Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is a humanitarian relief organisation created by the Act of Parliament, Cap 256 of the Laws of Kenya of 21st December 1965.
Its vision is to be the most effective, most trusted and self sustaining humanitarian organisation in Kenya.
KRCS has been appointed the Principal Recipient (PR) for Global Fund (GF) Round 10 HIV Grant. It is in this respect that the Society has set up the Global Fund Programme Management Unit (GF PMU).
The unit is looking for qualified persons to fill the following position:
Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
1 Position
Reporting to: Head of Programmes
Job Location: KRCS Headquarters
Overall Purpose
- Reporting to the Head of Programmes, the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will be responsible for providing technical leadership for all M&E activities in the GF programme.
- S/He will lead M&E capacity building for the Sub-Recipients (SRs), technical reporting, ensure data quality and build the capacity for effective M&E system.
- Operationalise the M&E framework designed for the GF programme including and not limited to: designing programme M&E tools for data collection, verification, management and reporting as well as data audits, supporting partners in setting up functional data management systems and processes, support the assessment processes of Sub recipients and implement actions emanating from assessments.
- Assist programme staff to develop systematic and realistic monitoring plans that capture quantitative and qualitative data to report on all indicators in Sub Recipients programmes;
- Facilitate on the job M&E training for capacity development, especially in the area of use of data for decision making.
- Develop and maintain a system for archiving M&E guidelines, tools, data files, analysis files, reports and presentations for major activity undertaken.
- Assist in gathering, summarizing and disseminating relevant technical updates on programme planning monitoring, evaluation and operations research within the project.
- Coordinate mid-term reviews and evaluation of programme activities and ensure proper documentation of innovative approaches and best practices for dissemination and sharing experiences to promote repeat applications or scaling-up in different community settings.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams to develop, implement and evaluate strategic management plans to improve organisational effectiveness
- A Post Graduate Degree in M&E, statistics, Public health or equivalent qualifications
- Five years of M & E work experience in Public Health projects and /or HMIS work in Kenya.
- Ability to initiate and manage change and to recognise and adjust to rapidly changing conditions in order to align CSOs/Non State Actors programmes to the National Strategy
- Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports and prepare relevant publications
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilisation of the internet
All applications should be sent to:
The Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P. O. Box 40712-00100
Nairobi
So as to reach him not later than Friday, 23rd September 2011.
