Vacancy: Director M&E

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I-TECH INDIA PROJECT Director - Monitoring & Evaluation

I. Introduction:

The International Training & Education Center for HIV (I-TECH) program in India

is seeking a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Officer that will lead

I-TECH India in identifying strategies and methods to strengthen evidence based

programming.

The M & E officer will liaise with internal and external technical leads to

develop M & E frameworks for major programmatic initiatives be responsible for

leading and overseeing the process of data collection and analysis, ensuring

that technical leads have the information they need to make sound programmatic

decisions. The M & E officer will also compile and analyze project generated data

to ensure that both the process and outcomes from I-TECH India ’s best

practices are documented and shared. Finally, the M & E officer will respond to

I-TECH India and I-TECH Seattle requests for information and ensure programmatic

reporting needs are met.

 

II. Description of Roles and Responsibilities (including the estimated

proportion of workload) for the position:

Program and Technical Staff (M & E) Performance Direction and Management: 40%

Develop overall program capacity and leadership for undertaking meaningful

programmatic M & E.

In collaboration with Project and Medical Directors, ensure the development and

maintenance of a system of continuous quality improvement through routine

collection and analysis of quality-of-care indicator data. 

Meet regularly with I-TECH India staff, specifically the technical/programmatic

teams, to ensure they are receiving information necessary to make evidence-based

program management decisions.

Correspond with M & E team at Headquarters office on a regular basis

(approximately monthly) to provide updates and data, discuss reports, schedule

timelines, and  request additional TA support as needed.

Ensure M & E plan and logic model are relevant to evolving goals and objectives of

I-TECH India and close existing gaps between indicators listed in the M & E plan

and actual data collection/activities

Ensure development of appropriate evaluation plans for training programs and

activities within the organization including: Clarifying objectives, developing

indicators (both process and outcome), identifying and/or developing M & E tools

for specific activities.

Supervise and mentor Chennai M & E Team including monitoring of progress to

completing work assignments.  Regularly appraise these staff and provide

feedback and support to enable them to do their jobs better and more

effectively.

Identify and foster collaborative relationships with external technical

personnel and institutions to support the mission of I-TECH/India.

 

Epidemiology/Research Technical Lead for Clinical Fellowship: 30%

Provide guidance and operational support to GHTM/I-TECH Fellows with their

research projects and be the Technical Lead for the Epidemiology and Research

modules of the Fellowship Program

Led the implementation and operationalization of the epidemiology/research

component of the ITECH Clinical Fellowship Program

Ensure the timely completion of high quality project work by the clinical

fellows.

Develop and led sessions on M & E and research related topics for the Fellowship

Program.

Conduct training and technical assistance sessions on monitoring and evaluation

 

Program impact evaluation design and implementation (including Data Management 

and Analysis): 30%

Oversee the coordination of data collection across all training programs by

setting up systems of timely data collection and entry. Ensure that data

collected and submitted is accurate, useful, and of high quality.  Includes

ensuring the M & E requirements described are developed and implemented in a

timely fashion that represents the views of key stakeholders (i.e. I-TECH,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PEPFAR, HRSA). She/He is also

responsible for making sure there is sufficient and appropriate personnel with

the right level of resources and other support needed to implement good quality

M & E.

Ensure evaluation data is entered into I-TECH training database in coordination

with I-TECH systems administrator

Oversee development and management of program data bases to ensure quality of

data input and output/reports

Identify need for development  and revision of  evaluation tools (pre/post

tests, daily/overall course evaluation forms, checklists, etc) for training and

technical assistance programs and lead the development and revision process

Ensure feedback provider to team leads and development analysis plan to present

both longitudinal data and overview data from project wide perspectives.

Develop outcome evaluation plans for training initiatives, including needs

assessments, and follow-up, oversee or conduct implementation efforts, analyze

data and write summary reports of completed evaluation activities as needed.

Identify operations research questions and special studies of interest to I-TECH

staff and support development and implementation. Includes the identification

and implementation of an appropriate operational research (OR) portfolio to

better evaluate the impact of I-TECH/India’s programs.

This will include the development of OR protocols, OR implementation and

oversight, and evaluating OR results to ensure dissemination of findings.

Problem-solve delays in data collection and provide leadership in implementing

innovative solutions.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

The Director will be responsible for supervising the Chennai M & E team, currently

consisting of one M & E officer and a data-entry operator but may expand to

additional staff in the future.

 

III. Qualifications and Terms of Contract:

MPH or related degree in behavioral or social sciences (PhD. Desired)

5-10 years of experience working in public health, international development, or

related field.

Experience developing and managing data bases

Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative methods of data collection and

analysis

Proficient in software programs such as Word, Excel, Access, Stata or SAS,

Epi-info, SPSS

Training or capacity building experience in public health or monitoring and

evaluation work.

Demonstrated capacity to pull together progress reports from multiple sources of

informationResearch or operations research experience required

Duration of contract: 1 year with an option to renew annually based on

performance

 

Salary range: Dependent upon previous experience.

 

 

Application InstructionsInterested parties should submit  cover letter and CV

directly to:

infoitechindia@...

or

mail them to:

Mrs. Jasmine B. Rajan, Senior Office Manager

The International Training & Education Center on HIV

Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine

Training Center/ Tambaram Sanatorium

Chennai 600 047

Tel. No. 044-22414200

Mobile: 98406 97365

Skype ID: jasminebrajan

jasmine@...

www.go2itech.org