Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and provide organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 35 country offices and the US, our staff from more than 74 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

MSH seeks a Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor for a five-year USAID Health Systems Strengthening project that will support equitable improvement in health status in Ghana. The project will be managed from Accra, and will work at national, regional and district levels, with implementation in five regions.

Overall Responsibilities

•   The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will oversee the monitoring and evaluation system for reporting progress, and maintain reporting procedures and guidelines in compliance with USAID systems.
•   The Senior M&E Advisor will be expected to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation plan consistent with the USAID results framework, coordinate the collection of data including conducting field visits for data validation, monitor the quality and completeness of data sets, contribute to the development of the programme and document project performance against established outputs and indicators.
•   S/he will also be responsible for building the capacity of the government of Ghana and other stakeholders in the collection, utilisation and dissemination of data as well as ensuring that all monitoring and data collection activities are harmonised and information is shared.
•   S/he will also assist the Ministry of Health (MOH) to monitor programmes and assess the robustness of implementing organisations data collection and M&E mechanisms

Specific Responsibilities

•   Design and implement the Project's M&E system, including the development of indicators, setting targets, monitoring project progress, ensuring timely data collection, writing quarterly and annual reports, amd liaising with the project financial team to track the budget in relation to all project results and outcomes
•   Analyse data collected to assess progress and identify areas for improvement
•   Provide regularly updated reports on the status of implementation against the project goals and objectives to the Chief of Party, USAID and other programme managers as required
•   Collaborate with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and/or outcomes that are worthy of documentation and design a system for capturing lessons learned and best practices
•   Build capacity of the Government of Ghana M&E officers including remote, field-based staff, to meet programme needs and deliverables
•   Adhere to MSH procurement integrity and institutional standards and procedures in all project management responsibilities
•   Provides technical inputs to the technical team in order to assist in developing programme goals and objectives as well as M&E tools and strategies and provides monitoring data to strategically inform the decisions on project performance and future direction to the project

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Must have at least a Master's degree in a relevant discipline and at least 10 years of demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation of large-scale development programmes
•   Previous experience managing a rigorous M&E system, including a strong focus on gender, is necessary
•   Knowledge of data collection protocols to ensure accurate data collectin and verification is essential, as well as an ability to identify data trends and communicate this information to allow for changes in programme implementation
•   Extraordinary verbal and written communication skills to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required
•   Strong written and oral presentation skills in English
•   Past experience leading and building the capacity of M&E officers, including remote, field-based staff, to meet programme needs and deliverables is desired
•   Experience with USAID programmes / projects strongly preferred
•   Experience in Ghana strongly preferred
•   Willingness to travel within Ghana as needed

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please send CV / resumes to: Mr Austine Felix:-

afelix@msh.org

Closing Date: 18 March, 2014