Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - Pietermaritzburg at Affirmative Portfolios

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• M&E System and Process Development
• Ensure and monitor compliance to M&E and Data Management plans, frameworks, SOPs
• Work with Programme Management staff to develop site or programme specific M&E strengthening plans.
• Support the implementation of CBIMS electronic database management system.
• Support programme staff to develop and improve the tracking of OVCA&Y linkage to care in accordance with the UNAIDS 95-95-95 strategy
• Track and manage the flow of data from the site level
• Track and ensure all major programme indicators are being collected by all the sub-partners Data Verification and Routine Data Quality Assessments
• Conduct on site data verification visits at the sub-partners’ sites
• Compile reports of on-site visits and develop data quality improvement plans
• Ensure that the correct source documents and tools are used at site level
• Systematically assess the implementation of the Company standardised M&E system at all sites
•  Monitor and track changes in data quality across time and sites per district
• Monitor compliance to data quality improvement plan
• Conduct Routine Data Quality Assessment (RDQA)
• Conduct Site Improvement Monitoring Assessments (SIMS) Capacity Building for Sub-Partners
• Provide on-site support and mentorship to M&E Data Capturers at sub-partner level
• Provide training and mentorship to program implementers on completion of all data collection tools
• Routinely assess the capacity of M&E staff and implement capacity building activities.
• Ensure that Programme and M&E staff are capacitated to adhere to M&E and data management requirements.
• Provide prompt feedback to the M&E Manager with regards to the training needs of the programme M&E staff
• Prepare the sub-partners for the quarterly Site Improvement Monitoring Assessments (SIMS). Data Review and Usage
•  Promotes data usage for continuous quality improvement through feedback, training, and capacity building activities at sub-partner level through structured monthly and quarterly data review meetings.
• Develop sub-partners’ staff capacity to enable them to analyse and interpret generated data on overall program quality to facilitate evidence-based decision making.
•  Support the development of data usage plans to improve program quality and monitor the implementation of such plans. Data Analysis and Reporting
• Review the performance of sub-partners on a weekly and monthly basis and provide feedback to the M&E Manager on compliance to the targets.
• Complete the aggregated weekly program performance tracking tool.

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Public Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Statistics or Health Information Sciences
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the OVCA&Y programmes, HIV/AIDS, and TB programmes.
• Having an M&E experience in a USAID funded Programme will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 2-3 years in any of the following software is an added advantage: CBIMS, DHIS, Tier.Net or other access databases.
• Experience in data visualization using any of this software excel pivot table, Power BI, Tableau etc.
• Microsoft Office Package intermediate or advance experience (excel, access project management tool etc.