South Sudan: Reporting, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

1.Type of assignment: Short term Consultancy

2.Project Title: Strengthening Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and New-born care

3.Duration of Initial Contract: 5 months

4.Location, Country Juba, Republic of South Sudan with extensive field mission, remote locations

5.Expected starting date: Immediately

6.Brief Project Description: The project aims to make available 24/7 comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics & New-born services in 6 referral hospitals in South Sudan through institutional and organizational capacity building, improvement in capital assets, strengthening referral and provision of medical and ancillary supplies.

7.Host Agency/Host Institute: WHO, South Sudan

8.Organizational Context:

South Sudan is among 40 counties in the world with very high maternal mortality and some of the world worst health indicators. The Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics & Neonatal Care (CEmONC) Project supports the Ministry of Health and contributes to the overall reduction of maternal and neonatal mortalities. The project has had significant health and socio-economic impact, resulting from improved access to quality health care for rural populations.

Currently the project operates in six states hubs of Bor, Kuajok, Wau, Torit, Aweil and Yambio. It supports the states referral hospitals to provide emergency comprehensive obstetrics and neonatal care services. The project deployed international obstetricians and UNV midwives to provide technical supports to these hospitals in capacity building and real hands on training for local staffs. The monitoring and evaluation specialist will report to the overall project manager and work very closely with the project team. He/she will create a database for the project and helps analyze the data from the field. Overall he/she will provide support in developing and writing quarterly, annual, end of project and special reports. The M&E Officer will be one of the core team members and plays a vital role in collecting, analyzing, and sharing information that is important for the organization and the donor to make informed (evidence based) strategic decisions. Fundamental to the job is the ability to present information in a way that is easily understood by all.

9.Type of Assignment Place: Assignment without family

10.Description of Tasks:

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the project manager and project officer the incumbent reporting, monitoring and evaluation officer will undertake the following responsibilities:

Specific Requirements

a) Develop a comprehensive robust data base system as a main repository for capturing all project data.

b) Provide database for production of key information products and support Project Officer to write quarterly, annual and end of project reports.

c) Assist in the production and updating of information products such as reports, charts and info-graphics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline

d) Compare Health Management Information System (HMIS) data from the Ministry of Health with overall project data so as to determine impact of the project on the entire health system and continuum of care

e) Assist with training of project and Ministry of Health staff in data collection and other data and M&E tools

f) Visit 6 sites in the field for additional information for end of project report writing and establish data collection systems

g) Complete a filed assessment and desk review of the project activities and write a comprehensive end of project report

Results/Expected Outputs:

a) Clean the organizations health data, manage and develop the organizations database and analyse project information for further dissemination

b) Implement innovative information management systems for the project

c) Contribute to writing projects reports such as annual and end of project reports

d) Contribute to development of visibility and advocacy materials for the project e.g. brochures, script for video, success stories etc.

e) Any other tasks that may be required (within reason) to achieve the objective of this assignment

Conduct field visits to the 6 sites with the aim to provide project reports and first-hand information to the organization and all stakeholders.

12. Profile Requirements:

a) Qualification and experience:

Essential: The incumbent should be dynamic with good communication and writing skills. Preferably degree in Health Informatics, statistics or Biostatics. However degree in related field such as health sciences, Public Health is also desirable.

Essential: 5 years of professional experience with an emergency response or a development program.

Essential Technical Skills:

· Strong knowledge of Excel and preferably MS Access or other databases.

· Understanding of GIS/Cartographic outputs and ability to collect and organize data to support their production (potentially to be produced by others);

· Ability to present information in understandable tables, charts and graphs

· Data storage and file management expertise

· Assessment, Survey, and Monitoring and Evaluation expertise

· Communications and technical writing using both graphic and narrative presentations

· Information Technology skills

Desirable: Demonstrable experience of working in conflict African country in the last 2 years

Languages:

• Excellent knowledge of English, with the ability to work in another UN language.
• Other Skills (e.g. IT): Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc) with an emphasis on Excel and other epidemiological research application.

b)Skills:

Demonstrate knowledge in Communication, writing and data analysis skills.

c)Competencies and values:

Producing results (core)

Fostering integration and teamwork (core)

Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization and beyond (managerial)

Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences (core)

Competencies: Functional

1. Very good communication and writing skills

2. Good monitoring, evaluation and analytical skills

The documents to be submitted with expressions of interest include :

CV/ resume

Example of previous work done on evaluation of projects

Interested candidate are encouraged to send letter of application and resume to

justinw@who.int with copy to pauls@who.int and gargarm@who.int