Job Description

Reporting to: Program Coordinator
Location:Bindura District One Stop Centre

Closing Date:20TH AUGUST 2024
Job Summary
M & E Officer provides technical oversight and guidance to project staff to ensure adhere to M & E guidelines and reporting requirements. This position requires frequent field visit to ensure the desired progress against outcomes are on track and to report includes issues, concerns, challenges and recommendations are reflected in the M & E reports on regular basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
• M & E Officer will play a key role in managing a continuous flow of data and information systems including monitoring and data quality assurance systems, take responsibility for coordination and leadership for monitoring and evaluation of the project through ensuring regular and effective use of data in decision-making initiatives from the lessons learned
• Facilitate collection, aggregation and analysis of both routine monitoring data and annual surveys and the maintenance of an electronic database that stores routine monitoring data
• To submit M&E reports on key indicators and customs indicators as directed by the programme
• To collaborate effectively with key districts stakeholders
• To compile high quality data on all outreach services conducted using Stop the Bus model in hot spots and combination prevention services targeting Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in collaboration with HIV Testing Services (HTS), Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC), Gender Based Violence (GBV) screening, family planning, Social Welfare, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), programme staff, ambassadors/champions)
• To provide documentation of all programme activities carried out including trainings, workshops, meetings
• To document activities of SASA Community Champions
• To conduct quarterly data quality audits
• To present on progress on reaching set targets in steering committee meetings with key stakeholders at national, provincial, districts/media/other organisations
• Compilation and submission of Monitoring and Evaluation reports to ZACH timely
• To do any other duties as assigned by the District Programme Officer

Qualifications and Experience

Key Qualities
• Ability to produce results with minimum funding and supervision
• Ability to move forward in a changing environment
• Ability to foster integration and teamwork is an asset
• Ability to communicate in a credible and effective way
• Willingness to become activist for AGYW issues

Qualifications and Minimum requirements
• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, epidemiology, demography, or public health, preferably with a focus in HIV/AIDS
• Minimum 5 years of experience in M&E and/or health international program planning, management, evaluation and/or health research
• Demonstrable experience using a variety of quantitative methodologies for data analysis of large data sets, including analyses using statistical software such as STATA or SAS
• Experience in conducting program evaluations, including designing protocols, data collection tools/instruments, and databases
• Demonstrable experience in successfully writing M&E/technical briefs, abstracts, and manuscripts
• Demonstrable experience in delivering trainings to M&E field officers on a variety of M&E and data-related topics
• Demonstrable experience in performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, database management, and developing M&E and/performance monitoring plans
• In depth knowledge of PEPFAR reporting requirements and systems
• Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Demonstrable experience working with Ministries of Health and/or other implementing partners