual performance goals, scheduled performance reviews, providing regular coaching and staff development opportunities.

Capacity Building and Training

• Supports all program areas with logical framework and performance monitoring plan development in line with donor requirements.
• Support M&E related capacity building to implementing partners and other institutions supported by Shout as well as Shout staff as appropriate.
• Informs training agenda to ensure staff buy-in to M&E and competence in applying M&E tools.

Reporting and stakeholder management

• Lead the preparation of reports and documents when needed.
• Designs reporting guidelines and oversee accurate and timely reporting of quantitative program indicators to donor and DoH reporting systems.
• Represents the organisation at high-level stakeholder meetings and in high-level external forums at national and international level.
• Stays current with international and local best practices, donor and DoH requirements and adjusts M&E system accordingly.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master's degree in the related field.
• At least 10 years’ experience, 5 of which should be at senior management level.
• Excellent people leader and adept at building successful teams.
• Experience with M&E systems in international organizational settings, including both qualitative and quantitative methods, logical frameworks and program/project design.
• Experience in research formulation, conduction, and dissemination.
• Experience presenting at large international fora and to expert audiences.
• Exceptional presentation skills.
• Expert data analysis skills.
• Expert level of computer literacy, especially databases and statistical applications.