Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

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RTI International is seeking "Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator" candidates for the USAID-Health for Life (H4L) Project.  Health for Life (H4L) is a five-year (2012-2017) project financed by USAID. Health for Life (H4L) is an $18.2 million, five-year project working primarily in coordination with the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP). As a result, H4L has a significant national presence to support the testing and roll-out of national-level policies, guidelines and programs. In addition to the national focus, it works with other implementing partners in 14 districts in the more disadvantaged Mid-Western and Western regions to strengthen district and village health systems and help identify and implement best practices. H4L collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders, including academic and research institutions, training centers, media partners and civil society.

The primary goal of H4L is to strengthen the Government of Nepal’s capacity to plan, manage and deliver high-quality and equitable family planning, maternal, newborn, and child health services.  H4L activities directly address key health system constraints in the following areas: local health systems governance, data for decision making and evidence-based policy development, human resources management, quality improvement systems, and knowledge and behavior change.The Project currently covers 12 districts in the Mid-Western Development Region, 3 in the Western, and one each in the Eastern, Central and Far-Western Regions.The position will be based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Builds the capacity of central, regional, district and health facility staff to seek, analyze, and utilize data for evidence-based planning, decision making and policy development
• Provides technical assistance to the DoHS Management Division, Regional and District (Public) Health Offices to strengthen the functioning of the government’s Health Management Information System (HMIS) 
• Works with stakeholders to set the national health research agenda
• Identifies, prioritizes, and provides technical assistance for innovations that improve monitoring and evaluation of health systems and services
• Provides guidance to H4L in establishing a M&E system, monitoring and evaluating H4L implementation of its objectives
• Assists the MoHP to implementthe National Health Sector Strategy based on field realities, experiences, and lessons learned
• Works with the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor and supervises the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, and Health Management Information Syste(HMIS) Specialist.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, or related field and minimum of 6 years of experienceor Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experiencein designing, planning, implementing and managinghealth service delivery or systems strengthening projects in developing countries, preferably Nepal
• Additional skills/experience in one or more of the following technical areas: health services delivery; health systems strengthening; primary health care; family planning/reproductive health; child health/nutrition; and/or capacity building
• Proven experience in the development of data quality improvement tools and systems, preferably in Nepal
• Demonstrated capacity to solve data issues and build the capacity of others within the health system to ensure data quality
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art HMISdesign issues and quantitative and qualitative evaluation techniques 
• Understanding of USAID rules and regulations for M&E
• Experience in the writing technical briefs and reports
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with USAID, government counterparts at all levels, local organizations, and other program partners
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and management skills
• Must be fluent in Nepali with strong oral and written communication skills in English.

TO APPLY: Qualified applicants should submit a resume with contact information to Operations Manager, Health for Life (H4L), P. O. Box: 3172, Lalitpur, Nepal or email:marora@np-h4l.rti.org with“Sr. Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator”in the subject line.  Deadline is 31 October 2015; however, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Telephone inquiry will not be entertained.